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00:00Chains are used for all sorts of things for different purposes.
00:03Some are small, and some are huge.
00:05Today we're taking a look at the top 15 biggest chains ever made.
00:11Number 15. The longest gold chain.
00:14Gold chains are worn by people around the world,
00:16both as an aesthetic choice and as a sign of wealth.
00:19And there's a wide variety of designs to choose from.
00:22You can buy some gold chains for a fairly reasonable price.
00:25For the longest and thickest ones,
00:27it costs the same as the annual budget for a small country.
00:30In 2015, the record for the longest gold chain to ever be made
00:33was broken in an event held at the Diara Gold Souk bus station in Dubai.
00:38Known as the Dubai Celebration Chain,
00:40it took the efforts of a hundred craftsmen just over 45 days to produce.
00:44In total, it contains 530 pounds of 22 karat gold,
00:48and was made up of over 4 million individual links.
00:52Amazingly, this results in a chain that was more than 3.1 miles long.
00:56Not only was it an attempt to break a world record,
00:59but the idea was to draw focus to the city and drive tourism to the region.
01:03Shoppers at the local malls were able to purchase segments of the chain
01:06ranging from 8 grams to 26 gram pieces.
01:09And there was also a draw where anyone who bought jewelry that week
01:12had a chance to win a share of 88 pounds of gold and 8 karats of diamonds.
01:17It's probably one of the most unique and expensive world records to have ever been set,
01:21and it's unlikely there'll ever be a gold chain quite like it again.
01:26Number 14. The Prelude FLNG.
01:31The Prelude FLNG is the largest offshore facility in the world.
01:34It was built by Shell at an estimated cost of $10 billion,
01:37and is designed for use in the Prelude and Concerto gas fields
01:40that are around 120 miles off the coast of Australia.
01:43The vessel weighs more than 300,000 tons.
01:47It's 1,600 feet long and 243 feet wide,
01:50and was made with more than 260,000 tons of steel.
01:54Due to the region where it operates, it's designed to withstand Category 5 hurricanes,
01:58so as you can imagine, it requires some serious strength to keep it attached to the seabed.
02:03To do this, it's moored to 16 piles that are each 215 feet long,
02:0818 feet in diameter, and are driven into the seabed.
02:12This isn't enough to be sure of its stability, however,
02:14and as a backup, they needed to build the biggest chain ever constructed.
02:19It required an entire construction facility to itself,
02:22and was made in Spain before being transported to the Prelude FLNG.
02:26The chain is just over 10 and a half miles long,
02:29and weighs an astonishing 10,500 tons.
02:33This, along with the steel piles, should ensure that the platform never moves out of place
02:37unless it's done so on purpose,
02:39and will allow the platform to continue operating for much of its 25-year lifespan as possible.
02:45Number 13. Nimitz-Class.
02:48The Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier represented the largest vessels in the U.S. Navy's fleet
02:53from the time they entered service in 1975 until 2017.
02:57At 1,092 feet long, 252 feet wide,
03:01and with a maximum displacement of around 100,000 tons,
03:04the 10 carriers built to this design are essentially floating cities.
03:08The powerful engines give a top speed of 35 miles an hour.
03:12They're nuclear-powered, so can operate for 20 years without needing to refuel.
03:16They have a crew complement of more than 6,000 people.
03:19They remain one of the most powerful ship designs ever,
03:22and are full of advanced offensive and defensive technologies,
03:25and are ready to deploy in oceans around the world with very little notice.
03:29Of course, you can have all the technology available on a ship,
03:32but if you don't get the basics right, it'll be useless.
03:35To keep the vessels firmly in place when they reach their destinations,
03:38they are equipped with two anchors, which each weigh 30 tons.
03:41These require seriously heavy-duty chains to bear the loads,
03:44and each anchor is attached to 12 shackles of chain,
03:47which is the equivalent of 1,080 feet.
03:50Each link of the chain weighs approximately 360 pounds,
03:53so when the chain themselves are on deck,
03:55this adds a further 10 tons to the ship's overall weight.
04:03If you've ever been to the Hungarian capital, Budapest,
04:06chances are you've seen the Seachain Bridge.
04:09Opened in 1849, it was the first permanent bridge to be built over the river Danube,
04:13and was designed by William Tierney, a British architect.
04:16At 1,230 feet long, it's the longest and one of the last chain bridges in the world,
04:21but was at the forefront of technology in the 19th century when it was built,
04:24so much so that it was declared one of the engineering wonders of the world.
04:28Chain bridges are a form of suspension bridge that uses chains instead of wires
04:32to support the main bridge deck.
04:34It was particularly poignant in this location,
04:37because it represented the link between the East and the West,
04:40and soon became as integral to locals in Budapest as the Brooklyn Bridge is to those who live in New York.
