Seeking a Record
The story in the paper was about a man with the largest biceps in the world. We know that's true because it's attested to in the listing of Guinness World Records—actually it will be in the next edition of the book.
His biceps measure thirty-one inches. I checked out a film clip and they are really huge— really huge.Just plain huge.
How does that compare to the world's largest collection of sneakers? I guess it depends on what you value.
If I wanted to attempt a world record I'd have to find a subject. I once collected matchbook covers and since I didn't smoke I depended upon others. As people stopped smoking my collection withered until I threw it out. My grandmother collected rubber bands and created a ball of rubber bands. At its largest it equalled a medium sized grapefruit.It can't compare to the rubber band ball created by Joel Waul. Imagine an eight foot high ball made out of 700,000 rubber bands and weighing in at 9,400 pounds?
My grandmother's grapefruit sized rubber band ball wasn't in the same league and judging by some stories there are a number of folks out there ready to eclipse Joel's record.
My mother collected thimbles—a practical collection since she sewed. At the acme of her collecting she owned about twenty—a paltry sum.
Donna Decator has close to 5,000 thimbles in her basement.If she wore a different one every day she'd need thirteen + years to get through the collection.
My father collected hand rolled handkerchiefs.Actually he received them at Christmas time from his students. My mother ironed them perfectly and he placed one in his pocket every day before going off to school.He usually had a dozen ironed handkerchiefs in his drawer.
When I looked up largest collection of hand rolled handkerchiefs nothing came up —save where to buy them. Now there's a possibility for a record.
His biceps measure thirty-one inches. I checked out a film clip and they are really huge— really huge.Just plain huge.
How does that compare to the world's largest collection of sneakers? I guess it depends on what you value.
If I wanted to attempt a world record I'd have to find a subject. I once collected matchbook covers and since I didn't smoke I depended upon others. As people stopped smoking my collection withered until I threw it out. My grandmother collected rubber bands and created a ball of rubber bands. At its largest it equalled a medium sized grapefruit.It can't compare to the rubber band ball created by Joel Waul. Imagine an eight foot high ball made out of 700,000 rubber bands and weighing in at 9,400 pounds?
My grandmother's grapefruit sized rubber band ball wasn't in the same league and judging by some stories there are a number of folks out there ready to eclipse Joel's record.
My mother collected thimbles—a practical collection since she sewed. At the acme of her collecting she owned about twenty—a paltry sum.
Donna Decator has close to 5,000 thimbles in her basement.If she wore a different one every day she'd need thirteen + years to get through the collection.
My father collected hand rolled handkerchiefs.Actually he received them at Christmas time from his students. My mother ironed them perfectly and he placed one in his pocket every day before going off to school.He usually had a dozen ironed handkerchiefs in his drawer.
When I looked up largest collection of hand rolled handkerchiefs nothing came up —save where to buy them. Now there's a possibility for a record.
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One summer when I was a little girl I spent all my spare change on gum which I didn't like to chew just so I could use the gum wrappers in a gum wrapper chain. I was going to the record. I don't recall now how long it was or what happened to it. I'll have to see if there is a gum wrapper chain record!
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