James C. (Jay) Justice III (USA) harvested 19,196.59 bushels of corn using a Caterpillar 485 Lexion Combine at Catfish Bay Farm, Beckley, West Virginia, USA on 14 September 2001.
The largest amethyst geode measures 3 m (9 ft 10 in) long, 1.8 m (5 ft 10 in) wide, 2.2 m (7 ft 2 in) high and weighs 13 tonnes (28,660 lb). It is displayed in Shandong Tianyu Museum of Natural History (China) in Shandong, China.
The largest ambulance is operated by the Dubai Government’s Centre of Ambulance Services, which measures 20.03 m (65.71 ft) designed by Dr. Martin von Bergh of Global Medical Consulting, with a total treatment and transport capacity of 123 patients and staff, presented on 25 September 2009. The ambulance was assembled by the company Gebr. Heymann GmBH and equipped by Cytomed Middle East. The ambulances consist of an operating theatre, three intensive care units and eight immediate care units.
The largest aluminium can sculpture consists of 104,840 cans and was created by Junior Chamber International Toyohashi (Japan) at Toyohashi Park, in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan, on 21 September 2013. The sculpture depicts the Yoshida Castle that is located in Toyohashi Park. All aluminium drink cans were collected from the residents and companies of Toyohashi City. This sculpture will continue to be displayed in Toyohashi Park until 20 October 2013 (confirmed with the record holder as of 21 September 2013).
The Russian Beriev A-40 ‘Albatross’ aircraft, which is capable of taking off and landing on both land and water, has a maximum takeoff weight of 86 tonnes (189,600 lb), a wingspan of 42.5 m (139 ft) and is 45.7 m (150 ft) long. It is powered by two turbojet engines with 15,000 kg (33,069 lb) of thrust each. The multi-purpose aircraft can be used for search and rescue, cargo and passenger transport, maritime patrol and military applications. The Beriev A-40 Albatros is the largest jet-engined,
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The Flavian amphitheatre or Colosseum of Rome, Italy, completed in AD 80, covers 2 ha (5 acres) and has a capacity of 87,000. It has a maximum length of 187 m (612 ft) and a maximum width of 157 m (515 ft).
With a full load displacement of 36,500 tonnes (80.5 million lb) and a length of 257 m (844 ft), the US Navy’s Wasp class vessels are the largest amphibious ships afloat today. Capable of carrying aircraft, landing vessels of various kinds, and large numbers of troops, their primary role is to put troops onto enemy shores. The ships have crews of 1,100 and can carry up to 1,894 marines. They are typically equipped with 42 Sea Knight helicopters and five Harrier jump jets. Although they
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The largest aneurysm of the ascending aorta removed from the human body was 11.7 cm (4.9 in) in diameter and was removed from Sylvia Ast (Germany) at Deutsches Herzzentrum in Munich, Germany on 2 April 2009. Sylvia Ast was 26 years old at the time of operation and suffers from Turner’s syndrome.
The largest anamorphic pavement art is 1,570.0 m² (16,899 ft² 69 in²) and was created by Wilhelmshaven Touristik and Freizeit gmbH (Germany), in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on 4 August 2012. The anamorphic artwork was created at the Wilhelmshaven International Street Art Festival by four artists: Gregor Wosik, Melanie Siegel, Vanessa Hitzfeld and Lydia Hitzfeld. The painting depicted Noah’s Ark, a theme that was chosen in response to the Ancient Mayan prediction of the Apocalypse in 2012.
The largest anamorphic painting, entitled “The Rhythm of Youth”, measured 2,622.882 m² (28,232 ft² 50.4 in²), was created by Yongchun Yang and Yanting Xu (both China) and was unveiled at Communication University of China, Nanjing in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, on 11 June 2014. The painting measured 374.43 m (1,228 ft 5.31 in) in length, 7.005 m (22 ft 11.79 in) in width.