11 “Wah, Liddat Also Can” Ways Malaysians Have Broken Guinness World Records

Malaysians are history makers.

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1. The largest silat lesson. Directed by Grandmaster Syeikh Dr. Md. Radzi Hanafi from Persekutuan Seni Silat Cekak Pusaka Ustaz Hanafi Malaysia, the enormous training session was participated by 12,393 silat exponents.

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2. Longest underwater cleanup. The record saw over 139 volunteer divers cleaning the ocean beds of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, in Kota Kinabalu. It also revealed the tremendous amount of waste in our oceans – close 6,000 kg of waste, to be exact.

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3. Most eggs crushed within 30 seconds. Probably the coolest record we've ever seen, Sivasam from Ipoh crushed broke the eggs by placing them at the back of his wrist and bent his fingers! He probably could churn out roti telurs super fast too…

Sivasam showing us just how agile his fingers are.

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4. Pierce 4 coconuts with a finger in the fastest time. Kung Fu Master Ho Eng Hui used his index finger of steel to poke through 4 hard coconuts through the shell, all in only 12.15 seconds!

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5. Largest hotel in the world. A previous Guinness World Records title holder, the hotel increased its size from 6,118 rooms to 7,351 rooms.

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(Right) Edward Holloway, senior VP for Resorts World Genting, receiving the Guinness World Records certification for World's Largest Hotel from Mr. Alan Pixley, adjudicator for Guinness World Records in London.

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6. Most people in a mobile game relay. Nokia Malaysia got 2,030 people to play Angry Birds. The game was played continuously, with each individual participant clearing or failing one level of the game, for a total of 10 hours

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7. World's largest capsule vending machine. In conjunction with its 10th anniversary, Berjaya Times Square built a gigantic vending machine with a height of 32 feet.

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8. Heaviest train pulled by teeth. Nicknamed "King Tooth", Rathakrishnan Velu pulled a seven-coach train using a steel rope clenched in his mouth!

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9. Fastest person to run 1.6km while balancing a football on the head. Low Yee Ming, 19, completed balancing a football on his head for a distance of 1 mile (1.6km) in 8 minutes and 35 seconds at the Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya Athletics Stadium.

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10. Largest parade of boats. A total of 1,180 boats joined in the Malaysia Day parade in Terengganu, making it the largest parade of boats in the world.

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11. Longest non-stop LAN (Local Area Network) party. 274 participants played games like DoTA 2, Call of Duty 4 and FIFA 09 for 40 hours straight!

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Here's to more amazing Guinness world records from Malaysians!

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Aside from breaking world records, Malaysians are pretty good game developers too!

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