Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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world records
The Goliath Beetle
The World's biggest Insect
The Goliath Beetle is one of the largest and heaviest beetles around. Mainly feeding on fruit and sap in the wild, they can be mainly found in the tropics of Africa. They are from the subfamily Cetoniinae, within the scarab beetle family.
Habitat and Food
A hearty species, the Goliath Beetle is mainly found in the tropics of Africa. They generally feed on dead plant matter, sap, fruit, sugary foods and dung. They have sharp claws to penetrate and pierce stems and vines, to access the sap.Read more at Suite101: The Goliath Beetle: The World's biggest Insect http://insects.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_goliath_beetle#ixzz0vfJ7dqiV
The World's Largest Tumors
Published: Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 01:34
Hearing that the doctor has found a tumor is a person's worst nightmare. Hearing that said tumor is the size of a Buick? Forget about it. Body-Philosophy has searched far and wide to find the largest, meanest, and most mind-boggling tumors known to mankind. We're talking masses that weigh more than the Olsen twins combined. Oh, and if you're a squeamish hypochondriac, you may want to skip this one.
The 300 Pound Tumor
Trying to lose weight? Watch this video before lunch and we guarantee you won't be hungry. The video shows a 1991 surgery in which the world's largest intact tumor, a whopping 303-pounder, was removed from an unnamed 34-year-old female patient's abdomen.
Largest (and Probably Only) Airplane Ever Eaten.
Michel Lotito, better known as Monsieur Mangetout (Mr. Eat Everything) is basically a normal guy, except he eats things like metal and glass. He is the current (as if anyone else can do it ...) world record holder of biggest meal ever eaten: a Cessna 150 airplane.
Doctors found that Mangetout's stomach lining is twice as thick as a normal stomach lining, which explains why he is able to digest these things. The doctors concluded that his rare condition must have developed when he was still in his mother's womb.
World's Largest Monster Truck.
This redneck is Bigfoot 5, the world's largest monster truck made by Bob and Marilyn Chandler of St. Louis, Missouri.
BIGFOOT #5 was completed in the summer of 1986 for the sole purpose of handling the 10 foot tall Firestone Tundra tires. The tires were originally used on an Alaskan land train that was used by the US Army in the 1950's. Before they were permanently installed on BIGFOOT #5, they had been used by BIGFOOT #1, #2, and #4. Its first show was the Fall Jamboree in Indianapolis where it donned dual 10' tires, making it the tallest, widest and heaviest pickup in the world! Today, BIGFOOT #5 mainly sets on display at BIGFOOT 4x4, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri.
Like that? How about the world's largest tire in Allen Park, Michigan?
World's Fastest Strip Down. From Japan (where else?) comes a man who can take off all of his clothes in just 7 and a half seconds! Hit play or go to Link [ ] (Don't worry, work safe)
World's Fastest Furniture. At 87 mph, this sofa called Casual Lofa is the world's fastest furniture:
This sofa is fully street legal! It has an MoT and Vehicle Licence and is powered by a mid-mounted, unleaded A-series Mini engine. Along with the Leopard skin upholstery, the unusual features include a pizza pan (complete with pepperoni pizza) steering wheel, hand operated drinks-can brake 'pedal', a chocolate bar to select the 4 automatic gears and a knee throttle which facilitates a feet-up (or down) driving position.
World's Largest Maze.
North Yorkshire farmer Tom Pearcy of York Maze created the world's largest maze, in tribute of the 40th anniversary of Star Trek:
The maze, which is just outside York, covers 32 acres - the equivalent of 15 pitches. It was designed using satellite technology which meant the paths could be cut to an accuracy of half a metre. Farmer Tom Pearcy said it is the first time this technology has been used in maze design.
via Boing Boing
World's Longest Nose. Betcha didn't know that there's an annual longest nose competition in Turkey. Or that Mehmet Ozyurek's 3 and a half inches snout wins every time! At the annual longest nose competition in Turkey things are not done in a normal fashion. Noses are measured in anchovy bones, but we do not know how many anchovy bones make up 8.8 cm. or 3 1/2 inches. Mehmet Ozyurek of Turkey nosed out the competition with his 3 1/2 inch snout to be the proud owner of the world's longest nose.
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What's up with India?
Three - count 'em, three - of the world's longest ear hair belong to Indians!
: Radhakant | Antony and BD (previously on Neatorama: World's Longest Ear Hair) As if that's not enough, two of the world's longest moustaches also belong to Indians. The one on the left is Kalyan Ramji Sain of Sundgarth, India, who hasn't trimmed his 11.1 ft (3.39m) moustache since 1976. The one on the right, the reigning world record holder, is Badamsinh Juwansinh Gurjar, whose moustache measures 12.5 foot long.
World's Stretchiest Skin. The world's stretchiest skin belongs to Garry Turner: Garry Turner, of Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, stretched the skin of his stomach to a distended length of 15.8 cm (6.25 in) on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime in Los Angeles, California, US, on October 29, 1999. Garry has a rare medical condition called Elhers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissues.
World's Biggest Cookie.
