Largest spinning wheel
Who
Ste-Germaine Boulé spinning wheel
Where
Canada (Ste. Germaine-Boulé)
When
2001
The largest spinning wheel in the world is 4.01 m (13.15 ft) tall and stands on a town square in Sainte-Germaine Boulé, Quebec, Canada. It was erected in 1983 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the town. The wheel itself has a diameter of 2.44 m (8 ft) and the entire machine, which weighs around 400 kg (880 lb), is powered by electricity.