This is the largest digging machine (or trencher or rotating shovel) in the world. It was built by Krupp and is shown here crossing a road in Germany on the way to its destination, an open air coal mine. Although at the mine the treads are unnecessary, it was cheaper to make the machine self-propelled… Continue reading World’s Largest Trencher

The UNIC mini Crawler crane is the first mini crawler available in Europe narrow enough to allow access through a standard doorframe, but with almost 3 tonnes of lifting power. It leads the way technically with an array of safety features including a computer-controlled, intelligent voice warning system. Other safety devices include: automatic boom speed… Continue reading World’s Smallest Mini Crawler Crane

The Burj Khalifa No great surprises here. The Burj Khalifa burst on to the international scene earlier this year with a massive fanfare, fireworks and festivities at the dawn of the new decade after a much anticipated build. The fanfare wasn’t without merit: the building smashing almost every record in the books – and by… Continue reading World’s Tallest Building

The world’s fastest limousine is now available to rent – a stretch Ferrari with a top speed of nearly 170mph. The 400bhp beast is made from a Ferrari 360 Modena which was chopped in half and stretched by 9.5ft with a section of hand-built carbon fibre. It is now 20ft long and seats eight people… Continue reading Fastest Limousine: Stretch Ferrari

This is what a team of engineers can do when challenged to push the limits of fuel efficiency and technology. You may have already heard of VW’s 1-liter car, but take a closer look. It’s a sports-economy concept car produced a few years ago by VW engineers, to answer one big question: could they build… Continue reading World’s Most Fuel Efficient Car

The D7E represents a mid-range dozer between Caterpillar’s popular D6 and D8 models, and commands a price premium of 20%, or $100,000, over a standard D7R. But that 20% can be recouped in as little as two years thanks to fuel savings of 10-30%. Plus, the electric-diesel drive system offers better power than its predecessor,… Continue reading Caterpillar Builds World’s First Hybrid Bulldozer

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation’s (HBC) flagship Hawker 4000 and leading Beechcraft Premier IA will be honored today for world speed record flights accomplished in each aircraft earlier this year. Today, in two separate ceremonies at the HBC static display at Orlando Executive Airport, National Aeronautics Association (NAA) officials will present the pilots of each aircraft with… Continue reading Hawker Beechcraft to Receive World Speed Record

The Dare Devils Team of the Indian Army Signal Corps achieved a motorcycle pyramid consisting of 201 men balanced on 10 motorcycles, on July 5, 2001 at Gowri Shankar Parade Ground, Jabalpur, India. The pyramid travelled a distance of 129 m (424 ft).

This diamond mine in eastern Siberia (Mirny, to be exact) is so deep that the surrounding “air zone… is closed for helicopters” after “a few accidents when they were ‘sucked in’ by downward air flow…” Meanwhile, something altogether different and Jules Vernian is about to occur thanks to some Japanese scientists hoping to drill down… Continue reading World’s Largest Diamond Mine

The Wieliczka Salt Mine, located in the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland, lays within Kraków metropolitan area. The mine had been in continuous operation, producing table salt since the 13th century until 2007 as one of the world’s oldest operating salt mines (the oldest being in Bochnia, Poland, some 20 kilometers away from Wieliczka).… Continue reading Wieliczka Salt Mine: World’s Oldest Operational Salt Mine