Author: Asia Book of Records Team

Schreiber Foods Inc. of the USA set a record for making the largest macaroni and cheese with the help of their employees in Logan, Utah. They cooked a super-sized mac ‘n’ cheese weighing in at a whopping 2,151 kg (4,742 lb 2.29 oz), as confirmed on November 15, 2023.

Jason Auld of Scotland set a record for the heaviest single weight lifted by barbell overhead press while riding a unicycle in Edinburgh. He lifted 68 kg (149.91 lb), as confirmed on November 15, 2023.

Dr. L. Franklin Herbert Das of Tamil Nadu, India, set a record for treating the maximum number of diabetic patients for reducing blood glucose levels instantly without drugs. He performed ‘Blood Glucose Reduction Therapy’ on 7 diabetic patients for instant blood glucose reduction without administering oral medicines at a camp organised by the Dean Foundation (Kilpauk) and INO (Tamil Nadu) on February 2, 2024, as confirmed on March 30, 2024.

Patki Hospital, under the supervision of Dr. Satish Patki of Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India, set the record for the maximum births of two generations in a single hospital. A total of 432 babies born in the 1990s at Patki Hospital, now adults, returned to deliver their own babies, treated by Drs. Satish and Ujjwala Patki (199 from the 1st generation, 233 from the 2nd). As a premier institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Infertility, Patki Hospital is hosting a family reunion at Hotel Sayaji, Kolhapur, confirmed on May 19, 2024.

SAFRA Choa Chu Kang of Singapore set a record for organising the largest parent-and-child burger making session at Singapore. They organised an open-house to welcome its members and families. One of the activities organised was having 101 parent-and-child pairs to make burgers together. All materials and instructions were provided by Burger King and the kids really enjoyed being masterchefs for the day, as confirmed on November 11, 2023.

Singapore Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic & ITE College East, all of Singapore, set a record for the largest display of balcony landscapes at City Square Mall, Singapore. They had to consider the use of suitable plants for the balcony as well as creating a haven for relaxation. A total number of nine teams presented their designs, as confirmed on November 11, 2023.

Mason Zhou Yirui of Singapore set a record of recalling the maximum digits for the square root of 11 – with 500 digits onboard Genting Dream in a cube-themed cruise organised by Mofunland in Singapore. He achieved the feat at the age of 9 years, as confirmed on November 10, 2023.

Centre for Fathering in Singapore set a record for the maximum number of well wishes on a tree on Fathers’ Day at OCBC Square, Singapore. A live tree was brought down to the site and children were invited to write wish cards for their dads. A total number of 1,248 heart-shaped cards were written and hung on the tree. The tree was replanted at Gardens by the Bay as a gift from the fathers to the next generation towards nation building, as confirmed on November 11, 2023.

Mofunland of Singapore set a record for organising Singapore’s first cube-themed cruise onboard the Genting Dream where the largest word formation was made of Rubik’s cubes. A total number of 80 cube enthusiasts put together a mosaic made of 1,400 Rubik’s cubes forming the words ‘Mofunland Cubing Cruise 2023’, as confirmed on November 11, 2023.

Kenneth Tan of Singapore set a record of completing the maximum 5-digit sets of pi in 5 minutes onboard the Genting Dream cruise in Singapore. The first record was based on the first 1,000 digits of pi where sets of 5 digits were given and he had to write down the subsequent 5 digits. He completed 63 correct sets within 5 minutes, as confirmed on November 11, 2023.