World's largest windchime
file:Windchimes, Casey, IL, US.jpg
{{short description|American roadside attraction}}
The world's largest windchime was made by Jim Bolin and is located at 109 East Main Street, Casey, Illinois.{{cite web|title=World's Largest Wind Chime|url=http://cityofcaseyil.org/BEI_Largest_Wind_Chime/87/a|work=City of Casey, Illinois|publisher=Bolin Enterprises, Inc|accessdate=13 November 2012}} The windchime was entered into the Guinness World Records as the Largest Windchime on June 22, 2012.{{cite web|title=Largest wind chime|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/3000/largest-wind-chime|work=Guinness World Records 2012|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|accessdate=13 November 2012}} The windchime measures 12.80 m (42 ft) long and consists of five metal tubes which are suspended 14.94 m (49 ft) from the ground. The windchime weighs a total of {{Convert| 16,932.4| lb| t| order=flip| abbr=on| lk=on| comma=gaps}}.
Construction
Jim Bolin is the co-owner of family-owned Bolin Enterprises, Inc. (BEI), a pipeline and tank maintenance firm. Bolin, along with BEI welders and fabricators, spent two years designing, planning, and fabricating the windchime.{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Tony|title=Casey uses world's largest wind chimes to lure visitors, businesses|url=http://herald-review.com/news/local/casey-uses-world-s-largest-wind-chimes-to-lures-visitors/article_8e9968b2-fb33-11e1-a6f7-001a4bcf887a.html|accessdate=13 November 2012|newspaper=Decatur Herald-Review|date=10 September 2012}} Once completed, the windchime was moved to BEI-owned land at 109 East Main Street, Casey, Illinois and built up as a tourist attraction.
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External links
- [http://cityofcaseyil.org/BEI_Largest_Wind_Chime/87/a City of Casey, Illinois]
- [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/3000/largest-wind-chime Guinness World Records]