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Jaipur artist creates wooden spoon smaller than a grain of rice, creates record

The video showing an artist from Jaipur creating a wooden spoon that is smaller than a grain of rice was posted on Twitter.

Published on: Jan 21, 2023, 13:14:57 IST
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A video showing a talented artist from Jaipur has wowed people. The clip captures the artist creating a small wooden spoon. In fact, it is the world's smallest spoon that is smaller even than a grain of rice. Chances are, the video will leave you stunned too.

The image shows a wooden spoon by a Jaipur artist that is smaller than a rice grain. (Twitter/@GWR)
The image shows a wooden spoon by a Jaipur artist that is smaller than a rice grain. (Twitter/@GWR)

Guinness World Records (GWR) took to Twitter to share the video. The clip shows how the artist uses different equipment to create the spoon from a piece of wood. At one point, he also uses it to pick up tiny pieces of food.

“New record: Smallest wooden spoon - 2 mm (0.7 inches) made by Navratan Prajapati Murtikar (India),” GWR tweeted while sharing the video.

Take a look at the video:

Since being shared, the video has accumulated more than 8,100 views and the numbers are only increasing. Additionally, the tweet has received close to 200 likes.

According to a blog by GWR, Murtikar is a sculptor who works with marble statues. However, it is his aim to create a museum of miniature craft. "Guinness World Records is the Koh-i-Noor diamond in records and after receiving it I feel like wearing the most magnificent crown on my head,” he told GWR after creating the record.

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