Tag: largest

June 19, 2018 at 9:20 am

Believe It or Not, This is a Single-Celled Organism, Valonia Ventricosa

Believe It or Not, This is a Single-Celled Organism, Valonia Ventricosa

You are looking at a single cell that can grow 4-9 cm in diameter!

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May 7, 2018 at 4:24 pm

This is the Official World Record for the Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

This is the Official World Record for the Biggest Wave Ever Surfed

On Nov 8, 2017 Rodrigo Koxa surfed an 80 ft wave at Praia do Norte in Nazaré, Portugal

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March 15, 2018 at 1:12 pm

Just In Case You’ve Never Seen the World Record for Largest Hula Hoop Spun

Just In Case You've Never Seen the World Record for Largest Hula Hoop Spun

Yuya Yamada set the world record with 6 rotations of a hoop that measures 5.14 m (16 ft 10 in) in diameter

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February 27, 2018 at 2:54 am

Casting the Mirror for the World’s Largest Telescope

Casting the Mirror for the World’s Largest Telescope

The castings of the 15-metric ton, off-axis mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope forced engineers to push the design and manufacturing process beyond all previous limits

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February 7, 2018 at 12:52 pm

SpaceX Just Launched the World’s Most Powerful Rocket and Sent a Tesla to Mars

SpaceX Just Launched the World's Most Powerful Rocket and Sent a Tesla to Mars

The Tesla’s radio is also playing a David Bowie soundtrack on loop

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November 2, 2017 at 8:55 pm

World’s Largest Deliverable Pizza

World's Largest Deliverable Pizza

This 20 square foot, 200 slice party pizza can feed 50-70 guests

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August 9, 2017 at 2:36 pm

The Mountain of Hell Bike Race Starts at the Top of a Glacier and All 700 Riders Go at Once

The Mountain of Hell Bike Race Starts at the Top of a Glacier and All 700 Riders Go at Once

It’s the world’s largest downhill mass start, beginning atop Les Deux Alpes glacier (3600m) and finishing down the valley 30 minutes later

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July 14, 2017 at 4:03 pm

The World’s Largest Super Soaker Shoots at 2,400 PSI and 243 mph

The World's Largest Super Soaker Shoots at 2,400 PSI and 243 mph

It can split a watermelon in half

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July 10, 2017 at 9:22 am

This World Record Fireworks Display Creates the American Flag

This World Record Fireworks Display Creates the American Flag

The 900ft wide x 600ft tall flag was illuminated over Fort McHenry and recognized as the “largest pyrotechnical image” ever

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May 31, 2017 at 6:28 pm

The World’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Just Opened in a Flooded Coal Mining Area

The World's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Just Opened in a Flooded Coal Mining Area

The 40-megawatt facility was just connected to the local power grid in Huainan, China

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