The World Record of ‘smallest car’ has been achieved Peel 50 from by the Peel Engineering Company from the Isle of Man, England.
It measures a length of 134 cm and a width of 99 cm. Its weight is 59 kg and it can occupy one adult person and a shopping bag. It has single cylinder 49cc engine and got 100 miles per gallon. It has a single windscreen with one headlight. This tiny car has two front wheels and one in back. The vehicle’s only door was on its left side, and equipment included a single windscreen wiper and only one headlight. Standard colors were Daytona White, Dragon Red and Dark Blue.
World Record of ‘most people applying sunscreen simultaneously’ has been achieved by the participants from Sandusky, Ohio, USA.
As on July 31, 2011; Six Hundred Eighty One people at the amusement park of Sandusky applied sunscreen to set a new world record for the most people applying sunscreen simultaneously. Sunscreen was applied continuously for two minutes to qualify for the record. The event also helped raise money for a good cause. Participants could purchase discounted tickets to the park. A portion of the proceeds was promised to donate to the Northern Ohio Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
World Record of ‘tallest tower’ has been achieved by The Tokyo Skytree from Japan.
Tokyo Skytree is 634.0 metres (2,080 ft) tall and broadcasting, restaurant, and observation tower. One of its main purposes is to relay television and radio broadcast signals. Led by Tobu Railway and a group of six terrestrial broadcasters headed by NHK, the tower project forms the centrepiece of a large commercial development equidistant from Tokyo Skytree and Oshiage train stations, 7 km (4.3 mi) north-east of Tokyo station.
The World Record of ‘unique portrait mosaic of tiny photographs’ has been achieved by Ms. Anna Halm Schudel from Greece.
Anna Halm Schudel made unique mosaic portraits from One Thousand (1000) tiny photographs of the various celebrities. She usually works with just a section of each image, making sure the formats and tones match the general line of the portrait she envisioned. Each of the small photos used as mosaic pieces measures just one square centimeter and only become visible when the viewer approaches to take a closer look at the work of art.
The world record of creating ‘largest steel sculpture’ has been achieved by Mr. Subodh Gupta from Delhi, India.
Largest Steel Sculpture has been made up of utensils. The sculpture was displayed in South Court Mall, Delhi. It measured 36 X 36 ft and weighs 20 tonne. It is made of stainless steel kitchen utensils and culinary equipment like plates, bowls, ladles, spoons, Tiffin boxes, sieves and saucers. The sculpture a public art installation is shaped like a giant mushroom cloud with a base, symbolizing the troubled borders and times we live in and also redemption.
The World Record of ‘first creepy portrait’ has been achieved by Marc Quinn from USA.
Quinn has created creepy self-portrait with his own frozen blood. Quinn used between four and five liters of his own blood for each of his four portraits, extracted over a period of five months. After creating a detailed mold of his face, he froze the blood to create his creepy portraits. They are maintained in refrigeration units at a constant temperature of -15 degrees Celsius, to prevent them from melting.
