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Dallas Breaks World Record With Big Beach Ball

Updated 5:55 PM CDT, Sun, Oct 26, 2008

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Everything's bigger in Texas and that goes for a beach ball that was dropped on Elm Street and bounced around downtown Dallas on Sunday.

It was all part of Carnival Cruise Lines' attempt to break a record for the world's largest beach ball.

According to Guiness the ball needed to be at least 10 meters in diameter and had to be made of real beach ball material.

It took several adults to get the ball moving down Elm Street.

Not only did Carnival succeed in getting into the Guinness Book of World Records, the company got a commercial and free TV time out of it.

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First Published: Oct 26, 2008 4:09 PM CDT

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LOL! Friday, May 1 at 12:12 PM FLAG COMMENT ok - someone must really think that size REALLY does matter!!! hahahahaha!
Jason Secada Saturday, Apr 25 at 10:34 AM FLAG COMMENT That's a freaking big beach ball. I can't imagine it being gaseous.
ammu Friday, Jan 30 at 12:11 AM FLAG COMMENT nicenice
trevor Monday, Jan 26 at 1:25 PM FLAG COMMENT we saw it being blown upwe saw it being blown up
Anonymous Sunday, Jan 25 at 1:44 PM FLAG COMMENT because we made a giant beachball?? its probaby made in china..