04:45Amazingly, it stood up to a number of challenges since it opened,
04:48including being bombed by the Nazis in World War II.
04:51It was virtually destroyed, but rebuilt to its original specifications within just four years.
04:56It remains a testament to engineering developments during the 19th century,
05:00and what can be done if enough people work together,
05:02and continues to be a beacon of calm and balance to the city and the wider country.
05:11Our desire for ever more exciting and exhilarating experiences
05:15pushed the world of rollercoaster design forward leaps and bounds in recent decades,
05:19with engineers finding new ways to reach greater speeds and heights than ever before.
05:24Gigacoasters are ones that are more than 300 feet tall at their highest.
05:28Fury 325, which is at the Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte, North Carolina,
05:32is one of the latest that opened in 2015.
05:36The 6,602-foot-long track reaches a maximum height of 325 feet,
05:41and is the fifth tallest in the world.
05:43What's particularly special about it, however,
05:45is that it's by far the tallest rollercoaster that uses a traditional chain lift hill at the start,
05:50and as a result incorporates the longest and toughest chain used in any amusement park on Earth.
05:56The chain, which is more than 700 feet long, weighs more than a ton,
05:59and it had to go through extensive testing to ensure it would be reliable enough.
06:03After all, it has to continuously pull heavy loads up to steep incline,
06:07and has to be reliable enough that not a single link will break.
06:10It's a marvel of coaster design,
06:12and one that, with the new launching technologies, will probably never be outdone.
06:17Number 10. Saipem 7000
06:20Saipem 7000 is a semi-submersible crane vessel,
06:24and as of 2020, is the third largest of its kind in the world.
06:28Owned by Saipem, an oil and gas company,
06:31it's responsible for assisting with the installation of offshore platforms and support structures.
06:36It's 650 feet long, 285 feet wide,
06:39and has a maximum water displacement of 172,000 tons.
06:44With a crew of 700 people, it's equipped with removable heavy lifting cranes
06:48that are capable of carrying loads in excess of 7,000 tons.
06:52To do this safely, however, requires the vessel to be stable in the water,
06:56and for this, they require heavy anchors and seriously strong chains.
07:00In fact, it has a total of 16 anchor lines,
07:03four of which are on each corner.
07:05Each line is made up of two miles of wire rope,
07:07along with 165 feet of heavy-duty chain,
07:10which is attached to a 40-ton anchor.
07:12To hoist this extreme weight up requires a dedicated 1,800-horsepower drum winch,
07:17but even this isn't enough to keep the vessel stable.
07:20There's also two further 35-ton anchors,
07:22and these are attached to the Saipem 7,000 by 1,800 feet of half-inch-thick chain.
07:32During the American Revolutionary War between 1776 and 1778,
07:36the passage along the Hudson River was seen as one of the most strategically important routes in the war effort.
07:41There was a real concern that the British would simply sail their ships up the river,
07:45so the American troops began devising a way to either slow them down,
07:49or prevent this from happening entirely.
07:51The solution was the Great Hudson River Chain.
07:54Built at the Sterling Ironworks in Orange County,
07:57it was supported by logs and stretched across the entire river,
08:00from West Point to Constitution Island.
08:02The chain was 600 yards long,
08:04and made up of huge iron links that were two feet long,
08:07and weighed 114 pounds each.
08:10Once it was put together and attached to anchors,
08:12the entire thing weighed more than 65 tons,
08:15so to prevent it from sinking,
08:16huge logs were turned into rafts to float it on top of.
08:20It was an incredible feat of engineering,
08:22and would have certainly severely damaged any ship that tried to sail through.
08:26In the end, because of the threat of the chain,
08:28the British decided that they wouldn't even risk trying to pass it,
08:31and instead looked for alternative routes.
08:33During the winter, the chain was removed to stop it from being destroyed by ice,
08:37and refurbished and replaced in spring.
08:39It was also held up by a series of pulleys and ropes
08:41that allowed its position to be moved in the changing tide.
08:44Of course, the chain is now long gone after it served its purpose,
08:48and the iron was melted down to use elsewhere.
08:50But one section remains,
08:52and is part of the memorial installation that can still be seen today at West Point.
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09:08Number 8. Jungberg's Transformers Chain
09:11Jewelry can be a great way to show your feelings for a loved one,
09:14to hold something dear close to you,
09:16or in many cases, simply show off how wealthy you are.
09:19They're incredibly popular with musicians,
09:21and while many of us would prefer something discreet, beautiful, and classy,
09:25that's not always the case for megastars.
09:27Jungberg, whose career began as a rapper,
09:30but since progressed on to become an influential writer and producer,
09:33hit the headlines in 2008 with his new chain,
09:36which was a diamond and gold emblazoned replica of the Transformers logo.
