"guinness world records" news and stories

Take approximately 327 pounds of beef chuck, season it and cook it over a day and a half. The end result? One humongous meatball that should beat the world record set by a restaurant in New Hampshire last November. At least that's what a group of staff and students at Glen Oaks Community College in Michigan are hoping.

On Monday, after cooking for 32 hours, the behemoth was removed from the oven and placed on a scale (by a forklift). It came in at a little over 400 pounds, but that included the rack and wrapping.

We need more beer-related world records. I mean, come on, people: They are the Guinness World Records, right?

That's why I think we can all get behind this woman, a German barmaid who set a record for carrying the most tankards of beer at one time -- 19 of the giant beer-filled glasses lugged over 40 yards.

Anita Schwartz broke the record on Sunday, November 9th, just days before Guinness World Records Day which was celebrated on Thursday, November 13th. So yes -- oops! -- we missed it, but you can still see what records were toppled and mark your calendar for next year. Plus, there's even a "BREAK / SET A RECORD" button if you feel so inclined to try your hand at world recordship! [Writer's note: Despite its somewhat misleading moniker, clicking the button does not constitute breaking or setting a record.]

Just don't go chasing after Ms. Schwartz's claim to fame. After watching the video of her record-setting feat, I think she means business.

And you thought Guinness just brought us great beer!

If you were thinking about going for the world record in chocolate sculpture, you might have some extra work to do. Chef Alain Roby has just set a new World Record with his 6.6 meter tall (that's about 22 feet) chocolate sculpture that replicates the Rockefeller Center, the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building.

The entire sculpture is made of more than 1000 kg of chocolate and took over 30 hours to build. Guinness representatives were present at the scene and have officially confirmed it as the world's tallest sculpture made from chocolate.

[via: Spluch]

Here at Slashfood we love to discover outsized food items that garner Guinness records and, of course, we love to snack. So I was glad to learn that  Pringles now has a way for snackers to keep up with the latest records.

In a cross-promotion with the 2006 edition of Guinness World Records Pringles has come up with salty snacks featuring questions such as "The lightest 'normal' or non-atrophied brain on record weighed how much?" (answer: 1 lb. 8 oz.).  Lest I forget, these brain teasers are printed on the chips in blue dye. Apparently placing text on salty snacks is old news for Pringles they've been doing it for two years.

Either I haven't been down the snack food aisle in a while, or I took commercial food with messages and/or logos off my radar after eating my first, and last, McGriddle. There's even an area on the Pringles  web site asking for suggested messages. I'd happily pop until I couldn't stop if they released a pack with chips reading "Impeach Bush."

[thanks to Taquitos for the image and tip]

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The gigantic 76-pound jackfruit grown on Hawaii's Big Island two years ago now has some company. Joining it in Guinness World Records is the  world's heaviest mango – a whopping five pounds, seven ounces – grown in Kailua, Kona.

Colleen Porter, who has a small mango and avocado orchard, tended the freakish fruit for two months, even covering it with plastic bag to keep birds from eating it. Before she harvested it she almost gave up growing altogether. I know it's a long shot, but given Hawaii's track record so far, I'm holding out for the world's largest Kona coffee bean.

[image: The Honolulu Advertiser]

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