I screamed until I lost my voice.'Ī post shared by Guinness World Records felt incredible emotions from the moment I saw the pumpkin arrive on the truck. “When my friends and the audience saw the weight, they swept me up in celebration. 'At the time of the weigh-in, I had my back to the screen,” Cutrupi continued. there were good moments but I also had to swallow bitter pills.' 'All the time dedicated to cultivation, to the search for new ideas, the time spent comparing myself with other growers, my sacrifices, and the sacrifices of those closest to me. 'In my head, I was reliving the whole journey to get to that moment,' Cutrupi told GWR. So Cutrupi would only know for sure if he had set the record on the day of the contest, and there was considerable tension as he and the crowd waited in anticipation for the official announcement.

Anything can happen at any time, not least in the high-risk period after picking the produce and transporting it to the weigh-in event. Cutrupi had an inkling he could have a world record-beating pumpkin on his hands by late July.īut nothing in the world of growing giant fruit and vegetables for competition is guaranteed. Grown from seed, the pumpkin plant – a type of Atlantic giant – germinated back in March. Stefano Cutrupi (Italy) from the commune of Radda in Chianti, Tuscany, who has been growing giant pumpkins since 2008, presented the super-sized squash at the 10th edition of the Campionato della Zuccone pumpkin festival in Peccioli, near Pisa, on 26 September 2021.Īt this event, also known as “Lo Zuccone” for short, it was assessed by representatives from the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, who confirm that the quality of the produce is good enough to be entered for competition. That’s heavier than a Nissan Micra car, or about the same as 17.5 adult men! (You will need to register / login for access)Ĭomments below may relate to previous holders of this record.A farmer from Italy has just smashed the heaviest pumpkin record, with a specimen that tipped the scales at 1,226 kg (2,702 lb 13.9 oz). For a full list of record titles, please use our Record Application Search. Records change on a daily basis and are not immediately published online. However, other aspects of the syndrome are very painful, e.g. Areas not so stretchy are hands and feet.Ī: Stretching doesnt hurt at all. Q: Are there parts of the body where the skin is very stretchy?Ī: Anywhere that has plenty of skin is best - tummy, neck, arms, etc. Q: When did you know that you had stretchy skin?Ī: I have always known that my skin was different - as a small child my uncles used to have fun showing their friends. In more serious cases, it can cause the fatal collapse or rupturing of blood vessels. With this condition, the collagen that strengthens the skin and determines its elasticity becomes defective, resulting in, among other things, a loosening of the skin, and 'hypermobility' of the joints. Garry Turner (UK) is able to stretch the skin of his stomach to a distended length of 15.8 cm (6.25 in) due to a rare medical condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissues affecting the skin, ligaments and internal organs.

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