Saturday, March 19, 2011

 Longest Ice Bar: Crystal Creations and Wicked Audio sets world record (Video)

FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Created by ice-sculpting company, Crystal Creationsalong with headphone maker, Wicked Audio , the drink luge made from massive natural ice blocks at Alaska's BP World Ice Art Championships measures 24 feet tall and 208 feet long - setting the new world record for the Longest Ice Bar .

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  The previous Guinness world record for the Longest Ice Barwas 50 meters, or a little over 164 feet.

 Guinness World Records also recognized the longest temporary bar: 783.8 m (2,571 ft 6 in), achieved by Quandt-Schön Getränkefachhandelsgesellschaft mbH (Germany) in Satow, Germanye .

  The World's Longest Ice Barstarts with a sculpture of a woman.

The drink is poured down her neck, and runs down the entire 208 feet of the luge, chilling the drink and sending it into the waiting mouth of the lucky partier at the end.
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   At 24 feet tall and 208 feet long the drink luge made from massive natural ice blocks also set the record for the Longest Drink Luge.  

   There is no previous Guinness World Record for the Largest Drink Luge.

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   The World Record Ice Sculpting Team ( Team Ice Pro ): Joe Rimer, Dawson List of ice dragon ice sculptures, Max Zuleta (Zice), conceptual visionary and master sculptor of Art Below Zero and Art Below Zero Ensemble., James Ottens of Crystal Creations and Dominique Colell.