More than 150,000 toys are displayed and all owned by 1 guy, a Chinese dude in his 50s who's an engineer. For more details.
Showing posts with label World Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Records. Show all posts
Thursday, March 17, 2011
World's Largest Toy Museum
It's billed as the world's largest toy museum. Located in Georgetown, Penang in Malaysia, I recommend anyone who's a toy fan (i assume all of us) to go there if u ever have a chance!
More than 150,000 toys are displayed and all owned by 1 guy, a Chinese dude in his 50s who's an engineer. For more details.
More than 150,000 toys are displayed and all owned by 1 guy, a Chinese dude in his 50s who's an engineer. For more details.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Junrey Balawing Set to Become World's Smallest Man
Junrey Balawing of Philippines, who is just 22 inches high, is set to become the world's shortest man when he turns 18 in June.
The 17-year-old, who is tinier than a one-year-old, will take the title by smashing five inches off the current record.
Balawing has not grown since his first birthday, struggles to walk and cannot stand up for long, but he beams with pride when talking about his likely world record.
“If I were the smallest man in the world, it would be very cool,” the tabloid quoted Balawing, as saying.
The current titleholder is Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar, who is 26.4 inches tall.
A Guinness World Records spokesman confirmed that they would be considering Balawing’s claim.
Sources: [1] [2] [3]
The 17-year-old, who is tinier than a one-year-old, will take the title by smashing five inches off the current record.
Balawing has not grown since his first birthday, struggles to walk and cannot stand up for long, but he beams with pride when talking about his likely world record.
“If I were the smallest man in the world, it would be very cool,” the tabloid quoted Balawing, as saying.
The current titleholder is Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar, who is 26.4 inches tall.
A Guinness World Records spokesman confirmed that they would be considering Balawing’s claim.
Sources: [1] [2] [3]
Friday, February 4, 2011
World’s Biggest Cave Discovered in Vietnam
The world’s largest cave passage was discovered deep within a remote Vietnamese jungle. The Son Doong cave measures 262 feet by 262 feet (80 meters by 80 meters) and at least 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) deep, making it the largest single cave passage ever discovered, according to National Geographic News, where the discovery was announced. The previous record holder, Deer Cave in Malaysia, is 300 feet by 300 feet (91 m by 91 m) in parts, but is only about a mile (1.6 km) long.
By contrast, explorers walked 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) into Son Doong, in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, before being blocked by seasonal floodwaters—and they think that the passage is even longer.
In addition, for a couple of miles Son Doong reaches more than 460-by-460 feet (140-by-140 meters), said Adam Spillane, a member of the British Cave Research Association expedition that explored the massive cavern. Spillane was in the first of two groups to enter the cave. His team followed the passage as far as a 46-foot-high (14-meter-high) wall.
“The second team that went in got flooded out,” he said. “We’re going back next year to climb that wall and explore the cave further.”
Source: nationalgeographic
By contrast, explorers walked 2.8 miles (4.5 kilometers) into Son Doong, in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, before being blocked by seasonal floodwaters—and they think that the passage is even longer.
In addition, for a couple of miles Son Doong reaches more than 460-by-460 feet (140-by-140 meters), said Adam Spillane, a member of the British Cave Research Association expedition that explored the massive cavern. Spillane was in the first of two groups to enter the cave. His team followed the passage as far as a 46-foot-high (14-meter-high) wall.
“The second team that went in got flooded out,” he said. “We’re going back next year to climb that wall and explore the cave further.”
Source: nationalgeographic
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The World's Highest Restaurant
The restaurant Atmosphere is the world's highest restaurant. It is located 1,350 feet up from the ground floor of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, built in Dubai.
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