Tuesday, February 24, 2015

  Largest collection of Slinkys: Susan Suazo breaks Guinness World Records record (VIDEO)

Los Lunas, N.M., USA -- Susan Suazo, of Los Lunas, N.M., is now the proud holder of a new world record for the largest collection of Slinkys; she has 1,054 of the coiled spring toys, the coiled spring toy that can flip and flop down a flight of stairs, setting the new world record for the Largest collection of Slinkys, according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/ .

  Photo: Susan Suazo of Los Lunas is now the proud holder of a new world record for the largest collection of Slinkys; she has 1,054 of the coiled spring toys. Photo: Deborah Fox/Valencia County News-Bulletin
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The Guinness World Records' record for the largest collection of stubby holders consists of 2,739 stubby holders and belongs to Phil Stock (Australia). The collection was verified at Club Coffs on West High in Coffs Harbour, Australia, on 2 October 2014.

  Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest collection of candles; it belongs to Lam Chung Foon (Hong Kong) and consists of 6,360 different candles as of 23 December 2011 in Shatin, Hong Kong.

   The Los Lunas resident and her stash of 1,054 Slinkys, the coiled spring toy that can flip and flop down a flight of stairs, made it into the Book of World Records as she holds the largest collection of the kind, the Albuquerque Journal reports.

   Hanging from the ceiling are 200 colorful plastic Slinkys falling like rainbows from the sky. Many of them glow in the dark with the help of a black light and movement in the room causes the glowing spirals to bounce in gentle animation.

    Around the perimeter of the room are display cases filled with Slinkys in a variety of sizes, shapes and materials. Some are metal, others are plastic. Suazo has vintage animal Slinkys, ornately painted Slinkys, metallic colored Slinkys and heart-shaped Slinkys. Several of the iconic toys line shelves in a window creating a colorful curtain.