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The most mechanical energy produced by pedalling on static bicycles in one hour, the largest flower arrangement and the largest standing lantern are just a few of the UAE record breakers included in the 2018 edition of the book Guinness World Records being released this week.
Speaking at the official book launch event at the Burj Khalifa - which itself holds 11 separate world records - Guinness World Records Mena country manager Talal Omar noted that the Middle East saw 96 record titles take place across the region in 2016.
As of April 2017, the UAE holds 186 Guinness World Records - with 139 of those held in Dubai. "That's a little bit of a drop. It was more than this in the past. However, records are gained and lost, so if you have a record and it's broken in South Korea or Sweden, you lose it and it goes to that country," he said. "It's a competition between countries."
The largest standing lantern in Sharjah's Souq Al Jubail
While people and organisations across the Middle East are constantly striving to break world records, Omar noted that record-breaking is particularly important in Dubai. "They always strive to be number one. That's what we feel when we speak to anyone from here," he said. "They want to compete and show they're a young country that is advancing very fast. It's impressive."
As an example, Omar noted that he often tells people that they can have a "record breaking journey" whenever they visit the emirate. "You land at the busiest airport in the world, and you take the the longest driverless network metro in the world," he noted. "You pass by Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower, the largest shopping mall The Dubai Mall, and past Ski Dubai the largest indoor ski (centre)."
"People break records for many different reasons. I've seen hundreds in my time at Guinness World Records," he added. "Sometimes it's people's dreams they want to fulfill. For others - and that's what we see here - it's a competition. You're proud of yourself and your country and you want to put it on the map. That's what we see here in the region. It's a very positive thing."
Some UAE Records in the 2018 Edition . Most mechanical energy produced by pedalling on a static bicycle in one hour - broken by 300 participants who produced 8,999 watt hours of energy at Burj Park, Dubai . Largest Stencil - 11.13 square metres, unveiled at Middle East Film &Comic Con, Dubai . Largest Flower Arrangement: 72.95 x 78.34 x 21.91 metre Airbus A380 at Dubai Miracle Garden . Largest Standing Lantern - 13.09 metres high, 5 metres wide, displayed at an event by Sharjah Asset Management . Most Table-Tennis Ball bounces on a racket in one minute, blindfolded - 27 by French national Alexandre Mitterand at GWR Live! event at Etisalat Beach Canteen in Dubai. |
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