Longest ice cream Sundae: Michigan town breaks Guinness World records record (VIDEO)
NASHVILLE, MI, USA -- The small town of Nashville built an 1,800-foot ice cream sundae; the massive line of vanilla ice cream scoops covered in strawberries, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and cherries stretched 1,800 feet down M-66 in the middle of town, setting the new world record for the Longest ice cream Sundae,
according to the World Record Academy.
Photo: The massive line of vanilla ice cream scoops covered in strawberries, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and cherries stretched 1,800 feet down M-66 in the middle of town. The world record was broken with the help of 8,300 souvenir spoons, 7,200 scoops of ice cream, 3,600 cherries, over 270 tables, 192 volunteers to build the sundae, 72 cans of whip cream, 70 volunteers assembling tables and gutters, 56 gallons of strawberries, 15 minutes to build the sundae and the support of the community.
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The Guinness World Records' record for the longest ice-cream dessert measures 540.16 m (1,772 ft 2 in) and was achieved by Solivita (USA) in Poinciana, Florida, USA, on 9 November 2014.
Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest scoop of ice-cream; it weighed 1365kg 312.93g (3,010 lb) and was created by Kemps LLC (USA), in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA on 28 June 2014.
Hundreds showed up in Nashville, Michigan to participate in the breaking of the world's longest ice cream sundae record.
The world record was broken with the help of 8,300 souvenir spoons, 7,200 scoops of ice cream, 3,600 cherries, over 270 tables, 192 volunteers to build the sundae, 72 cans of whip cream, 70 volunteers assembling tables and gutters, 56 gallons of strawberries, 15 minutes to build the sundae and the support of the community.
The massive line of vanilla ice cream scoops covered in strawberries, chocolate syrup, whipped cream and cherries stretched 1,800 feet down M-66 in the middle of town.
The sundae surpassed the Guinness World Records world record by 28 feet, The Detroit Free Press reported.
Organizers sold 7,000 plastic, color-changing spoons to people planning to enjoy the finished sundae.