World Records

Edinburgh, United Kingdom – August 9, 2017 – The World’s first car to be fuelled by whisky residue biofuel, created by Celtic Renewables Ltd, a spinout company from Edinburgh Napier University, who also worked with Perthshire’s Tullibardine Distillery on the project, was test driven using the fuel for the first time today at Edinburgh Napier University. Photo: Celtic Renewables, which …

Broome, Australia – August 9, 2017 – Prelude is a 488-metre long, 600,000 tonne vessel owned by Shell which can extract, process and store gas at sea; located 475 kilometres north of Broome, in the Browse basin, it sets the new world record for the Largest floating gas facility. Photo: Prelude is a 488-metre long, 600,000 tonne vessel owned by …

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA – August 9, 2017 – Self-driving truck start-up Otto teamed with Anheuser-Busch to successfully deliver a semi-tractor full of beer from Fort Collins, through Denver and on to Colorado Springs, thus setting the new world record for delivering the World’s first shipment by self-driving truck. Photo: Anheuser-Busch hauled a trailer loaded with beer 120 miles in …

Wakefield, UK – August 11, 2017 – A total of 433 princesses descended on Wakefield during an event organized by the Trinity Walk shopping centre and Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice; they have set the new world record for the Largest gathering of people dressed as a princess. Photo: Trinity Walk shopping centre teamed-up with Huddersfield’s Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice …

Chennai, India – August 13, 2017 – P.K. Arumugam, from Chennai, cycled for six hours and seven minutes while solving the Rubik’s Cube 1,010 times, thus setting the new world record for the Most Rubik’s cubes solved on bicycle. Photo: P.K. Arumugam, from Chennai, has smashed the Guinness World record for solving Rubik’s Cubes while cycling by managing 1,010 of …

Stanford, Kentucky, USA — The Lincoln County High School volleyball team combined its competitive spirit with its passion for volleyball to help set a new World Record for most consecutive volleyball passes; the Lady Patriots far surpassed the old Guinness record, setting a new benchmark of 1,027 consecutive volleyball passes. Photo: THE LADY PATRIOT volleyball team gathers for a brief …

Taleigao, India – August 13, 2017 – Forty culinary professionals attempted to bag the World record for the world’s largest fish patty at the 14th International Edition of the India Hospitality + F&B Pro Expo; on completion, the fish patty weighed 296.5kg with a diameter of 122cm and height of 29cm, thus setting the new world record for the Largest …

Coimbatore, India – March 22, 2016 –  Sri Ramakrishna Hospital broke the Guinness World Record for ‘Most people to sign up as organ donors in eight hours’; the hospital had enlisted the support of 13,459 persons in the eight hours that ended at 4.05 p.m.; the supporters had pledged to be organ donors. Photo: Sri Ramakrishna Hospital on Saturday broke …

Gilroy, California, USA – August 4, 2017 – A total of 109,067 people attended The Gilroy Garlic Festival over three days back in 2011, thus setting the new world record for the Largest Garlic Festival. Photo: The Gilroy Garlic Festival is now officially in the Book of World Records as the largest garlic festival in the world. Maggie Pickford (seated, …

Sao Paulo, Brazil – August 4, 2017 – A group of 102 brave participants took a seat at a table suspended about 20 meters above the ground; they completed their thrill with eating grilled Brazilian barbecue, thus setting the new world record for the Largest Dinner in The Sky (using rappel). Photo: 102 absailers rappeled off a 28 metre high …