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  2. Tunnel boring machine - Wikipedia

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    Tunneling speeds increase over time. The first TBM peaked at 4 meters per week. This increased to 16 meters per week four decades later. By the end of the 19th century, speeds had reached over 30 meters per week. 21st century rock TBMs can excavate over 700 meters per week, while soil tunneling machines can exceed 200 meters per week.

  3. Verrückt - Wikipedia

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    Verrückt (German meaning "crazy" or "insane", listen ⓘ) was a custom water coaster water slide located at the Schlitterbahn Kansas City water park in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. At the height of 168 feet 7 inches (51.38 m), Verrückt became the world's tallest water slide when it opened on July 10, 2014, surpassing Kilimanjaro at ...

  4. Schlitterbahn Kansas City - Wikipedia

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    In November 2012, Schlitterbahn Waterparks announced plans for the world's tallest and fastest water slide, Verrückt. [3] Verrückt was designed by Schlitterbahn co-owner Jeff Henry as a three-person raft slide with an uphill section. The initial drop was a 17-story plunge with a five-story uphill section.

  5. Water slide - Wikipedia

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    Water slide at Toledo Beach, Michigan, 1911 Boy riding a water tube slide at The Colony Park in The Colony, Texas. A water slide (also referred to as a flume, water chute, or hydroslide) is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at swimming pools or water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and ...

  6. Bertha (tunnel boring machine) - Wikipedia

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    Freighter Fairpartner carrying the disassembled tunnel boring machine into the Port of Seattle in April 2013. Bertha was designed and manufactured by Hitachi Zosen Sakai Works of Osaka, Japan, and was the world's largest earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine, [14] at a cutterhead diameter of 57.5 feet (17.5 m) across.

  7. List of world best times in canoeing - Wikipedia

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    Listed below are the canoe sprint world best times in Sprint canoe and Sprint kayak events. The ICF only acknowledge world best times set in finals of Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cups, Continental Championships and "other canoe sprint events with acceptable high technical level".

  8. Tunnel construction - Wikipedia

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    Tunnel Construction. Tunnels are dug in types of materials varying from soft clay to hard rock. The method of tunnel construction depends on such factors as the ground conditions, the ground water conditions, the length and diameter of the tunnel drive, the depth of the tunnel, the logistics of supporting the tunnel excavation, the final use and shape of the tunnel and appropriate risk management.

  9. List of world records in swimming - Wikipedia

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    13 December 2018: World Championships: Hangzhou, China [117] [118] 50m butterfly: 21.32 Noè Ponti Switzerland 11 December 2024: World Championships: Budapest, Hungary [119] [120] 100m butterfly: 47.71 Noè Ponti Switzerland 14 December 2024: World Championships: Budapest, Hungary [121] 200m butterfly: 1:46.85 Tomoru Honda Japan 22 October 2022 ...