Students from Loreto Abbey secondary school in Dalkey assisted in setting a new world record today when they helped to build the world's largest image made from candles. The students were among a number of groups across the world who were attempting to smash new records on Guinness World Records Day, a 24-hour celebration of record breaking around the world, which was established in 2005 to commemorate the sale of the hundred-millionth copy of Guinness World Records .
A total of 26,800 LED candle tea-lights were included on a purpose built 37ft floor image of Disney character Donald Duck by the students. The achievement took six hours to complete in Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre, where it was deemed by a team of adjudicators from Guinness World Records as a new record.
The record breaking attempt was made following the sale of a commemorative pin which was available in Tesco stores nationwide over the past few months. Every pin sold enabled one of the 26,800 plus tea lights to be lit with all proceeds from the sale of the pins going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
An attempt to break the world record for the largest game of Chinese Whispers in Dublin failed this afternoon when too few participants turned up as did an attempt to set a new record for the most people running in high-heeled shoes in Belfast.
In Britain, attempts are taking place to set a number of world records including the record for the most people arm wrestling and the largest gathering of people dressed as superheroes.
Elsewhere, attempts at the world's largest leap frog are taking place in Canada while the largest ever dog wedding will be attempted in the US.