09:40According to reports from the time,
09:42the chunky piece cost him at least $10,000,
09:44or perhaps as much as $100,000,
09:46and he started wearing it everywhere he went.
09:49This led to problems, though,
09:51because in August that year he was robbed while in a nightclub in Detroit.
09:54While he managed to escape the incident without being injured,
09:57his chain was taken,
09:58and for the next few weeks paraded around by different people across social media
10:01before it finally returned.
10:03The chances of anyone being able to sell such a high-profile chain are incredibly slim,
10:07and whoever it was that stole it probably realized
10:10that the only person who could ever possibly have any use for it
10:13was Jungberg himself.
10:19Vrijhof is a world-renowned company from the Netherlands
10:22that specializes in mooring solutions,
10:24and in 2007 they proudly announced the culmination of their latest project,
10:28which broke a new world record.
10:30They had produced eight Stevshark anchors,
10:32which, at 75 tons each, were the heaviest to have ever been made.
10:36At almost 40 feet across, they were huge,
10:39and were designed for use on offshore platforms near the coast of Alaska.
10:43As you can imagine, though,
10:44the use of an anchor is only part of what's required to moor a large structure in place.
10:49You also need to connect the anchor to it
10:51and ensure that it'll hold on tight.
10:53To do this with these anchors required some of the strongest chains
10:56ever devised for the shipping industry,
10:58and even then, one wouldn't be enough.
11:00In fact, two anchors are used at each mooring point,
11:03one that's the active anchor and one that's the passive backup anchor.
11:07Each one is connected by three 1,000-foot-long and half-inch-thick chains,
11:11which meet at a specialized buoy to connect the two anchors
11:14to the platform via another set of chains.
11:17It's a complicated setup, but doing it this way,
11:19the anchors and chains are able to withstand forces far greater than their own weight,
11:23and endure that no matter what weather conditions move in,
11:26they'll hold in place.
11:32Not all chains of significance have to be made from metal,
11:35and there's one that was made in 2013
11:37that shows they can be effective when they're made from a completely different material.
11:41Macmillan's Children's Books is a company that's dedicated to encouraging youngsters to read
11:46while at the same time raising money for charity,
11:48and they came up with an ingenious idea to garner extra publicity
11:52to raise much-needed funds in the process.
11:54They took over the South Bank Center on the banks of the River Thames in London, England,
11:58and arranged to make the world's longest chain ever made up of paper dolls.
12:03They asked for contributions from people around the world,
12:05and were sent a total of 45,282 of them.
12:09Each was handmade and sent in from every corner of the Earth,
12:12and it was the job of just 50 volunteers to link them all together.
12:17Amazingly, by the end of the day, they were done,
12:19and the final chain measured 2.83 miles long,
12:22which is the equivalent to 61 Boeing 747 jets laying end-to-end.
12:27It seemed like a record that would be almost impossible to surpass,
12:30but just a few years later, another organization managed to make one just a little bit longer.
12:35Not to be outdone, though, the organizers behind this attempt are planning to regain their title
12:39and hope to do so in the next year or two.
12:46Lil Jon is best known for his extensive recording career,
12:49and was one of the leading figures of the sub-genre called Krunk.
12:52In the wake of some producers saying Krunk had finished in 2007,
12:56and able to help promote his upcoming album, Krunk Rock,
12:59he commissioned one of the most expensive chains to ever be made,
13:02ones that feature the words,
13:05Weighing more than 5.1 pounds, it's adorned with 3,700 round-cut diamonds,
13:10with 73 carats in total, all of which are set in 18-carat yellow and white gold.
13:15The finished piece is 7.5 inches tall, 6 inches wide, and 1 inch thick,
13:19and is estimated to be worth upwards of half a million bucks.
13:22It immediately carved a place in the record books for him,
13:25as it was the largest diamond pendant in the world at the time.
13:28But it seems as if it did little for the success of his album.
13:31Possibly because of the cost of the chain, his record company went bankrupt,
13:35and the release was delayed to the following year.
13:37And finally, when it did, it only sold 15,000 copies,
13:41which barely scratched the surface of the cost of his bling,
13:44let alone the production cost of the album.
13:50Chains are used in a whole range of different applications,
13:53but one of the most common is in the construction of chainsaws.
13:56Made up of an engine that rotates a chain, that has a set of sharp teeth attached to it,
14:01they're usually for chopping down trees, harvesting, and even sculpting ice.
14:04They are, of course, available in different sizes, depending on what they're used for.
14:08But the current world record holder for the largest chainsaw is so huge
14:12that it can't be practically used for any purpose.
