Most Number Of People Doing Burpees Together
The SAF 11 C4I Batallion marked its seventh anniversary by setting a national record. 350 personnel performed burpees for 5 min, as required for mass exercise records. A total of 11,111 repeats were achieved to honour the unit name, on 10 Jan 2017 at Pasir Laba Camp. Read More »
Largest Pet Cat
Since Aug 2016, much publicity has gone out to invite cat owners to submit photos of their cats and measurements. On 7 Jan 2017, the top 5 submitted local cats and 5 pedigree cats came down with their owners to the showroom of the contest organiser, Briopets, a major supplier of pet products. The cats were measured by officials from ... Read More »
Longest Duration Balloon Sculpture Display
National Gallery Singapore celebrated its first anniversary with over 60 interactive installations and programmes stretching for a month. One of the popular installations was the Balloon Jungle which was completed on 17 Nov 2016. Until it was dismantled on 3 Jan 2017, for 47 days the exhibition remained in indefatigable condition with little signs of deflation. This seemed possible only in the hands of internationally renowned balloon maestro ... Read More »
World’s Longest Scuba Submergence In A Controlled Environment
Khoo Swee Chiow broke the Guinness world record by staying underwater for 220 hr from 16-25 Dec 2005, the longest scuba dive done in a controlled environment. Staying immersed in a special mineral water tank at Tampines Central, Khoo only got a 5-min break every hour in an air-bell and was not allowed to surface. Read More »
First Singaporean To Have Visited All United Nations Member States
Pow Yui Hua (also known as Yui Pow Redford) has visited all 193 sovereign countries officially recognised by the United Nations. Her journeys took place over a period of almost 17 years, beginning in 2000 and culminating with the feat being achieved in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Jul 2017, aged 37. She has also visited both UN ... Read More »
