Largest rideable hexapod
Largest rideable hexapod
The largest rideable hexapod robot measures 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) tall and 5 m (16 ft 4 in) in diameter, achieved by Matt Denton (UK) in Wickham, Hampshire, UK, as verified on 15 November 2017
Meet the Makers
The Guinness World Records archive is packed with record holders who embody the spirit of the “Maker Movement” - inventors, artists, hobbyists and DIY–ers behind some super–sized or super–fast creations. In this section we look at some truly amazing Maker projects.
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Largest hamburger
Largest hamburger
The largest hamburger weighs 1,164.2 kg (2,566 lb 9 oz) and was achieved by Wolfgang Leeb, Tom Reicheneder, Rudi Dietl, Josef Zellner, Hans Maurer and Christian Dischinger (all Germany) in Pilsting, Germany, on 9 July 2017
Largest water pistol
Largest water pistol
The largest water pistol measures 1.22 m (4 ft 0 in) tall, 2.22 m (7 ft 3.4 in) long, 0.25 m (9.8 in) thick and was achieved by Mark Rober, Ken Glazebrook, Bob Clagett and Dani Yuan (all USA) in Sunnyvale, California, USA, as verified on 6 November 2017
Largest origami rhino
Largest origami rhino
The largest origami rhinoceros measures 7.83 m (25.69 ft) long and 4.06 m (13.32 ft) high, and was achieved by THE MIXC and Liu Tong (both China) in Zhengzhou, Henan, China, on 19 April 2017
Largest rubber band ball
Largest rubber band ball
The largest rubber band ball weighs 4,097 kg (9,032 lb), was made by Joel Waul (USA) and was measured in Lauderhill, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008
Largest Rube Goldberg in competition
Largest Rube Goldberg in competition
The building of Rube Goldberg machines has become a competitive pastime, and the most complex yet built under the pressure of competition is the 300-step device submitted by the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers Rube Goldberg Team (all USA). It was activated at the National Rube Goldberg Machine Competition at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, USA, on 31 March 2012. Its objective was to blow up and pop a balloon!
Largest yo-yo
Largest yo-yo
On 15 September 2012, Beth Johnson (USA) demonstrated the world’s largest yo-yo in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Measuring 3.6258 m (11 ft 10.75 in) in diameter and weighing 2,095.6 kg (4,620 lb), the disc plunged 36.5 m (120 ft) on a rope attached to a 68-tonne (150,000-lb) crane before successfully rebounding