Tuesday 2 June 2009

Big Stuff.

After leaving Tuscon, we headed back to Phoenix, and whilst killing time decided to visit the Botanical Gardens. Unfortunately it was closed, so we had to go in via the exit at a price discount of 100%, in order to get a caffeine fix. Whilst wading through epic scenery we found something that rather obstructed the way. Yes folks, the WORLDS BIGGEST CACTUS was indeed a sight to behold. As you can see below we have measured it's height using the world reknowned and scientifically sound 'dad method.' By this method, we can deduce that the cactus is approximately 20 dads high, 1/2 a dad higher than the previous biggest cactus 'Big Henry' from Kew Gardens, UK...

 

In what continued the trend of big things, we decided to stop at toys'r'us, to get our toy fix, when lo' and behold, there was another specimen to examine. Lurking in a vending machine 'midst some rather unspectacular neighbours, was the WORLD'S BIGGEST BUBBLE GUM! The short video below details the scientific and extremely important processes by which we determined it's scientific worth....  


2 comments:

  1. This video is classic.

    I also enjoyed Andy's accent's regional drift. From Yorkshire to Tyneside and back again in seconds.

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  2. Well done, boys - haven't laughed this much in ages!
    :) Elena.

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