Welcome to our new post! In this article, we present you some curiosities about some of the most amazing Guinness records. Get ready to learn amazing things about these feats and surprise your friends with these interesting facts.
THE LARGEST CARAVAN IN THE WORLD
This caravan was built in 1990 and was built by Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan from Abu Dhabi. The dimensions of this car are 20 meters long, 12 meters wide and it weighs 122 tons. As if its dimensions weren't already incredible enough, it has five floors, eight bedrooms, eight bathrooms and four garages that are supported by only two wheels.
THE LONGEST BIKE IN THE WORLD
In 2015 the University of Adelaide in Australia together with the Santos oil company built a bicycle 41.42 meters long. The amazing bike features two wheels, a handlebar, and 38 pedals.
THE LARGEST LEGO CONSTRUCTION IN THE WORLD
A model inspired by The Lord of the Rings was built at the Smaerd Land museum in Shenzhen, China. This model has 191 square meters and had the work of 50 specialists for 3 years. Altogether 150 million blocks were used.
THE LARGEST NAILS IN THE WORLD
Diana Armstrong is the woman who achieved this feat, she has not cut her nails since 1997 and conquered the record in 2008. The longest nail measures 1,306.58 cm and is that of the right thumb. The smallest measures 109.2 cm and is the one with the left little finger.
To file and polish her nails, she has to use a tool called a mini-torch and it takes around 10 hours. To paint them she can use up to 20 bottles of enamel and take up to 5 days.
The size of her nails limits her in various daily situations, having to use her feet, tools or external aid to do them. Many people have asked her: why doesn't she cut them?
She has not cut her nails since the death of her daughter, it turns out that the girl was passionate about taking care of her nails, not only hers but also her mother's. Leaving her nails like this reminds her of her daughter.
THE FIRST CYBORG IN THE WORLD
Neil Harbisson is a British artist who implanted an antenna in his skull. The initial idea was that the device was just a body art, but the artist affirmed that the antenna converts the vibration of color into vibration of sound and directs them to his skull.
It not only allows you to see normal colors, but also infrared and ultraviolet rays. It's been more than 18 years since he implanted it.
FAREST ARROW SHOOTING WITH FEET
This feat was done by acrobat Brittany Walsh from the United States. The shot reached the distance of 40 feet. This record was made on March 31, 2018.
THE PERSON WHO MEMORIZED THE MOST DECIMALS OF THE NUMBER PI
Suresh Kumar Sharma from India managed to memorize 70,030 decimal places of pi. Reciting all these decimals took 17 hours. He said that as a memorization technique he associated each decimal with an image.
THE LONGEST CHOCOLATE SCULPTURE IN THE WORLD
The sculpture is a 34.05 meter long chocolate train. Andrew Farrugia was the chocolatier who sculpted it in 2012 and it took him 780 hours and 1.285 kg of chocolate to accomplish this feat.
THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF DOMINOES FALL DOWN IN A SPIRAL
55,555 dominoes were located in this spiral and it was knocked down in a German program on Officially Amazing in July 2013.
THE LONGEST FOOSBALL
The longest table football measures 121.4 meters and is made up of several joined table footballs. Throughout its entire length, there are 2,332 footballers and it has space for up to 424 players.
📚 Data source:
https://eldiario.com/2022/05/18/records-guinness-mas-sorprendentes/
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.es/world-records/longest-fingernails-(female)-ever
https://www.abc.es/economia/abci-tecnologia-historia-primer-hombre-cyborg-202202250027_noticia.html
https://qpasa.com/interes/estos-son-los-records-guinness-mas-increibles-de-la-historia-1/
https://www.muyinteresante.es/curiosidades/1044.html
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