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Man builds world's tallest sandcastle

By T.K. Randall
June 13, 2011 · Comment icon 17 comments

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Ed Jarrett needed a whopping 1.6 million pounds of sand and 1500 volunteers to make the 37ft castle.
It took over 2,500 hours of work to complete and has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the tallest sandcastle ever made. Jarrett himself had held the previous record with a 29ft castle he'd built back in 2003.
He needed a lot more than a bucket and spade and a few pats on the top. In fact Ed Jarrett, from Connecticut, needed 1,500 volunteers and 1. 6million pounds of sand and water to build the world's largest sandcastle - breaking his own record in the process.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (17)




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Comment icon #8 Posted by 27vet 13 years ago
He obviously has a lot of time on his hands.
Comment icon #9 Posted by Annabis 13 years ago
very neat. I wish they had a time lapse vid of it being built.
Comment icon #10 Posted by kitco 13 years ago
I wish I could live in it..
Comment icon #11 Posted by Doctor_Strangelove 13 years ago
Yeah, that was my thought. I wonder if there is a bit of cement mixed in for strength? I would hope so, something to make it slightly more permanent at the very least.
Comment icon #12 Posted by Robert1 13 years ago
That is one really cool sand castle. It's too bad he couldn't make more permanent.
Comment icon #13 Posted by terbo559 13 years ago
fake. it's not sand
Comment icon #14 Posted by VietRulerZ 13 years ago
should put this in the Guiness world records
Comment icon #15 Posted by Still Waters 13 years ago
should put this in the Guiness world records They did The 37-foot, ten-inch sculpture was certified as the world's tallest by Guinness World Records on Wednesday after it was built.
Comment icon #16 Posted by Eldorado 13 years ago
Nice work if you can get it..... building sand-castles.
Comment icon #17 Posted by scaredsilly 13 years ago
fake. it's not sand And you would know this?


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