Being the top record-breaking nation in the MENA region by a large margin did not stop the UAE from hunting for more. On the contrary, it proved to increase the appetite for more with 5 different Guinness World Records attempts happening during the same week as the 49thUAE National Day.
In Abu Dhabi, Yas Mall are attempting to create the Largest sand art structure, which has a current minimum of 266.2kilograms for a record achieved back in 2012. Yas Mall is planning to raise the bar smash this record by creating a giant size Sand Art bottle. A team of expert artists will create an eye-catching sand visual illustrating the UAE’s National Day themes. The enormous bottle will be displayed in Town Square, Yas Mall till 5th of December. Shoppers and visitors of the capital are invited to watch the Guinness World Records™ attempt as it happens live.
UAE is not only the first record-breaking nation in the Middle East with the most number of records regionally, currently stands at 434 active records, but has the fastest rate in setting more of them. Egypt is approaching the 100 world records mark soon with a current haul of 96world records in hand, leaving Saudi Arabia closely third with 95 records.
Interestingly, the UAE was able to break many world records over the years, here are some examples to name a few:
- Largest flag flown while in freefall (skydiving) – 144.28 m²
- Largest human image of a waving national flag – 4,130 people
- Largest recyclable material mosaic (image) – 1,165 m²
- Largest flower arrangement / structure – 72.95 x 78.34 x 21.98 metres
- Highest resolution video wall – 1,700,352,000 pixels.
- Tallest topiary sculpture (supported) – 18.06 m
- Largest vertical maze (permanent) – 3,947.22 m²
