Well, artist Erik Nordenankar from Sweden has created the biggest drawing in the world. He got a briefcase with a GPS device, and used DHL to fly it around the world, creating a self-portrait from it’s path. It went through 62 countries, and the route was 110,664 kilometers long (68,763 miles). The whole thing took 55 days.
Here’s the guy’s website:
http://biggestdrawingintheworld.com/drawing.aspx
And here’s the story on hackaday:
http://www.hackaday.com/2008/05/24/b…ated-with-gps/
Here’s a picture of the portrait:
Here’s a picture of the briefcase:
Here’s the instructions he gave to DHL (zoomed out a lot, you can download a pdf of the full size thing on the guy’s site):
Here’s a video:
I guess there’s not really any way to confirm that it’s really the biggest drawing in the world though. It really depends on how you define a drawing. He obviously worked closely with DHL on this, as you can see in the video, so that the package remained safe through the whole thing.
Sketching on the world:
I got an email this morning;
Happy Satuday!
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And I also got this email from Paypal;
You’ve got new funds!
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IZEA, Inc. just sent you money with PayPal.
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I just got $55 US by using SocialSpark, in one night.
We’ve just received the word that the new version of Age Of Chivalry will be released this Friday, May 22nd at 12am GMT+1. The server package will be released on Wednesday so the servers are ready to go ahead of time.
1.1 Changes include:
- Decapitation
- Revamped health and armor system
- Significant class balance changes (all the weapons damages and speeds have been redone)
- Improved hitbox detection to increase accuracy and minimize previous confusion
- Hold shield Blocking
- Clan Support added including HLTV and warm-up mode
For more info visit Age Of Chivalry website.
Grand Theft Auto IV has officially made it into the Guinness World Records as the biggest entertainment release of all time. Yes, the biggest entertainment release of all time, not just the largest video game release.
Grand Theft Auto IV has crushed the competition by selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 million in its first day of release, earning Guinness World Records for the Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours and the Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours. These records establish GTA IV as the most profitable entertainment release of all-time, far surpassing other video game, film and book releases.
To compare, here is how GTA IV stacks up against the competition.
Fastest-selling video game in 24 hours: Halo 3 at $170 million. Fastest-selling theatrical movie in 24 hours: Spider-Man 3 at $60 Million. Fastest-selling book in 24 hours: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows at $220 million.
I don’t think that’s too shabby at all.
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