Shashikant Prajapati, an Indian, holds the Guinness World Record for producing the "smallest wooden spoon in the world," which measures just 1.6 mm (0.06 inches) in length. According to Guinness World Records, the 25-year-old micro artist from the eastern Indian state of Bihar has also beaten the previous record for the "most chain links carved from pencil lead" twice. “Making a spoon from wood is quite easy, but making the world’s smallest wooden spoon is quite a tough job,” Prajapati said. The micro artist shared that he practised a lot to master the technique and carved more than 10 tiny wooden spoons before successfully making the smallest one which could break the record. Prajapati said it was “difficult to make a spoon smaller than 2mm” but he succeeded after “many attempts”. He carved a spoon measuring 1.6mm and broke the record held by Navratan Prajapati Murtikar from India, who created a 2mm (0.07 inches) wooden spoon in 2022. To be clear, Prajapati had to design a spoon that was an exact reproduction of a typical wooden spoon or one with a clear bowl and handle. According to the regulations, a spoon can be made by joining many pieces of wood together. However, Prajapati opted to use a surgical blade to carve the spoon out of a single piece of wood.