Measuring 8.65 km (5.37 miles) and consisting of 66,343 drink cans the Longest Chain of Cans was created by the Aluminum Association of America earlier this month in Wisconsin (USA).
The can chain was constructed in a 24 hour period by a team of sixty Green Bay residents operating in several shifts to punch holes and strong the cans together at the Brown County Fair Grounds, a stone's throw from Lambeu Field the home of the 2011 Super Bowl winning Green Bay Packers.
The can chain was created to celebrate and kick off the new NFL season and unofficial start of the accompanying tailgating at each game, overseen by commissioner of tailgating Joe Cahn.
As the 24 period came to an end at 11am on 7 September, Guinness World Record adjudicator Philip Robertson set about counting and verifying all cans were threaded correctly in a chain, with each individual can touching another in a continuous loop.
Once the record was verified by the Guinness World Records representative, the cans were delivered to local recycling plant Alter Metals, with the proceeds of the recycling cans donated to a Green Bay food pantry-Paul's Pantry.
The Aluminum Association donated an additional $5,000 to the non-profit Paul's Pantry to celebrate its achievement.
The new record surpasses the former benchmark of 66,129, set by Hillcrest Primary School in South Africa in 2003.
