"Guinness World Records Reverses Decision, Crowns Man's 23ft Matchstick Eiffel Tower Tallest in the World"
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French man spends eight years building a 23ft Eiffel Tower replica with over 700,000 matchsticks, only to have his Guinness World Record entry rejected due to a technicality that the matchsticks used were not commercially available. Despite his disappointment, social media users praised his work, and Guinness World Records has acknowledged that they might have been too strict in their review process and will review the rules for similar records.
Topics:world#disappointment#eiffel-tower#guinness-world-records#human-interest#matchsticks#persistence
- Man spends eight years making 23ft Eiffel Tower with matchsticks only for Guinness World Record entry to be rejected LADbible
- Tallest matchstick Eiffel Tower disqualified by Guinness over matches USA TODAY
- Man who spent years building Eiffel Tower with 700K matchsticks may be denied world record for using wrong matches NBC News
- Eiffel Tower crowned as world’s tallest matchstick building after record U-turn The Guardian
- Guinness World Records admits it was too 'heavy-handed' in rejecting man's entry - and gives him the title Sky News
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