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Phillipguye
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Tallest unsupported flagpole
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Many fantastic constructions vie for your attention in the city of Ashbagad in Turkmenistan. White marble skyscrapers, beautiful fountains, golden (rotating!) statues, and monumental follies celebrating the country’s founding father all dominate the skyline, dazzling first-time visitors – such as Guinness World Records™ Editor-in-Chief, Craig Glenday – with their unexpected beauty. It’s just not what you’d expect in a former Soviet desert state.
Now, towering above all else, is a new record-breaking creation that’s as startling and as arresting as the other creations alongside it: the world’s tallest flagpole. At 133 m (436 ft 4 in), it’s the tallest unsupported pole of its kind, carrying a flag as large as two tennis courts!
Mr Glenday was lucky enough to watch the topping out of the pole from an exciting helicopter ride that circled the site the day before it was completed. The 11-piece pole is, in a word, enormous! The individual pieces were created in Dubai, UAE, and shipped to Ashgabad by trucks. A 500-tonne (1.1 million-lb) crane was then used to join them together, creating a giant, stainless-steel taper that’s 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) wide at the bottom and 0.75 m (2 ft 5 in) at the top. The total weight comes to incredible 135 tonnes (297,000 lb) – and that’s without the flag!The flag was raised in the blessedly cool morning of Sunday, 29 June 2008, ¬the birthday of Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow, ¬in the presence of the Mayor of Ashgabad and the construction team responsible for the flagpole. As a wind band cranked out the national anthem, the flag crept up the mammoth pole, taking about 10 minutes to reach the top. Once there, it unfurled in all its glory: 1,837 m² (19,773 ft²) of green adorned with a strip of colour inspired by the world-famous Turkmen carpets.
At 133 m (436 ft 4 in), the flagpole is taller than the:
tallest statue: Tokyo Buddha (120 m; 393 ft 8 in) and the
tallest airport control tower: Kuala Lumpur International Airport (130 m; 425 ft).
As well as a fitting gift to the people of Turkmenistan, the flagpole is also a symbol of the country’s unity and might. This beautiful desert state has literally stuck its flag in the sand and announced to the world: here we are!
16 July 2008
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Largest car logo/image
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On Friday, 4 July 2008, 265 Volkswagen Polos were parked together to set a new record for the largest car logo/image.
The vehicles were parked at Wolfsburg’s Autostadt and formed the logo for LR Health and Beauty Systems. The event was celebrated before a 1,500-strong crowd, which included partners and colleagues of both Volkswagen and LR.
Guinness World Records™ Adjudicator Kaoru Ishikawa was present on the day to count and verify the number of cars used in this attempt. Ms Ishikawa was lifted up on a crane in order to make an accurate count of the vehicles and ensure that they did actually create the LR logo.
Once a certificate had been presented to the organizers to commemorate the record, celebrations commenced as 2,000 balloons were released into the air. Wolfsburg celebrated well into the night – and then everybody drove home in their record-breaking vehicles.15 July 2008
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- 4 months ago
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i made the worlds smallest pap
- From: ilikecheeze
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my paper crane is only 4mm tall!!!!!!!!
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- 5 months ago
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Largest Gathering of People We
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In threatening weather they came. Through early morning thunderstorms and lunchtime rain. To Twickenham Stoop, home of the Harlequins (rugby team – union and league, for the uninitiated) to do what no group of men had done before: strip to their underwear, and form the word “Cosmo” on the Stoop’s playing surface.
On Sunday, 7 June – on what should have been a warm summer's day – 146 men braved the cold and broke the record for largest gathering of people wearing underpants, as officiated by Guinness World Records™ Adjudicator Paul Kenny. Organized by Cosmopolitan magazine (who have never shied away from asking men to strip for good causes) and supported by Ted Baker London (who donated hundreds of pairs of very classy underwear in five vibrant colours), the event was a fundraiser for Everyman, the male cancer charity who work tirelessly to build awareness of testicular and prostate cancer.
There were all ages, sizes and shapes on display, but they were united by a constant sense of humour, great cheer and patience, as the photographer – on a 24-m (80-ft) crane – snapped them from every possible angle. On hearing that the previous record of 116 people had been beaten, the crowd's jubilation was undeniable – especially among the sea of female partners, friends and supporters who'd come to leer and cheer. It was a record with a difference: it took a lot of... well, you know what I'm going to say, and it was a really fun day out for everyone involved.8 June 2009
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- 5 months ago
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High diving - highest, air bag
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On 7 August 1997, Stig Günther of Denmark, made a fall of 104.5 m (342 ft) off a crane onto an air bag measuring 12 x 15 x 4.5 m (39 ft 4 in x 49f t 2 in x 14 t 9 in). His impact speed was about 145 km/h (90 mph). It took a few years to design and make the bag which cost around £13,500 and was made in a parachute factory. He scouted around 20 buildings in order to find a place to jump from including La Defence Arch in Paris.
