December 27, 2021 04:33 pm GMT
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How to transport a 17-ton, 50-foot wide magnet halfway across the country?
This video shows how a team of movers dealt with the logistical challenges of moving a 50-foot magnet from Long Island in New York to Fermilab outside of Chicago in 2013. According to RealLifeLore, transporting the huge, heavy, and extremely delicate magnet was "one of the most complicated delivery operations ever attempted in the history of the United States." — Read the rest
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