They're not just for show—those towering white hats carry centuries of culinary history, clues to kitchen hierarchy and tons ...

You don't see them used as often in the postmodern world, but traditional chef hats were tall for a reason. Turns out, the design was quite practical.

The boys said they reached out to the Guinness Book of World Records to actually get the world record for largest hat. But it takes 12 weeks for the group to respond, with another 12 weeks to verify.