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The "heaviest bicycle" in the world: Sebastian Beutler from Köthen in Saxony-Anhalt achieved the official world record set by the German Record Institute (RID) with his 2,180-kilogram bicycle.
The RID is considered the German-language counterpart to the Guinness Book of Records.
And the Germans did a lot again in 2022 to immortalize themselves with top performances.
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According to RID, a total of 90 world records have been certified in Germany in the past few months.
Including these two: Marcel Paul raced across the street in Schotten in an unmodified and a modified bobby car at 106.01 and 130.72 kilometers per hour.
Read more about it here: How a 29-year-old from Hesse broke the speed record for bobby cars
The 90 world records are also a personal best: Last year there were 80 and in the first year of the pandemic 2020 there were at least 89, it said.
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The »biggest peace sign made of vehicles«: 309 cars formed up in Königs Wusterhausen.
Photo: Felix Matthai / RID
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The "longest Christmas stollen" in the world: this 1,022 meter long baked item was presented in Dresden.
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The “most drumstick turns in one minute”: drummer Sebastian Runde managed 105 laps around his fingers in Hamburg.
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Statistically speaking, RID, which is based in the Hanseatic city, receives an inquiry every day with a more or less crazy idea.
The "biggest Christmas tree made of tin cans" was built on the Michel square in Hamburg from 3,425 tins.
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The »leaning tower in the world«: No, it's not in Pisa, but in Gau-Weinheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, and has an incline of 5.4277 degrees.
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The "fastest way to change a tractor rear wheel": In Heeslingen, Lower Saxony, YouTube mechanic Mariam Sukh and workshop expert Menko Lottmann needed just 3 minutes and 16 seconds for the job.
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And even if not all inquiries are accepted as a category: According to RID, once the idea has been accepted, very few attempts fail.
After all, people are usually well prepared.
Like these 20 record hunters who squeezed into a Trabant 601 in Zwickau.
Photo: RID
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