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midlifecrisis · May 26, 2017

That Welsh place Llanfair... Gogogoch?

spkennyuk · May 27, 2017

I would think its an aquarium somewhere. Not knowing that many of them im left with two guesses. Sea world florida or sea life Blackpool. I think Blackpool had the longest acrylic tunnel at one point but more than one sheet to make it.

MarkMas · May 27, 2017

The Bayeux Tapestry?

CatmanV2 · May 27, 2017

Kenny is correct that it is an aquarium, but is a long way off geographically

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RobinL · May 27, 2017

CatmanV2 said:
Kenny is correct that it is an aquarium, but is a long way off geographically

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Dubai Mall? That aquarium is amazing - you even get to go scuba diving if you fancy.

CatmanV2 · May 27, 2017

RobinL said:
Dubai Mall? That aquarium is amazing - you even get to go scuba diving if you fancy.

Was the last record holder. Since been superceded. The panel at Dubai weighs 254 tonnes!

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CatmanV2 · May 27, 2017

Clue: We need to be more East.....

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Navcorr · May 27, 2017

I take it this means China? No idea where if so.

Is this aquarium actually a tourist attraction - or simply a method of preserving fish stock. They're as bad as the Spanish

hoyin · May 27, 2017

Navcorr said:
I take it this means China? No idea where if so.

Is this aquarium actually a tourist attraction - or simply a method of preserving fish stock. They're as bad as the Spanish

Chengudu in China. I only know this as I am working with Reynolds Polymer who do all this acrylic stuff on some of our projects and they showed it to us.

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CatmanV2 · May 28, 2017

hoyin said:
Chengudu in China. I only know this as I am working with Reynolds Polymer who do all this acrylic stuff on some of our projects and they showed it to us.

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I'm prepared to accept that

Over to you, Hoyin

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spkennyuk · May 29, 2017

Your question Hoyin.

hoyin · May 29, 2017

Where is the oldest tree in the world. And roughly how old is it?

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GeoffCapes · May 29, 2017

I'd guess at the Redwood's in North America. I'm sure I read somewhere that they have living trees that they believe to be over 2,000 years old.

CatmanV2 · May 29, 2017

Or the Joshua Tree

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allandwf · May 29, 2017

I used to know this, it's a bristle cone pine, can't remember where at the moment though :/

zagatoes30 · May 29, 2017

allandwf said:
I used to know this, it's a bristle cone pine, can't remember where at the moment though :/

That would have been my answer but did it not change relatively recently wasn't there a tree identified as over 9000 years old?

hoyin · May 29, 2017

allandwf said:
I used to know this, it's a bristle cone pine, can't remember where at the moment though :/

The species is correct. And yes in 2013 they found an older one.

Where and how old ....

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spkennyuk · May 30, 2017

zagatoes30 said:
That would have been my answer but did it not change relatively recently wasn't there a tree identified as over 9000 years old?

I think i recall an article about a Norweigan spruce being over 9000 years old but i think that was one tree as against the bristle cone pines in California with several examples at 4000 years plus.

hoyin · May 30, 2017

spkennyuk said:
I think i recall an article about a Norweigan spruce being over 9000 years old but i think that was one tree as against the bristle cone pines in California with several examples at 4000 years plus.

That doesn't count. As that is a clonal tree one that grown new trunks and roots over time. It needs to be an individual tree!

As per QI the clackson has just sounded for you!

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spkennyuk · May 30, 2017

hoyin said:
That doesn't count. As that is a clonal tree one that grown new trunks and roots over time. It needs to be an individual tree!

As per QI the clackson has just sounded for you!

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I was referring to zags comment. Rather than answering the question.

The answer to the question is as far as i know the bristle cone pine as Allandwf said. I just chipped in with the place and rough age being California and plus 4000 years old.

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