From the largest Hula Hoop Workout in the USA to the largest gathering of leprechauns in Ireland, yesterday saw scores of titles tumble as over 300,000 people around the world celebrated GWR Day with a world record attempt.
For a full recap of the day's events, head to www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gwrday for a replay of Thursday's live coverage, while below you'll find a selection of memorable images from what was a truly incredible day of worldwide record-breaking.
Largest Hula Hoop Workout
The Largest Hula Hoop workout consisted of 221 students
from Longleaf Elementary School (USA) in New Port Richey,
Florida.
Largest 3D painting
The largest 3D painting measured 1160.45m² and was created by Joe
Hill of 3D Joe and Max, in partnership with Reebok Crossfit, at
West India Quay in London, UK. The measurement of the painting was
taken by Ardent Management.
Largest human star
The largest human star consisted of 326 participants, and was
achieved by Rachel Kingstone and Make-A-Wish® Canada, in Toronto,
Canada.
Largest Soul Train dance
The largest Soul Train dance consisted of 211 participants and was
achieved by Berkeley High School students, staff and alumni (all
USA), in Berkeley, California, USA.
Largest Rag Doll
The largest rag doll measuring 9 meters was achieved by the
students of the Textile Institute (ISTA)(France) in Mulhouse,
France.
Largest gathering of people dressed as
leprechauns
The largest gathering of people dressed as leprechauns was 262
leprechauns who gathering at Canal Theatre, Dublin as part of The
Mooney Show on RTE1.
Most chin ups in one hour
The most chin ups in one hour is 993 by Stephen Hyland (UK) in
Stoneleigh, Surrey, UK.
Oldest Yoga Instructor
The oldest yoga teacher is Bernice Mary Bates (USA, b. 30 June
1920) who remains an active yoga teacher at the age of 91 years
old, and was presented at the Mainlands Retirement Community Center
in Pinellas Park, Florida.
The tallest basketball player
The tallest basketball player (current) is Paul "Tiny" Sturgess
(b. 25 Nov 1987, UK), who measured 231.8 cm (7 ft 7.26 in) in
London, UK.
Largest tea bag
The largest tea bag weighs 120 kg and measures 2.4m x 2.4m created
by All About Tea and displayed on HMS Warrior, Portsmouth, UK.
Largest cream tea party
The largest cream tea party consisted of 334 people and was
achieved by The English Cream Tea Company at Parklands Wedding
Venue, Quendon in Essex. The record attempt raised money for the
Alzheimers Society and The Fragile X Society
Tallest Tower
The tallest tower is the Tokyo Sky Tree, formerly known as New
Tokyo Tower, which rises 634 m (2,080 ft) to the top of the mast
and is located in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan. The construction is a
broadcasting, restaurant and observation tower and is due for
completion in late 2011.
Largest Stamp
The largest stamp is in excess of 600 mm (1 ft 11 in) x 493 mm (1
ft 7 in) and was achieved by Ecole de Dessin (Nigeria) in Isolo,
Nigeria, subject to verification.
Fastest time to wrap a person in
newspaper
The fastest time wrap a person in newspaper is 3 minutes and 7
seconds and was achieved by Francesca Librae (UK) for the Daily
Star Sunday in London, UK.
Most full body explosive push ups in one
minute
The most full body explosive push ups in one minute is 82 and was
achieved by Stephen Buttler at Hope House, Morda, Oswestry.
Largest Collection of Model Cars
The largest collection of model cars is 27,777 and was achieved by
Nabil Karam (Lebanon) in Rabieh, Lebanon.
Farthest Champagne Cork Spitting
The farthest Champagne cork spitting is 7 m 10 cm and was achieved
by Alastair Galpin (New Zealand) in Auckland, New Zealand, subject
to verification.
Largest Photo Mosaic
The largest photo mosaic measuring 1,562.39 m² ( 16,817.30 ft²)
and containing 137,200 individual photographs was achieved by
Smile-one Taichi Matsumoto in Nagoya, Japan.
Fastest motorized shopping trolley
The fastest motorized shopping trolley achieved a speed of 42.8746
mph (69 km/h) and was created by Tesco. The record was achieved at
Tesco Hatfield, Herts, UK.
Largest Zumba Class
The largest Zumba class is 1439 and was achieved by
Teylingen-college (Netherlands) Noordwijkerhout, The
Netherlands.
Fastest time to wrap a person in newspaper by a team of
8
The fastest time to wrap a person in newspaper by a team of 8 was
achieved by First News in a time of 1 minute 31 seconds. The team
was made up of Kelly Tong, Rachel Henderson, Kelane Henderson, Sam
Eads, Kirsty MacDonald, Hayley Taylor, Leanne Pollard and Emma
Robson (all UK) and the attempt took place at the First News
offices in London, UK
Most people in one pair of pants
The most people in one pair of pants is 57 and was achieved by
Pants to Poverty at West India Quay, London, UK.
