Largest Offshore Gas Platform

WHO:
Troll
WHAT:
656,000 tonnes
WHERE:
Off Norway, North Sea.
WHEN:
1996
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.

Smallest Purpose-Built Cinema in Operation

WHO:
Cinema Dei Piccoli
WHAT:
63 seats
WHERE:
Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy
WHEN:
1934
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.

Heaviest Building Moved Intact

WHO:
Fu Gang Building
WHAT:
15,140.4 metric tones(33.3 million lb)
WHERE:
Guangxi Province, China
WHEN:
November 10, 2004
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.

Largest Ruby

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
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.

Largest Plate Inserted in Human Skull

WHO:
Tom Thompson
WHAT:
15 x 11 cm(5.9 x 4.33 in)
WHERE:
Decatur, Georgia, USA
WHEN:
April 30, 1971
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 Dental Caps

WHO:
Spike
WHAT:
50 cm (19 in) long
WHERE:
Calgary Zoo, Alberta, Canada
WHEN:
July 4, 2002
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).

Largest Cut Diamond

WHO:
Ran Gorenstein
WHAT:
555.55 carats
WHERE:
Belgium
WHEN:
June 2004
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.

Largest Carved Sapphire

WHO:
Richard Sipe, Sr.
WHAT:
80,500 carats(16.1 kg, 35.49 lb)
WHERE:
North Carolina, USA
WHEN:
March 19, 2005
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 Wireless Internet Provider

WHO:
NTT DoCoMo
WHAT:
45,687,117 subscribers
WHERE:
Japan
WHEN:
January 2006
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.

Smallest Submarine

WHO:
Pierre Poulin
WHAT:
620 kg (1366.9 lb)
WHERE:
Memphremagog Lake, Magog, Quebec, Canada
WHEN:
June 26, 2005
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.

Largest Mobile/Cell Phone

WHO : Maxi Handy
WHAT : 2.05 x 0.83 x 0.45 m(6.72 x 2.72 x 1.47 ft)
WHERE : Rotmain Centre, Bayreuth, Germany
WHEN : June 7, 2004

The world's largest functioning mobile phone is the Maxi Handy (Maxi Mobile). It measures 2.05 x 0.83 x 0.45 m (6.72 x 2.72 x 1.47 ft) and was installed at the Rotmain Centre, Bayreuth, Germany, on June 7, 2004 as part of the 'einfach mobil' infotour. The phone is made from wood, polyester and metal and features a colour TFT screen. It is fully functional and can send and receive SMS and MMS messages.