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Why did Jim Boleyn's Big Town win the Guinness Book of World Records?
Many great ideas are displayed in the vast rural areas of the United States-sometimes in small places, especially in Casey Town, Illinois, where many of the largest objects in the world are displayed in the exhibition "Big Town" established by Jim Boleyn. Jim also made the longest knitting needle (3.98m), the largest crochet needle (1.86m) and the largest wind chime (12.8m).

In addition, Ohio has the largest yo-yo, and Michigan has the largest chain saw and the largest tire sculpture.

The largest pitchfork:

20 15 10 year 10 On October 20th, Jim Bolin set a new Guinness World Record and created the largest pitchfork, with a width of 2.56m and a length of18.64m..

This is 12 times larger than ordinary pitchforks, and basically the same as the length of a bowling alley. It is currently on display outside Richard Farm Restaurant. Pauline designed this huge agricultural production tool to symbolize Kathy's agricultural group. This pitchfork weighs 880 kilograms.

1.940 lbs.

The largest clogs:

Traditional clogs originated in Holland, but the biggest clogs are in Jim's hometown. 2065438+051October 20th, 10, he showed a pair of clogs with a length of 3.6m, a width of 1.77m and a height of 1.48m, which was about a foot longer than the previous German record. These clogs are made of 6 1 layer pine, each layer weighs about 680 kg. Jim and two teammates sawed it off with a chain saw and painted it with a smooth finish.

The largest golf tee:

201365438+1October 29th, Jim exhibited a huge golf tee, which was based on the standard size tee of Kathy Country Club. This tee is 9.37m high, with a ball head diameter of 1.9 1m and a rod width of 64cm.

Jim and his employees belong to Baolin Company. They glued a huge block of wood with a yellow pine board and sawed it into a T-shape. (Some members of the team have also taken sawing courses before. ) This jersey is permanently displayed in the country club.

The biggest rocking chair:

20 15 10 year 10 On October 20th, Jim Boleyn and his team won a new world record with a rocking chair made of wood and iron with a height of17.09m and a width of 9.99m.. During the construction process, each piece of the rocking chair was weighed, and finally the total weight was calculated to be 20955 kg. The wooden pillow at the head of the chair is engraved with the words "Pigeon of Hope". The United States has a history of building big chairs since 1905. Starting from the citizens of Gardner, Massachusetts, Jim added a new record to this series.

Maximum mailbox (capacity):

2015101On October 20th, Jim and his team once again created a new landmark for Kathy-a huge standard American mailbox with a volume of 162.63 cubic meters. Ladders are designed inside the mailbox to facilitate visitors to visit. This mailbox is designed for receiving mail (when the mail is put in, a small red flag will be raised). Jim hopes to build a mailbox history museum with the lower space of the mailbox. At present, this mailbox is in the business district of Casey Town.

The largest yo-yo:

On September, 2065438+05 15, American Beth Johnson showed a yo-yo named "Wow Yo" in Cincinnati, Ohio. It took her three years to build this yo-yo. The yo-yo disc is 3.62 meters in diameter and weighs 2.09 metric tons. It is tied to a 36.5-meter rope and operated by a 68-ton crane. Yo-Yo failed in three tests, but Beth's perseverance and superb maintenance finally made it successful.

The tallest tire sculpture:

Allen Park has a 24.4-meter-high giant tire sculpture of Yongnaichi, which is one of the most popular landmarks in Michigan.

Originally a ferris wheel, this eight-story building was used for exhibition at 1965 new york World Expo and received 2 million visitors. The tire weight is 10.8 metric ton, the tread is made of glass fiber, and the tread is 15 cm deep, which is equivalent to 960 real perpetual tires and can be used on vehicles with a height of 6 1 meter.

The biggest chainsaw:

1996, Jim Desclaire of Molten Iron Company made a chainsaw in Onaway, Michigan, which was 6.98m long and1.83m high. This chain saw, named "Big Gus", weighs nearly 3.6 metric tons and is driven by V8 engine. So far, it has rarely been fully launched.