Lebanese collector Nabil Karam, known as Billy, has reset his old Guinness World Record for having the largest collection of model cars and dioramas. It has been confirmed that the racing driver owns a staggering 37,777 toy cars which he displays in a privately-owned warehouse in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, 10,000 more items than when he… Continue reading World Largest Collection of Model Cars and Dioramas
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World’s Largest Ship Elevator
The world’s largest ship elevator at the Three Gorges Dam opened in Yichang City, China. The elevator can lift vessels up to 112 meter (370 ft) and is set to increase the shipping capacity past the dam by six million tons a year. The 167 meter-high (550 ft) structure is able to lift vessels carrying… Continue reading World’s Largest Ship Elevator
The World’s Largest Arcade Machine
Jason Camberis, a 44-year-old Network Engineer from Chicago, USA took nearly two years to build this epic retro gaming system which has set a new world record for Largest Arcade Machine by Guinness World Records.​ The fully functioning arcade machine is 4.41 m tall, 1.93 m wide and 1.06 metres deep, and was verified in Bensenville, Illinois, USA,… Continue reading The World’s Largest Arcade Machine
World’s Largest Diamond Could Fetch $25 Million
A flawless 100-carat emerald cut diamond is the largest cut of its clarity to ever be sold at auction and one of the biggest diamonds in the world. It is to be auctioned at Sotheby’s in New York. A record for any diamond is $46m for a 24.78-carat emerald-cut pink stone, set at Sotheby’s in… Continue reading World’s Largest Diamond Could Fetch $25 Million
Star Wars R2-D2 Jet Plane
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed their new Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet designed to look like the iconic astromech droid R2-D2 from Star Wars. The new design was announced at the 2015 Star Wars Celebration event in Anaheim, California. It is scheduled to fly on international routes starting this fall–just in time for the… Continue reading Star Wars R2-D2 Jet Plane
Record-Breaking 5,318 Books Toppled Domino-Style
United Biscuits employees has set up and toppled 5,318 books–domino-style–for a new Guinness World Record in Old Windsor, Berkshire, UK, on 28 January 2015. The toppling of the books lasted 2 min 27 sec. The books used for the record attempt were the Guinness World Records 2015 edition books. With a tough target to beat… Continue reading Record-Breaking 5,318 Books Toppled Domino-Style
The World’s Biggest Saw Machine
The world’s biggest saw machine weighs 45,000 tons and can cut through pretty much anything, even mountains. This monster piece of machinery known as a ‘bucket wheel excavator‘, and it can be found at the Bogatyr Mine near the city of Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. The diameter of the saw spans nearly 12 meters in length, roughly… Continue reading The World’s Biggest Saw Machine
World’s Tallest Sand Castle
The tallest sand castle measuring over 12 meters (41 feet) and was created by five Caterpillar machines in the Brazilian city of Niteroi, across the Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janeiro. The gigantic sand castle was endorsed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s tallest sand castle. Watch Cat equipment construct the sand castle in the… Continue reading World’s Tallest Sand Castle