![]() One less day of work and I may have not had beaten the record. The official measurements were 1126.3 square feet. I stood by current record while the remaining paper was unrolled.with a sigh of relief from the entire room as the paper roll went passed my feet and up the the 48th foot mark. Everyone in the room was on edge waiting to see if the maze would succeed. As the roll began to shrink, getting smaller and smaller, a tension filled the air as the paper roll completed its 5th stretch across the floor, realizing my estimate was much too high, the roll needed to go another 37 feet to reach Eric's record. When we first began to unroll the giant maze I had estimated the maze to be around 1200 square feet. We also stretched a 100ft tape measurer across the gymnasium floor for an instant measurement estimate for video purposes. The surveyors used several methods of measuring, using state of the art equipment and devices. Click HERE to watch the measuring video. Restrictions from covid were another hurdle that needed to be overcome. Meeting the Guinness guidelines were probably the hardest part of this challenge, as I couldn't just start working on it whenever I wanted. And creating the maze itself was only half the challenge. I can't begin to describe the amount of dedication and mental strength that it took to get to 3 months and 10 days worth of drawing. First, before I tell you what happened, I'd like to pay respect to Eric Eckert, the current record holder that set this crazy record at 1072 square feet, and his dedication to creating such a monstrous maze. It needed to stretch across the gymnasium nearly 5 1/2 times to beat the record. More details soon! 10/02: The maze was measured on at the Roseville Rec Center in my hometown. For the last couple of days I will be searching for a location to unroll the massive maze, that's about 1.5 football fields in length. It seems in order for this project to be a successful title, I will need to provide them with a photograph of the entire maze in a single shot! I'm a little nervous, as the weather outside slips into an unpredictable fall. Updates: 11/05: IT'S OFFICIAL!! Guinness has declared the World Record for the Largest Hand-Drawn Maze and WE DID IT!!! : With the help from my friend, Evans Tasiopoulos, and the Mac Athletic Complex in Detroit, we were able to capture a shot of the entire maze in one photo! 10/25: Guinness World Records have gotten back to me and reviewed all of the maze evidence.
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