The 10 largest mechanisms in the world

1. LHC — Large Hadron Collider.
Charged particle accelerator. A huge physicist's toy for accelerating and colliding protons and heavy ions (mainly lead) and studying the results of their collisions. The length of the outer ring is almost 27 km.









2. The Soviet nuclear submarine "Akula" (Typhoon) is the largest submarine that has ever existed on the planet.
The submarine is 172.8 m long, 23.3 m wide, and has a 4-month autonomous stay under water.







3. The largest radio telescope on the planet.
Areciba Observatory in Puerto Rico. The diameter of its ring is 304.8 m







4. Huge Excavator Bagger 288
Bucket wheel excavator is designed for rock mining. It is 240 meters long and about 100 meters high. It is equipped with 12 tracks 4 meters wide each. The speed of movement is 1 km per hour. Inside it is equipped with a wardroom with bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, warehouses, and garages for cars. Weight 45,000 tons.







5. Wärtsilä has introduced the most powerful Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C ship diesel engine.
The weight of the engine alone is 2300 tons. Its height is almost 14 meters and its length is 27 meters. Its power is 109,000 horsepower (compare with the largest railway tractor). Fuel consumption – 6300 liters per hour (!!)







6. Knock Nevis is the largest cargo ship on the planet.
Knock Nevis has a colossal length - almost half a kilometer (466 meters) and a width of 70 meters. The carrying capacity of this transporter is 565 thousand tons (565,000,000 kg) Drawdown at maximum load is 24.5 meters. Braking distance is about 10 km (!!).







7. The largest mining dump truck Liebherr-T282B
The eighth wonder of the world. This is how the Liebherr-T282B was nicknamed during the premiere, at a construction exhibition in Germany. 363 tons. No truck in the world can take on board more cargo than the Liebherr-T282B.







8. Panzerkampfwagen VIII "Maus" (Porsche 205) - the largest tank on the planet.
Only two copies of the machine were built. They did not take part in hostilities. At the moment, only one copy of the Maus tank has survived in the world (restored according to drawings), in the Armored Museum in Kubinka Its weight was 200 tons, length - 10.1 m, width 3.67 m, height 3.63 m.







9. An-225 "Mriya" is the largest aircraft at the moment.
This is a transport aircraft with a super-heavy carrying capacity. The carryable weight is up to 250 tons, the length of the aircraft is 84 meters, the height is 18.1 m, the wingspan is 88.4 meters.







10. Taisun crane in one of the Chinese ports.
This crane is designed for unloading ships. It has a colossal carrying capacity of more than 20 thousand tons (20,000,000 kg). It is capable of lifting entire barges to a height of more than 30 meters.