Week=ending 30th April 2008

ISRO sets world record with 10 launches

The launch vehicle (pictured) took off from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh and has launched 10 satellites - a feat which has created a world record. ...

Indian sings non-stop for week for world record

If confirmed, Wankhede more than doubled the current world record of 75 consecutive hours of singing, set last year by Marcus LaPratt of the United States. ...

GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR WORLD'S ...

The world record for the largest simultaneous lesson in history has been broken already - and the numbers are still coming in. The World's Biggest Lesson ...

http://www.oddspreview.com/read/chelsea-ready-to-offer-world-record-fee-for-kaka-280408

Chelsea are confident of landing Brazilian superstar Kaka in a world-record £50 million deal from AC Milan in the summer. The signing would be part of Roman ...

Primergy TX150 S6 Server Sets World Record for Energy Efficiency

... provider Fujitsu Asia today released the Primergy TX150 S6 Linux and Windows tower server, which recently set a new world record for energy efficiency. ...

Canadian fails attempting record dive of 91 metres on one breath.

.. enough - as she approached the surface after almost nearly four minutes without air, she passed out underwater, killing her bid for a new world record. ...

Is This The UK's Biggest Legal Fee?

London sources believe Herbies' involvement in the Tajik aluminium case may be setting a UK record, if not a world record. Alex Novarese, editor of Legal ...

ISRO eyes world record with rocket launch

Its target is to put two Indian and eight foreign satellites into orbit and if successful, it will beat the current world record of hoisting eight ...

Earthrace biodiesel eco-boat begins round the world record attempt ....

.. coolest and greenest powerboat will start its round-the-world race in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels. ...

Biggest burger-world record set by Mallie's Sports Bar

Steve Mallie, a Detroit-area restaurant owner has broken the world record for "largest hamburger commercially available" with ...

In Videos: World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions in Leuven ...

Several videos of the event have appeared online - the best we could find are after the jump. World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions: From the Stage. World Record Mentos and Diet Coke Explosions: In the Trenches.

From the "quirky but true" files

Students set new stuffed animal record

Shawseen elementary school in Massachusetts USA is hoping that it's efforts have set a Guinness World Record after collecting at least 5,600 stuffed animals for charity.

Mounds of stuffed animals crowded the gymnasium of the Shawsheen School in Andover during a Monday assembly when students were informed of their accomplishment by Principal Moira O'Brien.

Apparently, the school has held a stuffed animal charity collection the past 12 years, linking Phillips Academy and Andover High School tutors with Lawrence middle school students.

Some of the plush animals will be awarded to Lawrence students and the remainder will go to kids in orphanages, medical centers and libraries in Belize.

The school are anxiously waiting to hear that their Guinness World Record claim has been accepted.

Congratulations to the Marco Polo Hotel Dubai

Marco Polo Hotel Dubai gets into the Guinness world record book!

One of my favourite hotels around the globe is the Marco Polo Hotel in Dubai, with its award-winning restaurant and terrific facilities. But it wouldn’t spring to mind when thinking about world records, one of my long-standing personal interests.

So I was delighted to read that, after the long wait, the Guinness World Record for longest wooden chopsticks finally went to the Marco Polo Hotel.


The Guinness Book of World Records recently sent them a certificate confirming the hotel's entry as the new longest wooden chopsticks in the world. At 22.5 feet long, Marco Polo Hotel's pair of chopsticks beat the record of the former record holder from China's Shenyang Province.


The measuring of Marco Polo Hotel's pair of chopsticks took place at the Dubai Creek Park on February 21, when the Guinness team also inspected other recordbreaking attempts. “It was really a tremendous feeling having this certificate and being in the book of world records, especially from Guinness, for the first time. I can say that all of our team’s effort has paid off well. The management would like to congratulate all the people behind this success and who helped us make it to the book,” said Sunil Marya, Vice President of Marco Polo Hotel.


Marco Polo Hotel took a month to prepare their record breaking pair of chopsticks. Ravi Dhar, chief engineer of Marco Polo Hotel, said staff members made sure that the pair of chopsticks measured up to everyone's expectations. "We actually made two pairs to make sure that we will deliver the best and we are so pleased with the result, especially when we have been featured online internationally for beating the Shenyang record,” Dhar said.


I would like to add my personal congratulations to the Marco Polo Hotel Dubai and my thanks to Ann Skrilec, their hard working PR manager, who kept me informed of progress for my world record attempt blog, www.worldrecordattempts.blogspot.com