14:15Known as Big Gus, it was built in the Moran Ironworks of Onaway, Michigan in 1996,
14:21and is currently on display at the Diupers Tourist Trap in Michigan.
14:25It's absolutely enormous, at 22 feet 11 inches long,
14:29and 6 feet tall, and is powered by a V8 engine.
14:32Amazingly, it does actually run, but as you'd expect,
14:35it's also the loudest chainsaw in the world.
14:37It sounds like a Ford Mustang roaring down the street.
14:423. Rick Ross
14:44Of all the chains owned by rappers,
14:46the one that's the biggest and most expensive of all is owned by Rick Ross.
14:50He's known for his displays of wealth,
14:52and has built a career on flaunting it in his music videos and appearances on shows.
14:56Right from the beginning, he would throw wads of cash from balconies and nightclubs,
15:00and he seemed destined to develop one of the most expensive music labels in the industry.
15:04It makes sense, then, that he's invested huge sums into his jewelry collection,
15:08with countless watches, rings, and bracelets that are made from gold and diamonds.
15:12What really makes him stand out from the rest, though, are his chains,
15:15and one in particular is one of the most expensive chains in the world.
15:19Made in the image of his own face,
15:21it's studded with hundreds of diamonds that are set in pure gold,
15:24and is believed to be worth at least $1.5 million.
15:27If that's not enough, he also had a necklace depicting him wearing his chain,
15:31which is also worth several hundred thousand dollars.
15:35Number 2. Cutting Chain
15:38While chains are normally used for their strength and ability to hold things in place,
15:42there's another use for them that, while rare, shows just how powerful they can be.
15:47In September of 2019, the MV Golden Ray,
15:50a 656-foot-long car transport vessel, capsized in St. Simon Sound,
15:55which is near the port of Brunswick in Georgia.
15:58Once water started covering the cargo, everything was declared a total loss,
16:02and plans for the salvage operations could begin.
16:04The accident is believed to have happened once a fire started inside the ship,
16:08although the exact cause has never been determined,
16:10and at the time it was carrying 4,200 Hyundai cars.
16:14It had soon become wedged into the seafloor,
16:16and there was no way for it to be towed out of place.
16:18The only option was to cut it into pieces and take it away bit by bit.
16:23After numerous delays, the process could finally begin in November of 2020,
16:27more than a year after the incident.
16:29There aren't any machines on Earth capable of cutting a ship in half like was needed,
16:33so instead the salvage crews used a huge chain to do the job.
16:37A specialized crane ship called the VB-10,000 was maneuvered over the wreck,
16:42and it was from there that the 400-foot-long anchor chain
16:45was pulled through the ship's hull to tear it apart.
16:48During the process, the chain was moving at between 7 and 8 feet a minute,
16:51which meant that it slowly worked its way through the twisted steel.
16:55By early December, the first complete cut was complete,
16:58and all the cars could be seen still in the cargo bays.
17:01The plan is to cut the ship into eight pieces,
17:03which can then be lifted onto support barges to be taken away,
17:06and it's hoped that the entire project will be completed within a couple of months.
17:10If it wasn't for the huge anchor chain being used to dismantle the vessel, however,
17:13the process would have taken much longer.
17:22After entering service in 2017,
17:24the USS Gerald R. Ford was the first in a new line of Ford-class aircraft carriers,
17:29which replaced the Nimitz-class as the most powerful in the U.S. Navy's fleet.
17:33They're just 1,106 feet long and 256 feet wide,
17:36and with 25 decks has a crew complement of just under 4,000 people.
17:40Ten of them are planned to be built, each incorporating the latest in technologies,
17:44although only two have so far been completed.
17:47With such huge amounts of equipment on board,
17:49the Ford-class carriers are powered by two A-1B nuclear reactors,
17:53which means they can stay at sea for more than two decades without needing more fuel.
17:57They're the behemoths of the sea,
17:59and no military vessel has come anywhere close to them in terms of size or strength.
18:04With a displacement of more than 100,000 tons,
18:07it's incredible that they're able to cruise at a top speed of 35 miles an hour
18:11and have effectively an unlimited range.
18:14When one of these vessels shows up to battle,
18:16they're capable of completely turning things around,
18:19but it is, of course, vital that they can be secured in place
18:22to act as a launch platform for missions.
18:24To do this, they have two anchors which are made from composite materials,
18:27and at 15 tons, are just half the weight of ones used on the Nimitz-class.
18:31Don't let this fool you, though,
18:33because they're able to endure far greater loads
18:36and are attached to the longest anchor chains of a navy.
18:40The links of each one are also made from a lighter-weight material,
18:43but because the ship is so much larger,
18:45they have to be 1,440 feet long to have enough give for it on choppy waters.