2014 Guinness Book of World Records
>> Wednesday, January 29, 2014
The largest walking robot measures 15.72 m (51 ft 6 in) in length, 12.33 m (40 ft 5 in) in width, 8.20 m (26 ft 10 in) in height and was made by Zollner Elektronik AG in Zandt, Germany. It was displayed in Berlin, Germany.
The largest drum kit is a 5.2 : 1 scale replica and was created by Drumartic. It was presented and measured in Lienz, Austria.The largest drum kit is a 5.2 : 1 scale replica and was created by Drumartic. It was presented and measured in Lienz, Austria.
The smallest roadworthy car is 63.5 cm (25 in) high, 65.41 cm (2 ft 1.75 in) wide and 126.47 cm (4 ft 1.75 in) long. It was created by Austin Coulson and measured in Carrollton, Texas, USA.
The tallest rideable motorcycle is 5.10 m (16 ft 8.78 in) tall from the ground to the top of the handlebars. It was constructed by Fabio Reggiani, and the motorcycle was ridden over a 100-m course at Montecchio Emilia, Italy.
The largest rideable bicycle has a wheel diameter of 3.3 m (10 ft 9.92 in) and was built by Didi Senft and measured in Pudagla, Germany.
The largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia is owned by Steve Sansweet, who has amassed an estimated 300,000 unique items at Rancho Obi-Wan in northern California, USA. To date, only 68,592 items have been accurately audited and catalogued – a figure sufficient enough, however, to beat the previous record by a factor of three. Sansweet estimates that the cataloguing process will take years to complete, as the collection continues to grow.
The largest collection of vacuum cleaners belongs to James Brown and consists of 322 models, housed at Mr Vacuum Cleaner, in Heanor, Derbyshire, U.K. and in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, U.K.
The lowest limbo skating over 10 m is 25.0 cm (9.84 in) and was achieved by Rohan Kokane of India on the set of 'Lo Show dei Record' in Rome, Italy.
The fastest 100 m wearing high heels (female) is 14.531 seconds and was achieved by Julia Plecher of Germany on the set of Guinness World Records – Wir Holen Den Rekord Nach Deutschland, in Europa Park, Rust, Germany.
Leilani Franco travelled 20 m (65 ft 7.2 in) in a time of 10.05 seconds while in a backbend position at the Royal Festival Hall in London, U.K. A human backbend consists of only the participant's hands and feet on the floor, with the arms extended above the shoulders and head, with the back completely arched.
The shortest donkey in the world is KneeHi (born 2 October 2007), a brown jack who measured 64.2 cm (25.29 in) to the top of the withers at Best Friends Farm in Gainesville, Florida, USA. A registered miniature Mediterranean donkey, KneeHi is owned by Jim and Frankie Lee.
The farthest a goat has skateboarded was 36 m (118 ft) and was achieved by Happie of Fort Myers, Florida, USA. The distance was completed in a time of 25 seconds.
The fastest crossing of a tightrope by a dog was 18.22 seconds and was achieved by Ozzy (a border collie/kelpie cross) at F.A.I.T.H. Animal Rescue in Norfolk, U.K.
The smallest living dog, in terms of height, is a female Chihuahua called Milly, who measures 9.65 cm (3.8 in) and is owned by Vanesa Semler of Dorado, Puerto Rico.