The largest cracker in the world was made by the children of Ley Hill School, Ley Hill Pre-School, and parents and helpers from each, in Ley Hill, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. The cracker was 207 feet - 63.1 metres long, and 4m in diameter. 
It was made of: 200m 6" a 2" timber, 1/2 mile cardboard, 1300 bolts, 1000 nails, 500 screws and 1/2 mile of plastic tape. 
All in all it took a total of four days to complete the cracker! 
It contained 300 balloons (bio-degradeable), presents for the children, a giant hat and a joke - Why does Father Christmas always look sad? Because he's got the sack! (Oh come on it was Christmas). 
It was pulled on 20th December 2001 by 44 children and the Saracens Rugby Team. It raised money for the schools, the NSPCC and a local charity for children with special needs. 
The rules were: It had to look like a cracker (it did!), go off with a bang (provided by a genius from the BBC), contain a hat, presents, balloons (confusingly) and be pull-able (don't smirk). It was verified by two local people not connected with the school and Guinness were informed on January 7th 2002 (although they didn't promise to print anything in the next book, which must be due out quite soon). We were all interviewed by BBC Radio, local radio, local tv and even Radio Australia. Then we went to the pub.
Robin Carr
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