What is the Most Accurate Kilogram in the World?

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The world's most accurate kilogram is a cylinder made of platinum and iridium, made in 1889, and maintained at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) at Sèvres near Paris, France. The kilogram is the only base SI unit of measurement whose definition is still based on a physical prototype.

What is the Largest Scientific Instrument in the World?

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The world's largest scientific instrument (and arguably the world's largest machine) is the Large Electron Positron Collider. It is a circular tube 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) in diameter and 27 km (17 miles) in circumference. It is situated in a giant donut-shaped tunnel 100 m (330 ft) below the area around the Swiss-French border in Geneva. The machine began operating in 1989 and was officially closed down at 8 am on November 2, 2000. It was used to examine the smallest particles of matter by accelerating electrons and positrons that collided with each other. The collisions produced tiny sub-atomic particles and enabled physicists to study the fundamental nature of the universe.

What is the Largest Ambulance in the World?

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The world’s largest ambulances are the 18-m (59-ft) long articulated Alligator Jumbulances Marks VI, VII, VIII, and IX, which are operated by the ACROSS Trust to take sick and disabled people on holidays and pilgrimages across Europe.

What is the Largest Obelisk in the World?

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The "skewer" of Tuthmosis III was first brought from Egypt in A.D. 357, and was repositioned in the Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome, Italy on August 3, 1588. Once 36 m (118 ft 1 in) tall, the obelisk is now 32.81 m (107 ft 7 in) high.

What is the Fastest Steam Locomotive in the World?

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The highest speed ever credited to a steam locomotive is 201 km/h (125 mph) over 402 m (440 yd) by the London North Eastern Railway Class A4 (4-6-2) No. 4468 Mallard (later numbered 60022), which hauled seven coaches weighing 243 tonnes gross down Stoke Bank, near Essendine, between Grantham, Lincolnshire, and Peterborough, on July 3, 1938.

What is the Longest Road Train in the World?

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The record for the longest road train is 1,474.3 m (4,836 ft 11 in) where a single Mack Titan prime mover, driven by John Atkinson (Australia), towed 113 trailers for a distance of approximately 150 m (490 ft) in an eventsponsored by Hogs Breath Café, in Clifton, Queensland, Australia on February 18, 2006

What is the Highest Man-Made Temperature?

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Scientists using the Z-Machine at the Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, have achieved temperatures exceeding two billion K (3.6 billion °F). The result was hotter than expected from the experiment, which produced the superheated gas, or plasma, by inputting 20 million amps of electricity into steel wires, but it is hoped that this may one day allow for more efficient nuclear fusion plants. The achievement was announced in February 2006.

What is the Highest Hotel in the World?

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The Grand Hyatt Shanghai in Pudong, Shanghai, China, is the highest hotel in the world. It occupies the top 35 floors of the 88-storey 420-m. (1378-ft.) tall Jin Mao Tower, the tallest building in China and the third tallest in the world.

What is the Largest Fountain in the World?

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The world's largest fountain is the Suntec City Fountain of Wealth in Singapore. Made of cast bronze, it covers a total area of 1,683.07 sq m (18,117 sq ft) and cost an estimated US$6 million to build in 1997.

What is the Longest Laser Ranging Experiment in the World?

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The McDonald Laser Ranging Station, near Fort Davis, Texas, USA, uses a laser to measure the distance between the Earth and the Moon to an accuracy of 1 cm (0.39 inches). It bounces a laser off reflective targets left on the lunar surface by three manned US Apollo missions and two unmanned Soviet Lunokhod missions.

What is the Most Expensive Monopoly Set in the World?

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Sidney Mobell, a jeweler from San Francisco put together a Monopoly set in 1988. The houses and hotels were solid gold, the pips in the dice were diamonds. The board was made of sapphires, rubies and gold. The value of this expensive Monopoly set: A mere $2,000,000.00.

What is the Most Expensive Phone in the World?

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Peter Aloisson, who makes phones covered in gold and diamonds for affluent clients, is the man responsible for making the most expensive phone ever. It costs more than a BMW 3-series convertible, or a Jaguar S-Type. A Motorola covered in 1200 diamonds and featuring a keyboard soaked in 18-carat gold, the phone is priced at 28, 000 pound sterling. The new phone beat the previous record held by another Aloisson 'Diamante' phone - an identical model featuring a paltry 950 diamonds laid into the gold bodywork. That phone retailed for 23, 000 pound sterling. "The people who buy my phones don't have to worry about security - they all have bodyguards," he told UK tabloid The Sun.

What is the Most Emotionally Responsive Robot in the World?

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Kismet, created by Cynthia Breazeal at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is a robotic head powered by 15 networked computers and 21 motors. It is designed to recognize and respond to different emotions while interacting with humans. Nine of the computers are used to control Kismet's vision alone.

Who is the Youngest Scorer In The World Cup Finals?

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The youngest scorer in a World Cup finals match is Pelé, who was 17-years, 239-days old when he scored for Brazil against Wales, in Gothenburg, Sweden, on June 19, 1958. He made his debut with the Santos Football Club in 1956. His sporting triumphs include several South American clubs' cups, the 1962 world club championship, and three World Cups.

Who has the Longest Tongue in the World?

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Stephen Taylor (UK) has a tongue that measures 9.5 cm (3.74 in) from the tip to the centre of his closed top lip. It was measured on the set of 'Lo Show dei Record' in Milan, Italy on January 5, 2006.

What is the Most Expensive Work of Art in the World?

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A masterpiece by Pablo Picasso, painted in 1905 when he was just 24 years old, became the most expensive piece of art ever sold when it went under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York for $104m. The painting, Garcon a la Pipe (Boy with a Pipe) is one of the most important early works by the artist ever to appear on the market.