Once you are in the water, face to face with a 15-ton, 15m-long giant, the rest of the world seems to fade away.

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We're not reserving our ticket on the airborne hotel just yet, but if we did, we'd be joining another 179 passengers on the 20-ton, 310 foot long craft.

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The figures were to be transformed into detailed works as much as 17 feet tall and 20 feet long, including three one-ton bison suspended in air as they seemed to fall to their death.

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At a healthy sixteen tracks, Ma Raison De Vivre Ton Amour, is nearly an hour long, which gives the duo plenty of opportunities to explore its talents.

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Exhibits include an eight-foot-long rotor, half of a hundred-and-fifty-ton truck, and a pump of Brobdingnagian proportions.

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Giganotosaurus was, according to palaeontologist Dr. Jorge Calvo, a terrifying spectacle: a 10-ton meat-eater that was 46ft (14m) long, 23ft (7m) tall and three tons heavier than North America's bad boy Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Some pieces serve as sturdy reminders of the 882-foot-long liner's "unsinkable" billing, such as a 17-ton piece of the hull that still contains thick rivets and porthole views into what would have been a pair of third-class cabins.

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"James, on this team, has to shoulder a ton of responsibilities for us and he's been great all year long, " coach Kevin McHale said.

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Denby Transport has submitted an application for the 60 ton Denby Eco Link lorry, which is divided into two trailers and is 83ft long.

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