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The Digest:

Celebrity chef Hilda Baci's Guinness World Record attempt for the largest jollof rice pot faced a dramatic setback when her custom-built cooking vessel collapsed during the crucial weighing process. Rooted in the Storm.

Key Points:
  • The massive 22,619-liter pot gave way under its own weight while being lifted by a crane
  • The collapse occurred during the essential weighing phase required for Guinness validation
  • Baci had initially planned to cook 250 bags of rice but reduced to 200 bags due to technical constraints
  • Social media reactions ranged from sympathetic to critical of the engineering preparation
  • The incident creates uncertainty about the official submission to Guinness World Records
  • The failure highlights the technical challenges of large-scale culinary record attempts
  • The event had drawn thousands of spectators and significant media attention
The structural failure represents both a technical setback and a dramatic moment in Nigeria's ongoing engagement with global record attempts

Sources: Daily Post Nigeria

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