World Largest collection of Model Cars
The largest collection of model cars belongs to Michael Zarnock of Deerfield, New York, USA, with 8,128 different Hot Wheels® model cars, as of February 14, 2007, which he has amassed since 1968.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
World Largest Bikini Parade
World Largest Bikini Parade
Sunday 23 May 2010
Venus Fort in Koto-ku, Tokyo
323 participants in the parade.
Sunday 23 May 2010
Venus Fort in Koto-ku, Tokyo
323 participants in the parade.
Friday, August 27, 2010
World Largest Soccer Ball
World Largest Soccer Ball
Organised by official FIFA World Cup sponsor KIA Motors and Emperors Palace Resort, this attempt was nothing short of spectacular. Modeled on Adidas' very first Telstar World Cup ball from Mexico in 1970, this was an exact enlarged replica
with 32 individual panels, it required a 1500-metre sheet of PVC and was tethered in place using 20 ropes, each with a load limit of 6 tonnes! The ball takes 3.5 hours to inflate, weighs 650 kg and has already been on display for 3 weeks at the Emporor's Palace resort near Johannesburg's O.R. International airport. As part of the celebrations for what has already been a truely magnificent World Cup.ball measures a gigantic15.66 m -
Organised by official FIFA World Cup sponsor KIA Motors and Emperors Palace Resort, this attempt was nothing short of spectacular. Modeled on Adidas' very first Telstar World Cup ball from Mexico in 1970, this was an exact enlarged replica
with 32 individual panels, it required a 1500-metre sheet of PVC and was tethered in place using 20 ropes, each with a load limit of 6 tonnes! The ball takes 3.5 hours to inflate, weighs 650 kg and has already been on display for 3 weeks at the Emporor's Palace resort near Johannesburg's O.R. International airport. As part of the celebrations for what has already been a truely magnificent World Cup.ball measures a gigantic15.66 m -
Thursday, August 26, 2010
World Largest Swimming Pool
World Largest Swimming Pool
This pool is made with seawater and measures a salty 1,013 metres in length.
The area of the pool is eight hectares, or 19.77 acres.
Construction of the pool was completed in December 2006.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
World Largest Mobile/Cell Phone
World 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. | |||||||||
Saturday, August 21, 2010
World Largest Air force (By Aircrafts)
World Largest Air force (By Aircraft)
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russia.
With 7,358 aircraft
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russia.
With 7,358 aircraft
World Largest Army
World Largest Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China.
World Largest Vehicle
World Largest Vehicle
the Liebherr T 282B is an off-highway, ultra class, rigid frame, two-axle, diesel/electric, AC powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured by the Liebherr Mining Equipment Co. in Newport News, Virginia, USA. The T 282B is Liebherr’s largest, highest payload capacity haul truck, offering one of the largest haul truck payload capacities in the world. T 282B costs US$ 4 to 5 million
the Liebherr T 282B is an off-highway, ultra class, rigid frame, two-axle, diesel/electric, AC powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured by the Liebherr Mining Equipment Co. in Newport News, Virginia, USA. The T 282B is Liebherr’s largest, highest payload capacity haul truck, offering one of the largest haul truck payload capacities in the world. T 282B costs US$ 4 to 5 million
| Manufacturer | Liebherr Mining Equipment Co. |
|---|---|
| Production | 2004–present |
| Assembly | Newport News, VA, USA |
| Predecessor | T282 |
| Class | Ultra class |
| Body style(s) | Dump truck |
| Layout | Front engine, rear wheel drive |
| Engine(s) | DDC/MTU 20V4000 Arrangement: V-20 Capacity: 90 litres (5,500 cu in) Power: 3,500 horsepower (2,600 kW) OR Cummins QSK 78 Arrangement: V-18 Capacity: 78 litres (4,800 cu in) Power: 3,650 horsepower (2,720 kW) |
| Transmission(s) | AC electric |
| Wheelbase | 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m) |
| Length | 14.5 metres (48 ft) |
| Width | 8.7 metres (29 ft) |
| Height | 7.4 metres (24 ft) |
| Curb weight | Max Loaded 1,316,000 pounds (597 t) |
World's Largest Ship
World's Largest Ship
The Knock Nevis is a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) currently owned by the Norwegian company Fred Olsen Production. The unit was previously a supertanker and as such held the record for the world's largest ship. As a tanker the ship was known under the names Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, and Jahre Viking.
Knock Nevis was built in 1979 at Sumitomo Heavy Industries's Oppama shipyard as Seawise Giant. The ship was built for a Greek owner who was unable to take delivery of the ship.
| Tonnage: | 260,941 GT (214,793 NT) |
| Length: | 458.45 m (1,504.10ft) |
| Beam: | 68.8 m (225.72ft) |
| Draft: | 29.8 m (97.77ft) |
| Capacity: | 564,650 DWT |
World Largest Aircraft
World Largest Aircraft
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft, designed by the Soviet Antonov Design Bureau.
The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft, designed by the Soviet Antonov Design Bureau.
- Crew: 6
- Payload: 250,000 kg (550,000 lb)
- Door dimensions: 440 x 640 cm (14.4 x 21 ft)
- Length: 84 m (275.6 ft)
- Wingspan: 88.4 m (290 ft 2 in)
- Height: 18.1 m (59.3 ft)
- Wing area: 905 m2 (9,743.7 ft2)
- Cargo Volume: 1,300 m3 (46,000 cu ft))
- Empty weight: 285,000 kg (628,315 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 640,000 kg (1,323,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 6× ZMKB Progress D-18 turbofans, 229.5 kN (51,600 lbf) each
- Takeoff run: 3,500 m (11,500 ft) with maximum payload
World Largest Airport
World Largest Airport
Taken literally as the airport which takes up the most land mass, thisis the King Fahd International Airport in Damman, Saudi Arabia. It takesup some 780 square kilometres - an area larger than many cities.
it is larger than the nearby country of Bahrain
The passenger terminal’s total area is 327,000 m² (3,519,798 ft²). Approximately 247,500 m² (2,664,067 ft²) were built in the first phase, in addition to 11 fixed passenger boarding bridges serving 15 gates out of an original design capacity of 31 fixed boarding bridges
World Largest Church
St. Peter's Basilica
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, officially known in Italian as the Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano and commonly known as St. Peter's Basilica, is a Late Renaissance church located within the Vatican City. St. Peter's Basilica has the largest interior of any Christian church in the world, holding 60,000 people. It is regarded as one of the holiest Christian sites.
In Catholic tradition, the basilica is the burial site of its namesake Saint Peter, who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and, according to tradition, first Bishop of Rome and therefore first in the line of the papal succession. Tradition and some historical evidence hold that Saint Peter's tomb is directly below the altar of the basilica
| Architectural description | |
|---|---|
| Architect(s) | Donato Bramante Antonio da Sangallo the Younger Michelangelo Jacopo Barozzi da Vignola Giacomo della Porta Carlo Maderno Gianlorenzo Bernini |
| Architectural style | Renaissance and Baroque |
| Groundbreaking | 1506 |
| Year completed | 1626 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 60,000 + |
| Length | 730 feet (220 m) |
| Width | 500 feet (150 m) |
| Height (max) | 452 feet (138 m) |
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