DailyDirt: Winners And Record Holders
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
There are plenty of world records that no one really cares about -- but it's still entertaining to see folks keeping track of some weird records and winning contests that are just a bit bizarre. Here are some real winners, depending on your point of view.- Don Gorske has claimed the title of having eaten the most Big Macs in a lifetime -- with over 25,000 consumed over 39 years. So as long as you don't supersize your order... [url]
- The 24th Annual National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest was won by a contraption called "The Time Machine" -- which used 244 steps to re-create the universe from the big bang until the 2012 apocalypse. Surely, though, the record could be broken by daisy-chaining together all the entries... [url]
- The Best Illusion of the Year Contest has named its top ten finalists for 2011. But it's hard to see which one is the best. [url]
- To find some other online challenges and games, check out what StumbleUpon has found to play. [url]
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Filed Under: big macs, contests, illusions, rube goldberg
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Oh noes, the MAFIAA's dreams just came true!
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And The World “Hide-And-Seek” Record Holder Is ...
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Best Illusion of the Year...
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The Best Illusion are a sight to behold
Thanks to the urls-we-dig-up dept for these one.
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Re: The Best Illusion are a sight to behold
I wonder what other foods people might unconsciously eat 25,000 of -- maybe M&Ms?
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