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.
| Smallest Submarine |
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| WHO: |
| Pierre Poulin |
| WHAT: |
| 620 kg (1366.9 lb) |
| WHERE: |
| Memphremagog Lake, Magog, Quebec, Canada |
| WHEN: |
| June 26, 2005 |
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The smallest submarine was made by Pierre Poulin (Canada) and has a displacement of 620 kg (1366.9 lbs). Its official dive was made in the Memphremagog Lake, in Magog, Quebec on June 26, 2005.
INTERNET:
D-Link DWA-125 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter
Largest Wireless Internet Provider
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| WHO: |
| NTT DoCoMo |
| WHAT: |
| 45,687,117 subscribers |
| WHERE: |
| Japan |
| WHEN: |
| January 2006 |
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NTT DoCoMo (Japan) is the world's largest wireless internet provider, with 45,687,117 subscribers to their i-mode service as of January 2006.
AMAZING SCIENCE:
| Largest Carved Sapphire |
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| WHO: |
| Richard Sipe, Sr. |
| WHAT: |
80,500 carats
(16.1 kg, 35.49 lb) |
| WHERE: |
| North Carolina, USA |
| WHEN: |
| March 19, 2005 |
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 The largest carved sapphire is a multi-coloured (blue, gold, grey) polished rock that weighs 80,500 carats (16.1 kg, 35.49 lb). The sapphire was displayed during the annual Unifour Gem & Mineral & Jewellery Show at the Hickory Metro Convention, North Carolina, USA on March 19, 2005.
Largest Cut Diamond
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| WHO: |
| Ran Gorenstein |
| WHAT: |
| 555.55 carats |
| WHERE: |
| Belgium |
| WHEN: |
| June 2004 |
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The world's largest cut diamond is an unnamed Fancy Black, containing small red diamond crystals. It weighs 555.55 carats and was polished into 55 facets over several years and completed in June 2004. The repetitive use of the number five is culturally significant in the Islamic world, and was inspired by Ran Gorenstein (Belgium), who also commissioned this creation. |
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Largest Dental Caps
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| WHO: |
| Spike |
| WHAT: |
| 50 cm (19 in) long |
| WHERE: |
| Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada |
| WHEN: |
| July 4, 2002 |
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The world's largest dental caps measure 50 cm (19 in) long, 13 cm (5 in) in diameter and weigh 13 kg (28 lb) each. They were fixed onto a pair of cracked tusks belonging to Spike, a resident Asian elephant, at the Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada during a 3 hour 30 minute operation on July 4, 2002. The stainless steel caps were designed and manufactured by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology with metal donated by Corus Steel and adhesive by 3M (all Canada). |
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Largest Plate Inserted in Human Skull
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| WHO: |
| Tom Thompson |
| WHAT: |
15 x 11 cm
(5.9 x 4.33 in) |
| WHERE: |
| Decatur, Georgia, USA |
| WHEN: |
| April 30, 1971 |
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Tom Thompson (USA) had a titanium plate measuring 15 x 11 cm (5.9 x 4.33 in) inserted into the left side of his head by neurosurgeons at DeKalb General Hospital, Decatur, Georgia, USA on April 30, 1971. The surgery took place after he had been struck by a car and pronounced dead on arrival at the local hospital.
| Largest Ruby |
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| WHO: |
| Beijing Fugui Tianshi Jewelry Co. Ltd. |
| WHAT: |
30 x 138 x 145 mm
(5.11 x 5.43 x 5.70 in) |
| WHERE: |
| Beijing, China |
| WHEN: |
| December 2005 |
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The largest Ruby weighs 8184 g and measures 130 x 138 x 145 mm (5.11 x 5.43 x 5.70 in). It is owned by Beijing Fugui Tianshi Jewelry Co. Ltd. of Beijing, China.
BUILDING:
Heaviest Building Moved Intact
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| WHO: |
| Fu Gang Building |
| WHAT: |
15,140.4 metric tones
(33.3 million lb) |
| WHERE: |
| Guangxi Province, China |
| WHEN: |
| November 10, 2004 |
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The heaviest building moved intact is the Fu Gang Building at West Bank Road Wuzhou, in the Guangxi Province of China. It was successfully relocated by the Guangzhou Luban Corporation on November 10, 2004.The building weighs 15,140.4 metric tones (33.3 million lb) and is 34 m (111 ft) tall. The building was moved 35.62 metres horizontally and it took eleven days to complete the relocation. |
Smallest Purpose-Built Cinema in Operation
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| WHO: |
| Cinema Dei Piccoli |
| WHAT: |
| 63 seats |
| WHERE: |
| Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy |
| WHEN: |
| 1934 |
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The Cinema dei Piccoli was built by Alfredo Annibali (Italy) in 1934 in the park of Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy and today covers an area of 71.52 m² (769.83 ft²). Originally called the Topolino Cinema (after Mickey Mouse), the cinema used a Path-Baby 9.5 mm movie projector, bed sheets for the screen and played 78's for background music. Restored in 1991, the cinema has 63 seats, a 5 x 2.5 m (16.4 x 8,2 ft) screen, stereo sound and air-conditioning.
