In preparation

I pretty much spend my time thinking about where the next large monument or statue will be seen.

For example, I walked through Barnes and Noble today to get to the mall. The first thing I saw on the display table in front of me was the Guinness Book of World Records for 2011. This, I thought to myself, is exactly what I need for my adventures. I could look up the official "world's largest" and make sure I was actually seeing the world's largest whatever.

I looked up frying pan, but I didn't see it in there. I did find the world's largest gnome, though, located in Poland. I need to go to Poland now.

But I decided that I need to find some official records or these places I visit, to make sure they are the official record holder. I suppose either way I'm seeing something really big and out of the ordinary, which is pretty awesome, but I'd like to see the officially biggest of these roller skates or rocking chairs.

I spend quite a bit of time on the following websites, as well. I recommend them if you are looking for the world's largest duck or what have you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadside_attraction/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World%27s_Largest_Roadside_Attractions/
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/

I also google a lot of the world's largest. Sometimes this gets me into trouble, like the time I tried googling "world's largest bra." It came back with a lot of big chested ladies, but I know I saw a picture of an overly sized bra in my searches and I have yet to find it.

Also, I applied to be a Finnair Quality Hunter. It would be the perfect opportunity to go international to see some of the world's largest. For example, the world's largest gnome in Poland! http://rethinkquality.finnair.com/about/

Take a look at the competition; it's pretty entertaining: http://rethinkquality.finnair.com/entrants-gallery/