Who’s the next Einstein? Albert lookalikes set new record
Updated 11:11, 28-Jun-2018
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A Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Albert Einstein lookalikes was set in Toronto on March 28. A total of 404 Einsteins got together, beating last year's record of 303. /CFP Photo

A Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of Albert Einstein lookalikes was set in Toronto on March 28. A total of 404 Einsteins got together, beating last year's record of 303. /CFP Photo

The Next Einstein event, an online competition to find the next genius idea, kicked off its launch with the attempt at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. /CFP Photo

The Next Einstein event, an online competition to find the next genius idea, kicked off its launch with the attempt at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. /CFP Photo

Many young admirers of the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist probably have genius ideas of their own under those fake curly locks. /CFP Photo

Many young admirers of the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist probably have genius ideas of their own under those fake curly locks. /CFP Photo

The competition, which started in 2013, "awards people who embody the same creative and curious spirit as Albert Einstein." In addition to a cash prize, the grand prize winner also becomes eligible for a Einstein Legacy Student Scholarship to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. /CFP Photo

The competition, which started in 2013, "awards people who embody the same creative and curious spirit as Albert Einstein." In addition to a cash prize, the grand prize winner also becomes eligible for a Einstein Legacy Student Scholarship to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. /CFP Photo