Namibia has never set a world record – and its first attempt to do so, by barbecuing a five mile-long sausage, fell agonisingly short when safety fears forced organisers to shut the five mile sausage cooking event down.

Attempting to beat the current record for the world's biggest barbecue – held by Australia, you'll be astonished to learn – the organisers in the township of Katutura were attempting to feed 44,159 people over the course of the barbecue.

Incredibly, they had reached 44,007 people when they called a halt to the event – 152 short of their target.

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