15 of the World's Largest Objects!
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15 of the World's Largest Objects!
Here are 15 of the worlds largest objects, from swimming pools to motorcycles to football tables!
World's Largest Book
The award for largest published book goes to an author and
scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Michael Hawley. The
133-pound book is five by seven feet, 112 pages, needs a gallon of ink for
printing, and costs $2,000 to produce. Its title? “Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey
Across the Kingdom.”
World’s Largest Motorcycle
Officially recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records,
Gregory Dunham, from California's Stockton, built the world's largest
motorcycle. Greg spent three years in his workshop crafting this 11 feet tall,
20 feet long monster bike which is powered by a 8.2 litre (V8 engine and has
tyres that are 1.88 m tall. The 6,500-pound motorcycle with a pricetag of
$300,000 is totally rideable.
World's Largest Bottle of
Wine
It’s a 490 liter Grande Cuvee TBA NV No.7 2005 of Austrian wine
maker Kracher, presented in Rehetobel Switzerland. The bottle itself has been
certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest bottle of wine,
holding the equivalent to 640 regular bottles of
wine.
World’s Largest Revolver
You’re looking at what probably is the largest revolver in
the world: a replica of Remington model 1859, by Mr. Ryszard Tobys. It’s 1.26
meter (4.13 ft.) long.
World's Largest Pencil
This mother-of-all writing utensils weighs in at 21,500 lbs
and stretches to 76 feet long and it’s a version of the classic No. 2. The huge
pencil was built in New York by Ashrita Furman and many talented
craftsmen.
World’s Largest Pinata
Breaking the Guinness Record for the world's largest pinata,
according to an onsite Guinness adjudicator, this giant mock donkey measured
28.5 meters long; 7.2 meters wide and 18 meters tall and was filled with 8,000
pounds (3,628 kilograms) of candy. A wrecking ball was used to help smash the
pinata during a public event, where Carnival Cruise Lines was producing a
television commercial.
World's Largest Crossword
The Ukrainian city of Lvov has recently installed what might
just be the world's largest crossword (in physical size). The puzzle covers the
entire side of a residential tower block that's approximately 30 meters tall.
During the day the crossword appears empty - with the answers lighting up at
night. The questions for the puzzle are located in different point of interests
of the city: monuments, theatres, fountains etc. so people walking around the
city can try to solve the puzzle and write down their answers. When night comes
they can meet at this house and check how they did.
World's
Largest Easter Egg
In 2005, a Belgian city entered the Guinness Book of Records
creating the Largest Easter Egg ever. The Belgian chocolate producer Guylian
made the chocolate egg with at least 50,000 bars. The egg measured 8.32 metres
high, beating the previous record made in Kwazulu-Natal, South-Africa in 1996.
Twenty-six craftsman worked altogether 525 hours to build the egg. They used
1950 kg (4300 lb) of chocolates.
World's Largest
Burger
Weighing in at 123 pounds, this giant burger features an
80-pound beef patty, a 30-pound bun, 12 tomatoes and 160 slices of cheese. Made
at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, Pennsylvania restaurant, they also throw on a pound
each of lettuce, ketchup, mustard and mayo -- and up to five onions. The menu
price for the Beer Barrel Main Event Charity Burger comes at
$379.
World's Largest Swimming Pool
This swimming pool is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20
acres, had a 115ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water. Acknowledged
by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest swimming pool, it
took five years to build, cost nearly £1billion and the annual maintenance bill
will be £2million.
The man-made saltwater lagoon has been attracting huge
crowds to the San Alfonso del Mar resort at Algarrobo, on Chile's southern
coast. The saltwater pool contains 250,000 cubic metres of water and is even
navigable in small boats.
World's Largest Chair
This is not Photoshopped —it's an actual photograph of the
world's largest chair, in the piazza of Manzano, Italy, a city of chair makers
where it was created.
World's Largest Birthday
Cake
Made in 1962 for the Seattle World's Fair, the world's largest
birthday cake weighted 25,000 pounds and stood 23 feet tall. The ingredients
list includes the 10,500 pounds of flour needed for the
cake.
World's Largest Cheese
Dutch gourmet cheese maker Beemster made a record-breaking
cheese wheel. The giant cheese measures 6 feet wide and weighs 1,323
pounds.
World’s Largest Beer Can
Not much information on what could very well be the World’s
Largest Beer Can.
World's Largest Football Table
Here’s the largest table football game in the world. In fact, Table Football XXL is so huge, two entire soccer teams — 22 players — could face off with it, settling their challenges without ever setting foos on a real field. This monster was built by Amsterdam brewer Amstel, a stunt that coincided with the European Champions League Finals. If this wanted to buy this one, you’d need six flight cases just to ship it to you.
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