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If you’re into cars, particularly big ones, this will surely blow you away. The world’s largest truck in doing it’s job in the US, in Wyoming, Australia, the copper mines in Chile, or extracting iron in South Africa and gold in Nevada. It weighs 203 tonnes (when empty), and measures 24 foot 3 inches (7.4 metres) tall over the canopy, 47 feet 6 inches (14.5 metres) long.
Emma Mærsk, the Danish container, currently is the world’s largest container and – as of 2008 – the longest ship in use. The ship was dubbed the SS Santa due to its load – in 2006 it was headed to the United Kingdom from China loaded with Christmas goods. Luckily for the planet and for our sake, the ship has several features for protecting the environment – it can recycle the exhaust, mixed with fresh air, back into the engine for reuse.
When you have too much free time on your hand and fame just isn’t coming your way, here’s one thing you can try: big the biggest thing that hasn’t gotten to the Guinness Record Book and enjoy some attention. Here are a few of the most useless biggest things we have come across. The last question you need to ask is “why?”!
This huge lobster, which my mouth has been watering over, was caught by a fishing vessel in 238 meters of water off the southern coast of England. The specimen is five times larger than an average lobster and is adorned with distinctive mustaches that weigh over 4 kilograms. The lobster was named Poseidon and is currently being studied by scientists. Poseidon could feed a small village, but I am sure the screams would be deafening when he hit the boiling water.
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