Immaculate Baking Co. baked the world's biggest cookie in 2003. The cookie is about 100 ft. in diameter and 40,000 lb in weight (yes, that is a photo of the cookie taken from 100 feet above - the red speck is a guy standing in the center of the cookie!) In case you're wondering, it's chocolate chip.
Link | Photos
Most People Inside a Soap Bubble. Sam Heath, better known as Sam Sam the Bubble Man set the world record for most people inside a single bubble. Sam used a 7-m wand to encapsulate 19 people inside the bubble!
more bubble records at: World Bubble Records
Seagaia Ocean Dome: World's Largest Man-Made Beach.
This indoor water park in Miyazaki, Japan, features a retractable roof, controlled weather, and perfect waves every day of the year!
Balancing Heaviest Things on Head.
John Evans has a unique talent of balancing very heavy things on his head. In fact, John holds no less than 30 world records of balancing things on his noggin!
Link | Other quirky records at Record Holders Republic
World's Largest Bike. Greg Dunham of Stockton, California, built this ginormous 15-foot high, 25-foot long motorcycle on a dare! Dunham built the 15-foot high, 25-foot-long monster bike over three years. It weighs about 6,500 pounds and Dunham steers it from a cage below the handlebars. The beauty shop owner said he created the monster bike because his friends said it couldn't be done and he wanted to prove it could. The reaction he gets from people who see it is icing on the cake. "People love it," Dunham says. "Fifteen guys came from out of nowhere to see it. One of the guys said, 'Build me one!' People love it!"
Another big bike: Tom Wiberg's Bigtoe Monsterbike
World's Largest Currency.
Think that's a big coin? That's nothing compared to the currency in the teeny Island of Yap, where stone wheels larger than tractor tires are used as cash!
Hundreds of giant stone coins, some as big as 12 feet in diameter, stand by the side of the road, lean against houses or lie half hidden among trees and shrubs. Many of the mottled gray stones are centuries old and are worth thousands of dollars.
World's Tallest Snowman.Meet Angus, King of the Mountain - the world's tallest snowman. Built in 1999 in Bethel, Maine (apparently there's a lot of snow there. And time. Lots of time.)
Some interesting statistics about this snowman are as follows:
Height 113 ft. & 7 inches tall
9,000,000 lbs
200,000 cubic feet of snow
4 ft. wreathes as eyes
6 ft. of chicken wire & muslin for the carrot nose
6 automobile tires as the mouth
20 ft. fleece hat
120 ft. fleece scarf
3 skidder tires for the buttons
2 - 10 ft. trees for arms
The snowman's hat was made by seventh graders at Telstar Middle School. His six-foot nose was made by local elementary school students and as a special touch, has the imprints of the student's hands.
World's Largest Pumpkin.
Larry Checkon set a new world record for heaviest pumpkin with his 1,469 lb. monster!
World's Tallest Bicycle.World's Tallest Bicycle was made by Terry Goertzen, a pastor of the Jubilee Mennonite Church in Winnipeg. The bike was 18 ft. 5 in. (5.55 m) tall!
The origins of the feat were innocent enough. Terry’s wife SuAnn had given him a welding set for Christmas and soon he was building bikes, including a multi-layered one. On a whim, he checked the world’s record for tallest bicycle. When he realized he was already close to the 4.3 metre record, he decided to beat it. The local media enjoyed the event, headlining it with language about prayer or getting “closer to God.” A crowd of some 200 also had fun at it, cheering Terry on and buying the hot dogs and drinks sold by the church to raise funds for bicycles for students in India.
Link - via Recumbent News
World's Most Horny Animal!
Meet Lurch, a Watusi steer and holder of the world record horn. Owner Janice Wolf of Arkansas measured Lurch's horns at over 7 ft long and 37.5 inches around and are still growing!
World's Largest Bagel.
At 868 lb, 6 ft in diameter and 20 in thick, Bruegger's Bagel made the biggest bagel in the world in the 2004 New York State Fair. The bagel is so big that it needed to be baked in a custom-built oven and moved with a small crane!
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World's Largest Human Rainbow. In September 2004, over 31,000 students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines wearing colorful shirts gathered together to form the world's largest human rainbow.
Throughout most of the world, lightning is a rare occurrence. Residents of certain locales can go years and even decades without ever glimpsing a single bolt. However, there is a region in South America where each day the heavens are torn and cleaved by a mighty and interminable display of atmospheric upheaval rarely seen outside of a tropical cyclone. This region hosts the world's greatest natural light show; the Catatumbo Lightning.
Catatumbo Lightning Statistics
For residents of temperate regions accustomed to storms of brief duration and intermittent frequency, the immensity of this phenomenon can be difficult to comprehend. According to the November 26th, 2007 MeteoGroup article 'Fire in the Sky' this single storm, which never changes position, creates over 1,000,000 electrical discharges (bolts) per year. The intensity of the discharges can reach 400,000 amps and the light from the storm is clearly visible 250 miles (400 kilometers) away. It is also the largest natural producer of atmospheric ozone in the world.WEBSITE DESIGN
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