World’s tallest man meets world’s shortest maN June 22, 2009
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Bao Xishun became officially recognised as the world’s tallest man last year, beating the previous record holder, Radhouane Charbib of Tunisia, by just 2mm.
Bao Xishun, the tallest man shakes hands with He Pingping, who is currently aiming for a place in the Guiness Book of Records as the world’s shortest man
The historic meeting between Bao, who stands 2.36 meters (7.9 feet) tall, and He, who only reaches 73 centimeters (2.4 feet) in height, took place in Baotou, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Friday.
The world’s shortest man, He Pingping, tried out the shoe of the world’s tallest man at the Guinness World Records Museum in Tokyo, Japan
World’s Tallest Man Meets Worlds Smallest Man!!!
World’s shortest man is only 20 inches talL June 22, 2009
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Guinness World Records is waiting on final evidence before deciding whether Nepal’s shortest man can be named the shortest in the world.
14-year-old Khagendra Thapa Magar is only 20 inches (50 centimeters) tall and weighs in at a mere 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms).
While Guinness does not have categories for shortest children, a person under 18 years old can be named the shortest man as long as it can be shown he is fully grown.
A spokesperson for Guinness said they were waiting on the final pieces of evidence, including birth certificate and doctors’ reports, before making a decision.
World’s Fastest Flash DrivE June 22, 2009
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Patriot Memory is claiming the world’s fastest flash drive at the CES 2007 show this year. The X-Porter XT Version 2 can achieve 39MB transfer rates. Now besides the fact of anyone reproducing a manufacturers test specs, lets take it at face value – WOW that’s fast.
Kingmax unveils “world’s smallest” USB flash drivE June 22, 2009
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All those “world’s smallest” flash drives now have to face Kingmax’s USB 2.0 Super Stick as it looks to challenge all the previous (and currently unconfirmed) claims of diminutive superiority. While it looks to be a revamped version of the company’s first iteration, this uber-slim flash drive weighs in at just a single gram, and measures 34- x 12.4- x 2.2-mm, which also means this just might be the easiest possible storage medium to lose track of. Nevertheless, this Vista / OS X-friendly drive comes in 512MB ($19), 1GB ($29), 2GB ($39), and 4GB ($55) flavors, and if you’re interested in picking up a thumb drive that can probably double as a toothpick, it’s available as we speak.
