SUMTER COUNTY, FLORIDA

 

Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population is 129,752. It has the oldest median age (68.3 years) of any US county and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 and older—at 55.6% in 2014-2018. Sumter County was created in 1853. It was named for General Thomas Sumter, a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county in the past, and to this day by some, is nicknamed "Hog County" most likely because it is home to a large population of wild hogs.

ASCENT MKE

 

Ascent MKE is a mass timber hybrid high-rise apartment building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The 284-foot, 25-story high-rise is the world's tallest mass timber structure, edging out Norway's Mjøstårnet. It features 259 luxury apartments, retail space, an elevated pool with operable window walls, and a sky-deck.

ASCENT MKE - 700 E. KULBOURN AVE., MILWAUKEE, WI

WORLD'S LONGEST PUTT (NON-TOURNAMENT)

 

NOTE: See April 17, 2019 Blog Post for “THE LONGEST TELEVISED MADE PUTT”

On September 26, 2023, the “World’s Longest Putt” competition was held at The Baths at Blackwolf Run Golf Course in Kohler, Wisconsin. After the formal competition was completed, Jay Stocki, and some of the other competitors spent two days trying to break the Guinness record for longest non-tournament putt made – 395 feet. On the second day, Stocki made a 401 feet 2 inches putt. This is now the record for the longest golf putt (non-tournament).

ATLAS-1 (TRESTLE)

 

ATLAS-I (Air Force Weapons Lab Transmission-Line Aircraft Simulator), better known as Trestle, was a unique electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generation and testing apparatus built between 1972 and 1980 during the Cold War at Sandia National Laboratories near Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  ATLAS-I was the largest NNEMP (non-nuclear electromagnetic pulse) generator in the world, designed to test the radiation hardening of strategic aircraft systems against EMP pulses from nuclear warfare.  Built at a cost of $60 million, it was composed of two parts: a pair of powerful Marx generators capable of simulating the electromagnetic pulse effects of a high-altitude nuclear explosion (HANE) of the type expected during a nuclear war, and a giant wooden trestle built in a bowl-shaped arroyo, designed to elevate the test aircraft above ground interference and orient it below the pulse in a similar manner to what would be seen in mid-air.  Trestle is the world's largest structure composed entirely of wood and glue laminate.

A Boeing B-52 strategic bomber being prepared for EMP testing at Trestle in 1982.

CHRISTMAS, FLORIDA

 

FERRARI WORLD ABU DHABI – FORMULA ROSSA

Formula Rossa is a launched roller coaster located at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Manufactured by Intamin, Formula Rossa is the world’s fastest roller coaster with a top speed of 149.1 miles per hour. The coaster train accelerates to its top speed in 4.9 seconds using a hydraulic launch system which generates a release velocity similar to that of steam catapults on an aircraft carrier. Riders experience up to 1.7 G-force during acceleration and up to 4.8 g throughout the ride. The roller coaster track is 1.4 miles in length, ranking it sixth in the world for steel roller coasters. Due to the high air speeds and thus risk of an impact with airborne particulates or insets, all riders are required to wear safety glasses.

FERRARI WORLD ABU DHABI

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is a mostly indoors amusement park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Ferrari World is covered by a gigantic free-formed roof with a surface area of approximately 2,000,000 square feet. The Ferrari World roof would cover the Vatican City in Rome. If the Ferrari World building was stood on its end it would be tallest man-made structure in the world at over 300 stories. The Ferrari shield logo on the roof measures 213 feet in length and covers an area of 32,000 square feet. Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has the record for the largest space frame structure ever built.

FERRARI WORLD ABU DHABI

HUNTS POINT COOPERATIVE MARKET

The Hunts Point Cooperative Market Inc. is a cooperative owned by its member stockholders. The company operates and maintains a facility in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx for its member shareholders and other tenants, all of which are primarily involved in the process and distribution of meat and meat products in the tri-state area. The facility is the largest of its kind in the world and is the major distribution hub for the New York City metro area.   ·         Approximately 2400 employees work in the Hunts Point Coop Market ·         The market was originally built in 1972 as a 40-acre facility with 6 buildings but now is over 60 acres with 7 buildings ·         The Coop consists of 52 companies that process and distribute meat and meat products in just under one million square feet.

HUNTS POINT COOPERATIVE 2008