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BIGGEST TRUCK IN THE WORLD? * Chile - 28 Wheel Truck Climbs Mountains, Builds Telescopes
What has 28 wheels, is 20m long, weighs 130 tonnes and has as much power as two Formula One cars?Chile -Gizmodo (USA), by Brian Lam -31 July 2007: -- This truck does, and it's been built to haul 115-tonne telescope parts 5,000m up the Chilean Andes. At that height the driver won't be able to breathe, so the seat has been designed so that a person can sit with an oxygen tank on... When complete, the $900 million Atacama Large Millimeter Array will be able to see some of the first galaxies formed after the big bang, or just get excellent television reception...
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