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Largest Rangoli By A Duo
Since she was a child, Mrs Sudhadevi Ravichandran has been passionate about rangoli. Her 12-year-old daughter Rakshita also shares her interest. On 28 Jul 2018, the mother and child worked together to create a National Day rangoli for Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, featuring a number of prominent national icons. The rangoli measured 14m by 20.6m. Read More »
Fastest Mental Calculation Of Days By Dates In 5 Minutes
International Master of Memory, Wellon Chou, succeeded in clinching his seventh Singapore memory record by figuring out 22 correct days from just the dates in 5 mins. For example, when asked 29 Jan 1819 (day Raffles landed in Singapore), he calculated it to be a Friday. Chou is the founder and principal trainer at Memory Ark. The test was conducted in his premises ... Read More »
Fastest Addition Of 100 Single Digits
Aymeric Lee succeeded in adding up 100 single digits read at 1-sec intervals by a computer program. He again got the answer right when the reading was cranked to 0.8-sec intervals. However, he did not get the answer right at 0.6-sec intervals. Hence the 0.8-sec pace became the new Singapore record. Memory Ark organised the test for him at Pollinate, Blk71 ... Read More »
Largest Gathering Of Most Dog Breeds
To commemorate Singapore’s 53rd National Day and the Year of the Dog, the Watten Neighbourhood Committee managed to gather 53 different breeds of dogs in Bougainvillea Park on 28 Jul 2018. The organising committee had been working hard to invite residents in the vicinity to come with their dogs for this gathering. Read More »
Largest Display Of Origami Cars
By folding origami cars, staff of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific were raising funds for athletes with disabilities. Little did they know that their charitable act would earn them a Singapore record on their team-building day on 27 Jul 2018. The 8,005 origami cars, neatly pasted on a board measuring 2m by 6.1m, were unveiled at the ‘Start Your Impossible’ retreat ... Read More »
