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Snickers Bar Weighing 4,700 Pounds Is The World’s Largest
Aol.com ^ | 01/20/2020 | Aol

Posted on 01/20/2020 5:57:02 PM PST by goldstategop

Snickers bigwigs just went nuts.

On Thursday in Waco, Texas, confectioner Mars, Inc. unveiled the largest Snickers bar ever created.

Tipping the scales at a gargantuan 4,700 pounds and measuring two feet high and 26 inches wide, the Guinness Book of World Records declared it a world champ.

“This is incredibly impressive,” Guinesses judge Michael Empiric told Waco TV station KWKT. “Some of my favorite record categories are big food because it has to be edible and it is also an engineering feat, so to get a 5,000-pound bar of chocolate to stay together is really challenging.”

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TOPICS: Food; Humor; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: aol; guinness; largestbar; snickers; texas; texassized
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Mother Of All Snickers Bars Bump!
1 posted on 01/20/2020 5:57:02 PM PST by goldstategop
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I love Snickers but this is possibly pushing even for my voracious weakness for them.


2 posted on 01/20/2020 6:01:01 PM PST by Mr Fuji
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To: goldstategop

I didn’t know AOL was still a thing.


3 posted on 01/20/2020 6:01:14 PM PST by MuttTheHoople
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To: Mr Fuji

They made the Guinness record!


4 posted on 01/20/2020 6:02:06 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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For the diet conscious...how many calories?


5 posted on 01/20/2020 6:02:37 PM PST by rightwingcrazy (;-,)
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2 feet high 26 inches wide. 😋
6 posted on 01/20/2020 6:03:28 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

I remember when those used to cost a nickel.


7 posted on 01/20/2020 6:03:38 PM PST by Larry Lucido
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8 posted on 01/20/2020 6:03:41 PM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Larry Lucido
Waco, TX? How apropos! 😀
9 posted on 01/20/2020 6:07:22 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Just me or does this (and most candies) not taste anything like they did way back?


10 posted on 01/20/2020 6:07:32 PM PST by Reagan Disciple (Peace through Strength)
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Seems like a waste of good candy.
Maybe the free publicity makes it all worthwhile.


11 posted on 01/20/2020 6:08:44 PM PST by lee martell
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When you think of TX, this is texas sized candy. I don’t think they could make it anywhere else!


12 posted on 01/20/2020 6:10:30 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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They gave it to The Hulk so he would feel like himself again.


13 posted on 01/20/2020 6:12:36 PM PST by Fido969 (In!)
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Thats nothing. Now deep fry it. Preferably at a state fair. ;-)


14 posted on 01/20/2020 6:13:10 PM PST by glorgau
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That would fill a septic tank!


15 posted on 01/20/2020 6:15:17 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: rightwingcrazy

Do they deliver? I’ll take three please. ..


16 posted on 01/20/2020 6:26:22 PM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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“Hey Ma, were gonna need a bigger deep fryer. .....”


17 posted on 01/20/2020 6:28:23 PM PST by redshawk ( I want my red balloon. ( https://youtu.be/V12H2mteniE))
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To: Larry Lucido

I remember when we used to buy the ‘expired’ snickers by the pallet and fed them to the pigs.

Semi loads at a time. the guys working the job could have all they wanted.


18 posted on 01/20/2020 6:29:08 PM PST by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: goldstategop

I guess they weren’t themselves when they were hungry?


19 posted on 01/20/2020 6:30:43 PM PST by Bullish (Covfefe Happens)
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Best. Bacon. Evah!!


20 posted on 01/20/2020 6:33:27 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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