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#00495 · Technology
5640 m
Holder: University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory
#00215 · Technology
First
Holder: LIGO Scientific Collaboration
#00455 · Technology
First
Holder: Alec Jeffreys
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| No. | Thumbnail | Record | Value | Holder | Year | Category | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00515 | Quietest Anechoic Chamber by Measured Ambient Noise Verified | -24.9 dBA | Orfield Laboratories Anechoic Chamber | 2021 | Technology | ||
| #00495 | World's Highest Astronomical Observatory Evidence-backed | 5640 m | University of Tokyo Atacama Observatory | 2024 | Technology | ||
| #00507 | Longest Announced Submarine Telecommunications Cable System Evidence-backed | about 45,000 km | 2Africa submarine cable system | — | Technology | ||
| #00492 | Longest Uninterrupted Operating Run by a Nuclear Reactor Verified | 1106 days | Darlington Nuclear Generating Station Unit 1 | 2021 | Technology | ||
| #00485 | Longest Urban Moving Walkway Verified | 207 m | The Domain Moving Walkway | 1961 | Technology | ||
| #00482 | Largest Tunnel Boring Machine by Excavation Diameter Verified | 17.63 m | Qin Liangyu TBM (S-880) | 2015 | Technology | ||
| #00469 | World's Longest Oil Pipeline System Verified | about 5,100 km | Druzhba oil pipeline | — | Technology | ||
| #00467 | World's Deepest Underground Mine Verified | 3,841 m | Mponeng gold mine | — | Technology | ||
| #00460 | Largest Nuclear Reactor Unit by Gross Electrical Capacity Evidence-backed | 1,750 MWe | Taishan 1 | 2018 | Technology | ||
| #00455 | First DNA Fingerprinting in a Criminal Investigation Verified | First | Alec Jeffreys | 1986 | Technology |
about 45,000 km
about 5,100 km