Two World Records Solved On the Feast of Pancake Day

A day of eating pancakes? Yes, it's Pancake Day. He cried, the last day before a series of pre-Easter is usually celebrated with festivals. Pancake Day this time enlivened with record breaking pancake in two different countries.
Pancake Day has various names, but generally known by the name Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras. Pancake Day is celebrated in English speaking countries, like Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States. However, Germany and the Philippines were also warned.
Pancake Day falls every Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. This year, Pancake Day falls on February 21, 2012. On Ash Wednesday, which are considered luxury foods such as milk, butter, and eggs are avoided by Christians. Hence, in the days before they eat pancakes, made from these materials.
Welcome this special day, there are two pancake-themed world record that has been solved. First, the record for the highest pancake stack was achieved by a chef from Australia named Andy Wróbel. He managed to put together 60 pieces of pancake to as high as 76 cm.
Located at the Pancake Parlour Melbourne, Australia, Chef Andy beat the previous record (74 cm) set out in Croatia in 2008. "Last year, I tried to break the record and managed to pile up as high as 61 cm pancake. I tried again this year and ultimately successful, "says Chef Andy.
To prepare himself, he has worked hard. Chef Andy claims to have spent 50 hours to exercise, coupled with a quarter ton of dough buckwheat. However, do not be surprised if he won the title. Chef Andy has worked for 25 years at the Pancake Parlour and have made about 100 thousand pancakes every year.
The next record was broken by staff and students at Sheffield University, England. With the help of local residents, they managed to double the previous record-breaking numbers, from 405 pancakes in the Netherlands in 2008 to 890 pancakes.
To be able to register names in the book world records, there are strict conditions that must be obeyed. For example, the size and weight and pancake pan is used. Pan that has been used can be saved or donated to St. Petersburg. Vincent's Furniture Store. Total donations amounted to 750 pieces of pan.
The participants were given one each for the pancake tossed and turned over the inverted pan for 30 seconds. The number of participants initially have 933, but as many as 43 people fail because of dropping the pancake. The event, dubbed "The Big Flip" is done to raise money for Asperger's Children and Carers Together, Project Buzz, and Paces Sheffield.