Largest Offshore Gas Platform
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| WHO: |
| Troll |
| WHAT: |
| 656,000 tonnes |
| WHERE: |
| Off Norway, North Sea. |
| WHEN: |
| 1996 |
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The Troll Offshore Gas Platform, located off Norway in the North Sea, is the heaviest man made mobile object ever made, with a dry weight of the gravity base structure at 656,000 tonnes. Standing 369m tall, it was made from 245,000m3 of concrete, (the equivalent to 215,000 foundations for ordinary homes) and 100,000 tonnes of steel (approximately 15 Eiffel towers). Owned by Shell Oil, the platform was constructed by Norwegian Contractors from July 1991 at a cost of NOK4,150million.
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Deepest Underwater Postbox
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| WHO: |
| Heinz Piorkowski |
| WHAT: |
| 10 metres (32.8 ft.) |
| WHERE: |
| Wakayama-Ken, Japan |
| WHEN: |
| April 23, 1999 |
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The world's deepest underwater postbox is located 10 metres (32.8 ft.) beneath the waters of Susami Bay, Japan.
Highest Concrete Dam
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| WHO: |
| Grande Dixence |
| WHAT: |
| 285 m (935 ft) |
| WHERE: |
| River Dixence, Switzerland |
| WHEN: |
| 1961 |
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Grande Dixence, on the river Dixence in Switzerland, is the highest concrete dam in the world. It was built between 1953 and 1961 to a height of 285 m (935 ft), with a crest length of 700 m (2,297 ft), using 5,960,000 m³ (7,800,000 yd³, 210,400,000 ft³) of concrete.
Highest Commercial Decelerator Descent
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| WHO: |
| Sky Jump Las Vegas |
| WHAT: |
| 252 m (829 ft) |
| WHERE: |
| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| WHEN: |
| April 20, 2010 |
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The highest commercial decelerator descent facility is Sky Jump Las Vegas at the Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower, measuring 252 m (829 ft) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, opened on 20 April 2010.
Highest Library
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| WHO: |
| JW Mariott Hotel |
| WHAT: |
230.9 m
(757 ft 6 in) |
| WHERE: |
| Shanghai, China |
| WHEN: |
| 2004 |
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The library on the 60th floor of the JW Marriott Hotel at Tomorrow Square in Shanghai, China, is situated at 230.9 m (757 ft 6 in) above street level. Membership is available to members of the public and the 103 shelves in the library contains an ever-expanding collection of Chinese and English books. The library measures 57 m² (614 ft²). To walk to the library from the lobby would entail climbing around 1,435 steps.
Largest Copper Pipe Fitting
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| WHO: |
| RJW Engineering |
| WHAT: |
40 cm (15.7 in) high
17 cm (6.6 in) wide |
| WHERE: |
| Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK |
| WHEN: |
| March 28, 2006 |
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The largest copper pipe fitting measures 40 cm (15.7 in) high and 17 cm (6.6 in) wide. The fitting was made by RJW engineering in Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK and completed on March 28, 2006.
| Largest Dome Igloo |
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| WHO: |
| Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB) |
| WHAT: |
| 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) |
| WHERE: |
| Centennial Park, Grand Falls, Canada |
| WHEN: |
| 17 February 2008 |
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The largest traditional self-supporting domed igloo with an internal diameter of 7.85 m (25 ft 9 in) and an internal height of 4.17 m (13 ft 8 in) was constructed by 72 volunteers under the supervision of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB) at the Centennial Park, Grand Falls, Canada, and was completed on 17 February 2008.
Largest Film Studio
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| WHO: |
| Ramoji Film City |
| WHAT: |
674 ha
(1,666 acres) |
| WHERE: |
| Hyderabad, India |
| WHEN: |
| 1996 |
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The largest film studio complex in the world is Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad, India, which opened in 1996 and measures 674 ha (1,666 acres). Comprising of 47 sound stages, it has permanent sets ranging from railway stations to temples.
Largest Rotating Three-Sided Billboard (Advertisement)
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| WHO: |
| Chongqing Financial Street Real Estate Co. Ltd |
| WHAT: |
| 5,748 m² (61,871 ft²) |
| WHERE: |
| Chongqing, China |
| WHEN: |
| February 5, 2005 |
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The rotating three-sided advertisement board attached to the walls of the Janianhua Mansion of the Chongqing Financial Real Estate company in Chongqing, China, has a total surface area of 5,748 m² (61,871 ft²). It was opened on February 5, 2005 and covers all four sides of the building.
Largest Solar Energy Roof
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| WHO: |
| Nuon Renewables |
| WHAT: |
| 26,110 m² (281,045 ft²) |
| WHERE: |
| Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
| WHEN: |
| April 6, 2002 |
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The world's largest solar energy roof covers the exposition hall of the Floriade 2002, Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. The area of the roof is 26,110 m² (281,045 ft²) and it has a generating capacity of 2.3 MW. It was created by Nuon Renewables on April 6, 2002.
Longest Rubber Dam
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| WHO: |
| Xiaobudong rubber dam |
| WHAT: |
| 1,135 m (3,723 ft) |
| WHERE: |
| Shandong Province, China |
| WHEN: |
| July 1, 1997 |
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The longest rubber dam measures 1,135 m (3,723 ft) long and consists of 16 sections, each section being 70 m (229 ft) long. The Xiaobudong rubber dam is situated on the Yihe river, Shandong Province, China and was completed July 1, 1997.
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