World Records

Munich, Germany – November 12, 2016 – A robot known as “Sub1 Reloaded” took just 637 thousandths of a second to analyse the Rubik’s cube and make 21 moves, so that each of the cube’s sides showed a single color, thus setting the new world record for being the Fastest robot to solve a Rubik’s cube. Photo: Infineon chips helped …

London, UK – November 7, 2016 – David Thomas from Cornwall has broken a 91-year-old Guinness World record for the world’s heaviest red cabbage; his 23.2-kilogram (51.1lbs) entry to the UK’s National Giant Vegetables Championship at the Malvern Autumn Show sets the new world record for the Heaviest red cabbage. Photo: David Thomas has broken a 91-year-old record for the …

Gervais, Oregon, USA – November 4, 2016 – Scott Holub broke his own Guinness World record that he set in 2014 for the biggest green squash; Scott Holub’s squash weighed in at 1,844 lbs. at Bauman’s Farm and Garden in Gervais, thus setting the new world record for the Heaviest squash. Scott Holub’s squash weighed in at 1,844.5 pounds Saturday, …

Stilwell, Kansas – November 1, 2016 Mark Angermayer, the owner of Tubby Fruits Peach Orchard in Kansas City, picked a “Lady Nancy” peach that weighed 1.68 lbs (763.39 grams) and measured 4.6 inches in diameter, thus setting the new world record for the Heaviest Peach. Photo: Angermayer had the peach, which was grown in the backyard orchard at his home …

Nokia, Finland – October 27, 2016 – The new world record for the fastest car on two wheels is 186.269 km/h (115.742 mph); the new world record was set when Nokian Tyres’ product development, Vianor’s professional pit crew and well-known stunt driver Vesa Kivimäki combined their strengths; the new world record for the fastest car on two wheels was measured …

London, UK – October 28, 2016 – To celebrate the launch of their new Autumn menu, ASK Italian put together a board featuring an impressive 16,000g of cured meats, 13,000g of cheese and 13,000g of vegetables, which measured 10 metres long – the entire length of their new-look Gloucester Road restaurant in London, thus setting the new world record for …

Montevideo, Uruguay – October 28, 2016 – For the second consecutive year, Montevideo has cooked the world’s biggest lentil stew, a concoction of 3,345 kilogram, exceeding the 2,365 kilogram Guinness world record set in September 2015. Photo: For the second consecutive year, Montevideo has cooked the world’s biggest lentil stew, a concoction of 3,345 kilogram, exceeding the 2,365 kilogram record …

London, UK – October 28, 2016 – Car manufacturer Nissan has produced the world’s biggest 3D printing pen sculpture, which is a full-sized physical render of the Nissan Qashqai Black Edition and it’s made up of an incredible 8.6 miles of filament; Grace Du Prez led the team that created this 4.4m-long and 1.6m-tall model, which sets the new world …

Beijing, China – October 6, 2016 – The world’s largest radio telescope began operating in southwestern China, a project Beijing says will help humanity search for alien life; built at a cost of 1.2 billion yuan ($180 million), the Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) is nestled between hills in the mountainous region of Guizhou. Photo: The Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical …

Moscow, Russia – October 8, 2016 – Petros Lambrinidis, a Greek chef from Crete, managed to create a gigantic 20-tonne salad with the help of over 1,000 volunteers in Moscow’s Red Square, thus setting the new world record for the Largest Greek Salad (Largest Salad), according to the World Record Academy. Photo: Petros Lambrinidis managed to create the gigantic 20-tons …