- 6 months ago
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one arm one tumb push ups = 44
- From: pakhok3
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Just training :)
- 7 months ago
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Paper Crane
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Description:I belive this is the smallest paper crane ever made if any one has made a smaller one tell me
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damages from paintballs.jpg
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Description:Houdenny has thus far gotten into a maximum-security Posey straitjacket, which is attached to canvas trousers and also an additional buckle with its supportive strap behind his neck is secured. The beginning parts of the escape challenge are on its way to further enhance the impossible feat, which is to take place after all the rest of the restraints are attached to Houdenny. The following apparatus that will be placed upon Houdenny in addition to what he has on will be a Posey Transport jacket, Humane Restraint Blanket Wrap, which is velcroed and chained throughout with combination padlocks then duct-taped on each and every padlock. Then Houdenny will have a leather head harness placed over his head and this head harness has equipped with it an ungaffed Darby neck collar, which is locked in the back of Houdenny's neck. After Houdenny is placed inside all the materials mentioned, he will then have his body enclosed inside a black body bag that will surround his body and it too will be padlocked and duct taped for further security. Then Houdenny will be hoisted in the air by the use of a crane 60 feet upside down. There will be, from many angles, high-powered paintball rifles that will attack Houdenny while he is trying to escape from all the materials used. Nearly 300 paintballs will actually hit Houdenny's body before his miraculous escape takes place. Houdenny sustained quite a number of injuries which has been supplied to show proof that these paintballs mean business and they do hurt quite a bit. See photos provided. This escape took place on October 27, 2007 during the dedication to Harry Houdini and the many escape artists around the world celebrating WEAR 2007, which stand for: Worldwide Escape Artist Relay. I prepared officials there to see if anything was gaffed, faked in any way with the exception of having the enhancement of further development of furthering the challenge made within this so-called impossible task of all the materials used in this escape, which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday morning at approximately 9:15 am. This escape was sponsored by Barnett Harley Davidson of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Western Fabrication of Las Cruces who supplied the crane. The operator of the crane was Joe Lackey and the official was retired Lieutenant Romeo Butticci Sr. from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He retired from Deming, New Mexico and inspected all apparatus used within this escape and was also very familiar with all apparatus used and what gaffed jackets are as-well-as a fake Darby Neck Collar brace, which attached around my neck. The combination locks used were known only by the assistants and not me.
- 2 years ago
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HOUDENNY'S INSANE TORTURE ENTR
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Description:Houdenny has thus far gotten into a maximum-security Posey straitjacket, which is attached to canvas trousers and also an additional buckle with its supportive strap behind his neck is secured. The beginning parts of the escape challenge are on its way to further enhance the impossible feat, which is to take place after all the rest of the restraints are attached to Houdenny. This escape took place on October 27, 2007 during the dedication to Harry Houdini and the many escape artists around the world celebrating WEAR 2007, which stand for: Worldwide Escape Artist Relay. I prepared officials there to see if anything was gaffed, faked in any way with the exception of having the enhancement of further development of furthering the challenge made within this so-called impossible task of all the materials used in this escape, which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday morning at approximately 9:15 am. This escape was sponsored by Barnett Harley Davidson of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Western Fabrication of Las Cruces who supplied the crane. The operator of the crane was Joe Lackey and the official was retired Lieutenant Romeo Butticci Sr. from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He retired from Deming, New Mexico and inspected all apparatus used within this escape and was also very familiar with all apparatus used and what gaffed jackets are as-well-as a fake Darby Neck Collar brace, which attached around my neck. The combination locks used were known only by the assistants and not me.
