Odd feats find their place

SEMARANG: A 68-centimeter-long cigarette was among the records inducted yesterday into the Indonesian Museum of Records here.

The cigarette was made by Semarang resident Yerikho, who dubbed it a "Reform Cigarette".

It has an 18-centimeter filter, a width of 4.9 centimeters and weighs 375 grams.

Meanwhile, Hendry Filcozwei extended his record as he successfully piled 200 Rp 100 coins. He beat his own record set last year of 197 coins.

Ki Joko Sutedjo, a local resident here, drew a rectangular 3- centimeter oil painting of Semar, a traditional Javanese wayang figure.

The painting was completed on July 17.

Another unique record inducted was on behalf of Yusuf Dendabrata who made the largest recorded horse carriage.

Made of hardwood, the carriage is 16 meters long , 3.5 meters wide and weighs 5.5 tons. It has eight wheels which are each 2.2 meters in diameter.

The fifth record inducted yesterday honored dangdut singer Iis Dahlia, who had all 10 songs in her album Kecewa made into a video clip.

Certificates to the five record holders were presented here yesterday by the founder of the museum, Lambang Suprana. (har)