Imagine yourself reading in a forest. The weather is beautiful, and the sun is shining brightly. However, the trees provide shade for you. Your book has you so enticed you almost don’t notice the thing on your page. What is it? You gaze closer and see that it’s…some kind of petite lizard. Why is it so small? How did it get there? Today, I’ll be talking about people, animals, and things that broke Guinness World Records.
First up on the list is the small lizard you encountered previously. It’s called a blotchy-brown nano-chameleon. You’re lucky to have seen one since it’s the world’s smallest reptile. Plus, it is usually found on the rainforest floor and can’t change color, so it blends in easily to its surroundings. A nano-chameleon is almost the size of a sunflower seed, which is nearly five-eighths of an inch long. That’s why it’s the smallest reptile in the world! Its size isn’t the only impressive feature about it, though. The blotchy-brown nano-chameleon also has a quick-moving tongue to find and catch insects hastily.
The next Guinness World Record goes to a man from Germany named Mirko Hanssen. He hand skated (invented by him) 50 meters in the shortest amount of time: 8.55 seconds! Hanssen must be quite a risk-taker-this must’ve taken time to practice and courage to fulfill the task. Plus, since he’s upside-down, it’s hard to see more than a few feet ahead. Many other factors can enter, like buildup of pressure to the head or many injuries if anything goes wrong. Kudos to this person for accomplishing this.
Last but not least-this is probably one of my favorites-the world’s largest mobile humanoid robot was built in Yokohama Japan. It took over 6 years to build as well as 200 parts! It weighs 25 tons and is 60 feet tall, which is the size of 10 cars stacked on top of each other! But can it do anything? Yes, it can! The robot can raise its fingers and arms as well as bending on one knee. Sadly, it can’t help with chores or work. It’s still an amazing achievement and shows how much our world can evolve and build more and bigger machines.
Hence, all of these Guinness World Record-Breakers-the record-breaking nano-chameleon, the hand skater, and the robot built are phenomenal and/or well-deserved. I personally like the one about the robot since it’s extremely fascinating how many people came together and built a massive robot. They must have been determined to make it since they didn’t give up in the past six years in building it. The other accomplishments are wonderful as well! I hope you have learned something about these world records and that you can do many things if you believe in yourself. Well, you can’t really become the world’s tiniest reptile, but the other two, maybe!
Written by Kruti Patel
