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 …

New York, NY, USA – November 8, 2016 – A white truffle weighing in at a massive 4.16 pounds (1.89 kilos) when discovered sold at at Sotheby’s New York to a food and wine lover from Taiwan bidding by phone for $61,250; the white truffle sets the new world record for the Largest white truffle. The truffle was found in …

Oslo, Minnesota, USA – November 7, 2016 – Rick Swenson, 35, of Fergus Falls, Minn., paddled a 1,086-pound pumpkin for 26 miles on the Red River, breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest distance floated in a pumpkin. Photo: Swenson, 35, of Fergus Falls, Minn., paddled a 1,086-pound pumpkin for 26 miles on the Red River, breaking the Guinness …

Knoxville, Maryland, USA – November 7, 2016 – Butch Taulton, 72, grew a 43-inch exotic cucumber in his garden next to the garage at his Knoxville, Md., home, thus setting the new world record for the Longest cucumber. Photo: Butch Taulton grew a 43-inch exotic cucumber in his garden. The Guinness World Records world record for the longest cucumber measures 107 …

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 …