The Barrel Toroid consists of eight magnet coils in an array 25 m long (82 ft) and 5 m wide (16 ft). It weighs 100 tonnes. Part of the Atlas Detector, it was first tested in 2006 at an operating temperature of -269 C and is designed to use a 4 Tesla magnetic field to bend the paths of particles produced in the collisions in the Large Hadron Collider.
The worlds largest submarines are the Russian 941 Akula (designated ‘Typhoon’ by NATO) class. The launch of the first at the secret covered shipyard at Severodvinsk in the White Sea was announced by NATO on 23 Sep 1980. The vessels are believed to have a dived displacement of 26,500 tonnes (58.422 million lb), to measure 171.5 m (562 ft 7 in) overall and to be armed with 20 multiple warhead SS-N-20 missiles with a range of 8300 km (4500 nautical miles). It is thought less
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The largest structure made entirely from cotton tips was created by Monika Veidt of Schönebeck, Germany who constructed an armchair using 61,422 cotton tips on 18 April 2002. The chair has a matching lamp and coffee table also made entirely out of cotton tips. The chair has a matching lamp and coffee table also made entirely out of cotton tips.
The largest swimming pool in the world is the San Alfonso del Mar seawater pool in Algarrobo, Chile. It is 1,013 m (3,324 ft) long and has an area of 8 ha (19.77 acre), it was completed in December 2006.
The largest swimming lesson consists of 1,308 participants and was achieved by the World Waterpark Association (USA) at Sun-N-Fun Lagoon in Naples, Florida, USA, on 20 June 2014.
The largest swimming lesson at multiple venues consists of 36,564 participants and was achieved by the World Waterpark Association (USA) at 480 locations in 22 countries on 20 June 2014.
On 27 June 2010, a group of 10 Russian “sleeper” agents, who had been spying for the Russian Federation’s External Intelligence Agency (SVR), were arrested in New York, USA. After pleading guilty to charges of failing to register as representatives of a foreign government, they were returned to Russia, via Austria, on 8 July 2010, under the terms of what was the largest prisoner swap between Russia and a western democracy since the end of the Cold War. They were exchanged for four Russian nationals,
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Located principally in southwestern Brazil but with small areas within neighbouring Bolivia and Paraguay too, Pantanal (which is Spanish for ‘marshland’) covers a surface area of 150,000 km² (57,915 miles²) (greater than the total surface area of England! During the rainy season (December-May), 80 per cent of Pantanal is flooded, and it contains the greatest diversity of water plants in the world. As Sudd in Sudan has sometimes been referred to as the world’s largest swamp. However, even in high flood waters its total area
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The largest Table tennis bat measures (8.83 ft) tall, has a diameter of (5.83 ft) and its handle is (3.46 ft) tall. It was created by Todd Thomas (USA) and was presented and measured at the DFW Table Tennis Club in Irving, Texas, USA, on 3 May 2010. The bat is (2.75 in) thick at the blade and (21 in) thick at the handle. There are a total of 4,682 pips on both sides. It is constructed from wood and rubber, just like a regular
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The largest table football tournament was organised by PV Autoteile and FC Schalke 04 and involved 1564 participants at the Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on 7 May 2006.