Longest Underwater Robot
Republic Polytechnic had won trophies in the Underwater Robotics category at the Singapore Robotics Games for the last 5 years. To cultivate the secondary school students’ interest in underwater robotics and to share the basics with them, RP’s School of Engineering had students from 20 schools collaborate to build a 17m-long diving robot. A demonstration was carried out at the ... Read More »
Most Number Of People Eating Bananas Together
The nationwide Community First Responder Programme was launched by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on 25 May 2014. The programme aims to get more residents to be familiar with CPR and the use of the AEDs. To add a little fun to the event at Choa Chu Kang Park, 453 residents broke the record for the simultaneous eating of bananas. Read More »
Largest Chocolate Glass Pyramid
Magnum Singapore celebrated its 25th anniversary with a lavish party at Avalon in Marina Bay Sands on 24 May 2014. Magnum is the first hand held ice cream targeted at adults, selling over one billion units annually worldwide. Guests enjoyed a wide variety of toppings on their Magnums, and even dipping at a huge chocolate fountain, measuring 1.10m high and ... Read More »
Longest String Of Jasmines
To celebrate the Tamil New Year, 25 ladies from the Bukit Panjang CC IAEC spent two hours on the afternoon of 18 May 2014 stringing fresh jasmines to make the traditional Indian poocharam. The final measurement of the string of flowers was 108m. Read More »
Longest Word Formation Made Of Balloons
As a tribute to all moms for Mothers’ Day, Singapore renowned balloon artist, Lily Tan, and her team used over 2,000 balloons to form the words, ‘I <heart> you mom’ on 10 May 2014. Also assisted by members of Tao Nan School’s Parents Support Group, the 20.6m long and 2.5m high words were displayed on the school field. A volunteer’s ... Read More »
