Largest Singapore Map Made Of Bottle Caps
Students and staff of Radin Mas Primary School collected 21,685 bottle caps to mark the 85th anniversary of the school. Thereafter Akira Takahashi, renowned artist of recycled materials, assembled and crafted them to form the map of Singapore, complete with some 3D local icons. On 18 Nov 2011, the school’s 6th Singapore record, measuring 4m by 5m, was unveiled in ... Read More »
Most Number of People Doing 1,000 Sit-Ups Together
546 cadets, instructors, and commanders from the Officer Cadet School’s (OCS) commemorated SAFTI MI’s 45th anniversary by doing 1,000 sit-ups simultaneously on 28 Oct 2011. The OCS Hotel Wing, led by LTC Fred Cheong, had been doing 1000 sit-ups since 2003 but this was the largest ever. Army News Read More »
World’s Smallest Working Gears
Scientists from A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering have invented a molecular gear of the size of 1.2nm whose rotation can be deliberately controlled. The research opens the way for the future development of molecule-sized machines that may lead to innovations like pocket-sized supercomputers, miniature energy harvesting devices and data computing on atomic scale electronic circuits. Said Prof ... Read More »
Fastest One-Litre Beer Drinker
Sendersen Sam Chen gulped down 1 litre of chilled beer in 10 sec making him the fastest beer drinker even seen in Singapore. The contest on 11 Sep 2011 at Harry’s Pub, Chijmes, was in line with SingTel F1 Roadshow’s theme, ‘Fast Is Amazing’. Read More »
Largest Demonstration Of Face Lifting Cream
On 22 Apr 2006, 60 male volunteers had their faces cleansed, exfoliated and applied with the Nugeno face lifting cream at Junction 8. Measurements were taken before the application of the cream from the earlobe to the philtrum and 10 min thereafter. A total of 36.8 cm were taken off the 60 men’s faces, not counting those who had minimal ... Read More »
