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May 22nd, 2006

The World’s Largest Photo

The World’s Largest Photo – The 2.5 gigapixel photo!

TNO has produced the largest digital panoramic photo in the world. So, what do we mean by large? After all, modern consumer cameras can easily take a picture with 5 million pixels. Hey, I’m talking about a photo of completely different dimensions. One with 2.5 billion pixels – that’s 500 times more pixels. If this photo were printed, it would measure 6.67 m by 2.67 m (300 dpi). The photograph shows Delft and its surroundings in the autumn of 2004. It was taken from the top of the Electrical Engineering faculty of Delft University, at a height of about 100 m, by TNO.

The World\'s Largest Photo

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May 19th, 2006

Millau Viaduct: The World’s Highest Bridge

Millau_viaductThe Millau Viaduct is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona and features the highest bridge piers ever constructed.

The tallest pier\’s summit is at 341 metres (1,118 ft)—slightly higher than the Eiffel Tower and only 40 m (132 ft) shorter than the Empire State Building.

It is 2460 m long, consisting of eight cable-stayed bays, the longest of which is 342 m. The 2-lane dual carriageway suspensed almost 270 m above the Tarn will follow a wide curve with a slight gradient of 3 % to improve visibility on the structure and protect road-users.

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May 17th, 2006

The World’s Only 7 Star Hotel

The Burj Al Arab Hotel – located in Dubai, U.A.E.

  • It cost a whopping $75 just to look at this place from the gate.
  • It took 18 months to build, and had the Top 5 architects in Europe to design it.
  • The cost to build this hotel is estimated at over $80 million.
  • Just imagine what the rates are, a normal room will cost about $10k a day.

Here are some amazing screenshots of Burj Al Arab Hotel:

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May 14th, 2006

Koenigsegg CCR: World’s Fastest Production Car

Koenigsegg CCR 01On February the 28th 2005, at 12.08 local time, the Koenigsegg CCR broke the production road car speed record, achieving a new official top speed of 388 (387.87) km/h at Italy’s Nardo Prototipo proving ground.

A team of five Koenigsegg engineers and mechanics together with founder Christian von Koenigsegg ran, a technically standard Koenigsegg CCR in order to take the top speed record for productions road cars. The famous supercar test driver, Loris Bicocchi who is a veteran recorder breaker, drove the CCR. Continue Reading →

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