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Largest model railway engine

8 September 2014 by admin
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The largest model railway engine is the Thomas the Tank Engine character ‘James’, which is 264.3 cm high, 149.6 cm wide, 652 cm long (104.05 x 58.59 x 256.69 in) and weighs nearly 1.5 tons (236.2 st). The model was built by BBC Visual Effects (UK) for a Thomas the Tank Engine tour in 2003. James was the largest of four engines made for the tour, the other three were models of Thomas, Percy and Gordon. Each engine is powered by 4 x 48 volt Continue reading →

Largest model aircraft by wingspan

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The largest model aircraft by wingspan is 15 metres (49 ft 2 in) and was constructed by Markus Frey (Switzerland). It made its first flight at 5632 Buttwill (AG) airfield, Switzerland, on 8 May 2009. The model aircraft type KU4 Austria 1932, also known as “elephant” has a wing span of 15m, and is 4.5m long, 1m high and a weight of 70-75kg. The model plane flew up to a height of approximately 300 to 500 feet.

Largest mobile (cell) phone

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The largest functioning mobile phone is a scaled up Samsung SCH-r450. It measures 4.57 x 3.42 x .74 m (15 x 11.2 x 2.5 ft), was achieved by Cricket Communications and Samsung Mobile, and was unveiled at an event coordinated by creative agency Neverstop (all USA) in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 11 March 2009 The private record attempt was adjudicated in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 4 March 2009, in order to present the event organizers with the record certificate at a public presentation in Chicago, Continue reading →

Largest mooncake

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The largest mooncake was made by members of the Toronto Mid Autumn Festival Committee and weighed 2.28 tonnes (5,033.80 lb). The cake was displayed at Dragon City Shopping Centre, Toronto, Canada on 29 September 2001. The mooncake was made in conjunction with the Toronto Chinatown Development Committee, the Toronto Chinese Business Association, the Scadding Court Community Centre, the Chao Chow Association of Canada, the Vietnamese, Cambodian and Laotian Chinese Service Association, the Lung Kung Tin Yee Association, the 128 Scout Cadets of Toronto, the Toronto Continue reading →

Largest mud building

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The Grand Mosque in Djenne, Mali, is the largest mud building in the world measuring 100 m (328 ft) long and 40 m (131 ft) wide. The present structure was built in 1905, based on the design of an 11th Century mosque. Rendered annually, it is surmounted by two massive towers and inside is a forest of vast columns taking up almost half of the floor space.

Largest mouth harp ensemble

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The largest mouth harp or Jew Harp or Khomus ensemble was achieved by 1,344 people on 24 June 2011 at the Yakutsk National Circus, Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha. The ensemble was made up of professional and amateur musicians from across the Yakutian province and international Khomus players attending the international congress. The ensemble was led by Albina Degtyareva, a famous Khomus player. Also taking place in Yakutsk at the same time was the 7th International Jew Harp/Khomus Congress – officially called “VII International Congress-Festival “Khomus Continue reading →

Largest mouth

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The largest mouth in the world belongs to the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) and can measure 5 m (16 ft) long, 4 m (12 ft) high and 2.5 m (8 ft) wide. Its tongue weighs approximately one ton (900 kg). Bowheads are mainly found near the Arctic icepack and feed on planktonic organisms consuming about two tons (1,814 kg) of food every day. As a baleen whale, the bowhead has between 325-360 fringed overlapping plates hanging from each side of the upper jaw, where teeth Continue reading →

Largest mousetrap

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The largest operational mousetrap was built by Bio Tec-Klute GmbH (Germany) measuring 4.25 m (13 ft 11.32 in) long and 2.10 m (6 ft 10.68 in) wide, when unveiled in Borchen, Germany on 1 April 2007.