The longest cones produced by any species of conifer are those of the sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana), native to the western USA and to Baja California in northwestern Mexico. They range in size from 25 cm to 66 cm, and are 10-13 cm in diameter.
The Kiev dam across the Dniepr, Ukraine, completed in 1964, has a crest length of 41.2 km. (25.6 miles). The Yacyret dam across the River Paran on the Argentinian/Paraguayan border, due for completion in 1998, is designed to be 69.6km 43.2miles long. SIZE=2
The longest distance cycling backwards is 337.60 km (209.77 miles) achieved by Andrew Hellinga (Australia) at the Holden Performance Driving Centre, Norwell, Queensland, Australia, on 7-8 October 2013.
The Saemangeum Seawall is located on the south west coast of South Korea. Measuring 33.9 km (21.06 miles) in length, it links up the port of Gunsan city and has created 401 km� (249.18 miles�) of new land for Multifunctional City of the future, High Tech Industrial Complex, Leisure Area, Farmland and etc. The longest dike was built by the Misnistry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Korea Rural Community Corporation and was completed on February 2010.
The longest development period for a simulation game is 12 years 98 days, by Elite IV (Frontier Developments, TBC), which was announced in June 1997 and remains officially in development as of November 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011
With six years and 10 months between its Japanese debut and official release in Europe, Sin and Punishment is the rail shooter with the longest-delayed release. The game was actually developed for the Western market, and features English dialogue, but N64 sales were so low by the time it was completed that it was only ever released in Japan, in November 2000. The game finally came to Europe and America in September 2007 on the Wii Virtual Console, where it can be downloaded for 1200
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The longest collective distance rowed by any oceanrower is 21,275 miles (34,238 km, 18,487 nautical miles), achieved by Peter Bird (UK) during his rows across: the Atlantic East to West, the Pacific East to West and the Pacific West to East between 1974 – 1996. www.oceanrowing.com/statistics
The longest recorded successful drop goal is 77.7m (85yd) by Gerald Hamilton `Gerry’ Brand (b. 8 Oct 1906) for South Africa v. England at Twickenham, Greater London, on 2 Jan 1932.
Codemasters’ FUEL boasts a draw distance of 40 km (24.8 miles), the longest in a simulation racing game. FUEL’s racing environment is inspired by the North American wilderness and allows gamers a view of recognizable landmarks including Death Valley and Mount Rushmore. The landscape, which is modelled from satellite data and rendered by the game engine, is battered by weather effects including blizzards, tsunamis and tornadoes.
Monte Pierce (USA) can stretch his earlobes to a length of 12.7 cm (5 in) for his left and 11.43 cm (4.5 in) for his right. When not strecthed, his earlobes measure just under 2.54 cm (1 in). He currently also holds the record for the farthest ear sling shot.