New domino toppling record set

A new world record for the number of dominoes toppled in one go has been set in the Netherlands.

The record attempt began with a beauty queen dangling from a trapeze.

The falling dominoes revealed portraits of the likes of South American revolutionary Che Guevara and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

Adventurer Steve Fosset appeared in a hot air balloon.

It took eight weeks to set up the dominoes and two hours for them to tumble.

There were 4,345,027 dominoes in all. They b (more...)eat the record set in 2006 by 265,000 dominoes. (less)

Added: 17 Nov 2008