Friday, August 26, 2011

  Largest sand dollar: world record found by Augie Balicki

 Treasure Island, FL, USA -- Augie Balicki, 8, from Downers Grove, IL, found a 12.73 centimeter sand dollar on the beach at Treasure Island, Fla. - which sets the new world record for Largest sand dollar, according to World Record Academy (www.worldrecordacademy.com).

  Photo: Augie Balicki displays a 12.73 centimeter sand dollar he found on the beach at Treasure Island, Fla. Photo: Paul Iwanaga ( enlarge photo )

The Guinness world record for the longest sand sculpture measures 27.3 km (16.96 miles) long and was achieved by the infotainment programme Abenteuer Leben, produced by kabel eins (Germany), with the help of 11,000 volunteers.

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest sand painting measured 9,028 m² (97,176.19 ft²) and was created by over 2,500 participants organised by the Brahma Kumaris (India) at Firodia School in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India .

  "It's got five little holes in it and it's kind of rare because most sand dollars have six holes that you find," Augie said.
 "But mine had five so it's a little rarer than the others. It's (12.73) centimeters in diameter. ... It's kind of a whitish beige color."

  When her son found the sand dollar, Amy Balicki turned to an encyclopedia to learn more about the marine animal. What she found was that the average sand dollar was 5 to 10 centimeters.

Related world records:     
Largest crocodile in captivity: Cassius (HD Video)

Oldest living animal: 178-year-old tortoise

Smallest Dinosaur: 'Ashdown Maniraptoran' Fossil

Largest Fossil Spider: 165-million-year-old fossil

Most ears on a cat: Luntya The Cat (Video)

Loudest Cat: Smokey The Cat (Video)

Largest natural abalone pearl: Abalone "horn" pearl

Longest Cat: Stewie

Longest recorded migration of any mammal: Humpback Whale

Smalles Cow: Swallow

Smartest monkey: Kanzi the 'talking' Ape

Friday, August 26, 2011