Pa. student spent years building world’s tallest hat
Written by Angie Sharma on September 27, 2024
A Pennsylvania man achieved his years-long dream of creating the world’s tallest hat when he took a stroll wearing his 17-foot, 9.5-inch cap.
Joshua Kiser successfully broke the record in Breinigsville, Pa., after several years of failed attempts that began when Penn State University closed its campus in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I was browsing the records on the GWR website looking for some inspiration. Eventually I stumbled upon a picture of the eccentric man posing with a gigantic top hat on his head — the world’s tallest hat,” Kiser told Guinness World Records.
The “eccentric man,” Odilon Ozare, had set the record in 2018 with a 15-foot, 9-inch hat.
“For no one single reason, the image of a ridiculously tall hat stuck with me. I shut my laptop and went off to search for materials to make a tall hat. I was convinced I’d be able to set the record and have my name in the history books in no time,” Kiser said.
His first attempt, involving cardboard blocks and Velcro, failed to surpass even 5 feet tall.
Source : UPI News
