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Created Tue 21st Oct 2008 2:07pm PST by onedave[Power User]

Will huge Iranian ostrich sandwich go into the Guiness Book of Records?

Settled as No

It didn't make it into the book...at least not yet.

Background:

Background: In an attempt to promote Iran's emerging ostrich industry, about 1500 cooks have created a huge sandwich. The sandwich was 1500 meters long and used 1000 kilograms of ostrich meat. It took two days to make the sandwich.

The sandwich was reportedly eaten before it could be measured officially. The event's organizers plan to send video footage of the sandwich to Guiness officials.

This market will settle as 'yes,' if the Guiness Book of Records published in either 2008 or 2009 list this sandwich as the largest ostrich sandwich.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7675281.stm
http://www.guinessworldrecords.com/

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
26%
No
74%
Settled as No on Wed 4th Nov 6:39am PST

Suspend date: Wed 21st Oct 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 4th Nov 6:39am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 21st Oct 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 50%

Action history:

Created Tue 21st Oct 2008 2:07pm PST by onedave[Power User]
Settlement requested Wed 21st Oct 10:24am PST by ghostbuster: Guiness Book of Records 2009 does not list any largest Sandwich, let alone an Ostrich Sandwich. page 124 "Incredible edibles" settlle as no
Suspended Wed 21st Oct 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settled as 'No' Wed 4th Nov 6:39am PST by sqlman[Admin]: It didn't make it into the book...at least not yet.

Suspend date: Wed 21st Oct 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Wed 4th Nov 6:39am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 21st Oct 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (33)

4 weeks ago
shojun predicted No (H$1,000 at 75%)
5 weeks ago
ghostbuster predicted No (H$1,659 at 73%)
19 weeks ago
bigken1 predicted No (H$2,000 at 54%)
19 weeks ago
bigken1 predicted No (H$100 at 54%)
19 weeks ago
bigken1 predicted No (H$1,000 at 53%)

Comments (9)

  1 tisha[Admin]
Eek! Nice question.

Guiness record folk are quite strict about these things though, aren't they?
posted 1 year ago
  2 dragonfangxl
Generally. But i think that they may ease up because there were a lot of witnesses at the scene.
posted 1 year ago
  3 bayoubear[Admin]
As the largest sandwich, or the largest ostrich sandwich? I wouldn't think they'd need to go 1500 meters for the largest ostrich sandwich....maybe a foot or two....
posted 1 year ago
  4 destry[Admin]
How insane is the organization of the event when they can't stop people from eating something that has been outdoors for two days, before they count it. I am not sure I would want a fresh ostrich sandwich, I am pretty sure I wouldn't want one that has been out in the open for two days.
posted 1 year ago
  5 onedave[Power User]
@bayoubear: I am not sure if there is a category for largest ostrich sandwich, but if the sandwich sets the record for largest sandwich it will also be the largest ostrich sandwich.
posted 1 year ago
  6 dragonfangxl
No kidding! i once had an ostrich burger though, out of curiosity, and it was surprisingly good!
posted 1 year ago
  7 deanthoreau
Will there be a follow up question regarding; World's largest number of people to get food poisening by eating the same sandwich?
Sorry but 2 day old bread is bad enuf but then..ostrich meat on it..ohhhh Barf
posted 51 weeks ago
  8 coolkraft
I would never eat any food from a country where I could not pronounce their present leader's name!
posted 51 weeks ago
  9 ghostbuster
This should settle NO, the 2009 book is available in most libraries, page 124 covers "incredible edibles" It's not listed.
posted 3 weeks ago

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