Fastest Mental Calculation Of Squares And Roots
11-year-old Risheek Nandgopal Kulkarni set 6 records in his home on 5 Dec 2021. Within 5 min, he managed to calculate mentally 56 squares of 2-digit numbers*. For roots, he managed 100 squares roots, 100 cube roots, 64 fifth roots, 48 seventh roots, 21 tenth roots, each of these tests achieved in 5 min. The roots tested were confined to ... Read More »
Largest Paper Weave Collage
The Palette, a condominium in Pasir Ris, celebrated Deepavali virtually over Zoom, with residents meeting their MP Desmond Tan on 28 Nov 2021. A highlight of that day was the display made by residents, who collected and weaved used newspaper, magazine and packaging materials into a 3m-by-3m collage with a lighted diya image as the centrepiece. Read More »
Largest Bottle Cap Mural
Science Centre Singapore broke the bottle cap mural record on 27 Nov 2021 with the display, CAPtivate. Made up of 18,000 bottle caps and pasted by visitors to the centre, the 14m-by-2m mural was led by its artist-in-residence Edmund Chen as part of the ‘Untame’ learning festival, which aimed to promote environmental awareness. Read More »
Fastest Pizza Maker
After a series of competitions, 6 finalists competed at Domino’s Pizza Sumang Walk branch on 23 Nov 2021 to determine the champion who will represent Singapore in Domino’s international competition. Other than speed, penalty seconds were added if the 3 pizzas each contestant made were off in terms of weight, roundness or the evenness of toppings. The winner was Nur ... Read More »
Longest One-Km Running Relay
The SingHealth Digital Baton Relay covered a total of 231 km over 25 hours, with two staff running a lap of one km each. At every changeover point, instead of a physical baton, the runner scanned the QR code of the previous runner’s mobile phone. The relay involving 450 staff from 13 to 14 Nov 2021 was to raise funds ... Read More »
