Not sure whether the Guinness Book of Records has anything to do with it, but people would do just about anything these days to be known as the biggest, the smallest, the fattest, the thinnest, the tallest, the shortest ... anything. Some merits the attention, others just the wildest nonsense. No matter, people just want to get into that record book, even though it serves no purpose whatsoever. The following two though take some doing.
The Australian Gold Coin ~
It's the biggest and the most valuable solid gold coin in the world. On one side features the face of Queen Elizabeth, and on the reverse side the silhouette of a kangaroo. It has been presented a few days ago in Perth, Australia.The gold in this coin is of 99,99 percent pure gold, worth of 55,7 million dollars. The measurement is: 80 centimetres diameter and 12 centimetres thick. The spokesman said that this gigantic sample is a magnificent icon of Australia and symbolizes one of the extraordinary achievements in the history of the House of Coins. There's only one problem he added: 'It's to heavy to carry it in a pocket.'
The World's Biggest Name ~
Not by merit but the biggest written name. Each of the 5 letters of the name measures 1 kilometre high, together it's 3 kilometre long, and it's seen by Satellite.The name belongs to an Arab Sheik (how can it be anybody else?) Hamad bin Handan (just as well he didn't put his full name there to occupy half the world), a member of the Royal family of Abu Dhabi. He wished to immortalize his name on the sand of the desert in such a way that it can be seen even from outside of the earth. Said and done, it's in Al-Futasi, an island (in the inset photo) that he owns in the Persian Gulf.
The first 2 letters, 'H' and 'A', are sailable canals for recreation cruisers. The only name of a person readable via satellite.
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