- 2 years ago
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HOUDENNY'S INSANE TORTURE ENTR
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Description:Houdenny has thus far gotten into a maximum-security Posey straitjacket, which is attached to canvas trousers and also an additional buckle with its supportive strap behind his neck is secured. The beginning parts of the escape challenge are on its way to further enhance the impossible feat, which is to take place after all the rest of the restraints are attached to Houdenny. This escape took place on October 27, 2007 during the dedication to Harry Houdini and the many escape artists around the world celebrating WEAR 2007, which stand for: Worldwide Escape Artist Relay. I prepared officials there to see if anything was gaffed, faked in any way with the exception of having the enhancement of further development of furthering the challenge made within this so-called impossible task of all the materials used in this escape, which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday morning at approximately 9:15 am. This escape was sponsored by Barnett Harley Davidson of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Western Fabrication of Las Cruces who supplied the crane. The operator of the crane was Joe Lackey and the official was retired Lieutenant Romeo Butticci Sr. from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He retired from Deming, New Mexico and inspected all apparatus used within this escape and was also very familiar with all apparatus used and what gaffed jackets are as-well-as a fake Darby Neck Collar brace, which attached around my neck. The combination locks used were known only by the assistants and not me.
- 2 years ago
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HOUDENNY'S INSANE TORTURE ENTR
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Description:Houdenny has thus far gotten into a maximum-security Posey straitjacket, which is attached to canvas trousers and also an additional buckle with its supportive strap behind his neck is secured. The beginning parts of the escape challenge are on its way to further enhance the impossible feat, which is to take place after all the rest of the restraints are attached to Houdenny. This escape took place on October 27, 2007 during the dedication to Harry Houdini and the many escape artists around the world celebrating WEAR 2007, which stand for: Worldwide Escape Artist Relay. I prepared officials there to see if anything was gaffed, faked in any way with the exception of having the enhancement of further development of furthering the challenge made within this so-called impossible task of all the materials used in this escape, which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday morning at approximately 9:15 am. This escape was sponsored by Barnett Harley Davidson of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Western Fabrication of Las Cruces who supplied the crane. The operator of the crane was Joe Lackey and the official was retired Lieutenant Romeo Butticci Sr. from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He retired from Deming, New Mexico and inspected all apparatus used within this escape and was also very familiar with all apparatus used and what gaffed jackets are as-well-as a fake Darby Neck Collar brace, which attached around my neck. The combination locks used were known only by the assistants and not me.
- 2 years ago
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HOUDENNY'S INSANE TORTURE ENTR
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Description:Houdenny has thus far gotten into a maximum-security Posey straitjacket, which is attached to canvas trousers and also an additional buckle with its supportive strap behind his neck is secured. The beginning parts of the escape challenge are on its way to further enhance the impossible feat, which is to take place after all the rest of the restraints are attached to Houdenny. This escape took place on October 27, 2007 during the dedication to Harry Houdini and the many escape artists around the world celebrating WEAR 2007, which stand for: Worldwide Escape Artist Relay. I prepared officials there to see if anything was gaffed, faked in any way with the exception of having the enhancement of further development of furthering the challenge made within this so-called impossible task of all the materials used in this escape, which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday morning at approximately 9:15 am. This escape was sponsored by Barnett Harley Davidson of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Western Fabrication of Las Cruces who supplied the crane. The operator of the crane was Joe Lackey and the official was retired Lieutenant Romeo Butticci Sr. from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He retired from Deming, New Mexico and inspected all apparatus used within this escape and was also very familiar with all apparatus used and what gaffed jackets are as-well-as a fake Darby Neck Collar brace, which attached around my neck. The combination locks used were known only by the assistants and not me.
- 2 years ago
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HOUDENNY'S INSANE TORTURE ENTR
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Description:Houdenny has thus far gotten into a maximum-security Posey straitjacket, which is attached to canvas trousers and also an additional buckle with its supportive strap behind his neck is secured. The beginning parts of the escape challenge are on its way to further enhance the impossible feat, which is to take place after all the rest of the restraints are attached to Houdenny. This escape took place on October 27, 2007 during the dedication to Harry Houdini and the many escape artists around the world celebrating WEAR 2007, which stand for: Worldwide Escape Artist Relay. I prepared officials there to see if anything was gaffed, faked in any way with the exception of having the enhancement of further development of furthering the challenge made within this so-called impossible task of all the materials used in this escape, which was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday morning at approximately 9:15 am. This escape was sponsored by Barnett Harley Davidson of Las Cruces, New Mexico and Western Fabrication of Las Cruces who supplied the crane. The operator of the crane was Joe Lackey and the official was retired Lieutenant Romeo Butticci Sr. from Las Cruces, New Mexico. He retired from Deming, New Mexico and inspected all apparatus used within this escape and was also very familiar with all apparatus used and what gaffed jackets are as-well-as a fake Darby Neck Collar brace, which attached around my neck. The combination locks used were known only by the assistants and not me.
- 2 years ago
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HOUDENNY
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