Largest Cut Diamond


Largest Cut Diamond
 
WHO:
Ran Gorenstein
WHAT:
555.55 carats
WHERE:
Belgium
WHEN:
June 2004

The world's largest cut diamond is an unnamed Fancy Black, containing small red diamond crystals. It weighs 555.55 carats and was polished into 55 facets over several years and completed in June 2004. The repetitive use of the number five is culturally significant in the Islamic world, and was inspired by Ran Gorenstein (Belgium), who also commissioned this creation.

Largest Carved Sapphire


Largest Carved Sapphire
WHO:
Richard Sipe, Sr.
WHAT:
80,500 carats
(16.1 kg, 35.49 lb)
WHERE:
North Carolina, USA
WHEN:
March 19, 2005
The largest carved sapphire is a multi-coloured (blue, gold, grey) polished rock that weighs 80,500 carats (16.1 kg, 35.49 lb). The sapphire was displayed during the annual Unifour Gem & Mineral & Jewellery Show at the Hickory Metro Convention, North Carolina, USA on March 19, 2005.


Largest Wireless Internet Provider


Largest Wireless Internet Provider
WHO:
NTT DoCoMo
WHAT:
45,687,117 subscribers
WHERE:
Japan
WHEN:
January 2006
NTT DoCoMo (Japan) is the world's largest wireless internet provider, with 45,687,117 subscribers to their i-mode service as of January 2006. while as of March 2008 more than 53 million customers which is more than half of Japan's cellular market .



Smallest Submarine


Smallest Submarine
WHO:
Pierre Poulin
WHAT:
620 kg (1366.9 lb)
WHERE:
Memphremagog Lake, Magog, Quebec, Canada
WHEN:
June 26, 2005
The smallest submarine was made by Pierre Poulin (Canada) and has a displacement of 620 kg (1366.9 lbs). Its official dive was made in the Memphremagog Lake, in Magog, Quebec on June 26, 2005.

Largest Mobile Cell Phone


Largest Mobile/Cell Phone
WHO:
Cricket Communications and Samsung Mobile
WHAT:
4.57 x 3.42 x .74 m (15 x 11.2 x 2.5 ft)
WHERE:
Illinois, USA
WHEN:
11 March 2009

The largest functioning mobile phone is a scaled up Samsung SCH-r450. It measures 4.57 x 3.42 x .74 m (15 x 11.2 x 2.5 ft), was achieved by Cricket Communications and Samsung Mobile, and was unveiled at an event coordinated by creative agency Neverstop (all USA) in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 11 March 2009.

World's most Tennis Balls Held in Mouth by a Dog

World's most Tennis Balls Held in Mouth by a Dog

WHO:
Augie
WHAT:
Five tennis balls
WHERE:
Dallas, Texas, USA
WHEN:
July 6, 2003
The world record for the most tennis balls held in the mouth by a dog at one time is five. Augie, a golden retriever owned by the Miller family in Dallas, Texas, USA, successfully gathered and held all five regulation-sized tennis balls on July 6, 2003.


Tallest Zinnia


Tallest Zinnia

 
WHO:
Everett Wallace Jr.
WHAT:
8ft 8in, 9ft 8in - 12ft 6in, 12ft 8in
WHERE:
Riegelwood, North Carolina, USA
WHEN:
2004 and 2008

The tallest zinnias have been grown by Everett Wallace Jr. and Melody Wagner. These measured 8 ft 8 in, 9 ft 8 in, 12 ft 6 in, and 12 ft 8. The flowers were measured in 2004 and 2008.

Heaviest jicama

Heaviest jicama (yam bean)

WHO:
Leo Sutisna
WHAT:
21 kg (46 lb 4.8 oz)
WHERE:
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
WHEN:
25 January 2008

The heaviest Jicama weighed 21 kg (46 lb 4.8 oz) and was grown by Leo Sutisna (Indonesia) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, and weighed on 25 January 2008.

Tallest Rose Bush


Tallest Rose Bush
 
WHO:
Paul and Sharon Palumbo
WHAT:
4.03 m (13 ft 3 in)
WHERE:
San Diego, California, USA
WHEN:
December 5, 2005

The tallest self-supported rose bush measured 4.03 m (13 ft 3 in) on December 5, 2005 and grows in the garden of Paul and Sharon Palumbo (USA) who live in San Diego, California, USA.

Tallest Amaranthus


Tallest Amaranthus

 
WHO:
Jesse Eldrid
WHAT:
8.48 m (27 ft 10 in)
WHERE:
Rhinebeck, New York, USA
WHEN:
25 October 2007


The world's tallest amaranthus plant (Amaranthus australis) measured 8.48 m (27 ft 10 in) on 25 October 2007 and was grown by Jesse Eldrid (USA) at his home in Rhinebeck, New York, USA.