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The size of the complex, when finished, will be an estimated one million square feet.
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This class of ship is longer than a Nimitz class aircraft carrier, double the width of the Titanic, and more than double the height of the Statue of Liberty.
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The dining room aboard the ships have 2,114 seats, more than any restaurant in Las Vegas.
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The promenade on these ships is longer than a football field, and stretch for 1/3 of the ship. The promenade is a space that is open the entire height of the ship.
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Nuts & Bolts:
The kitchen serves over 100,000 meals per week.
Passengers eat 18,000 lbs of potatoes, 12,000 lbs of chicken, and 1,400 lbs of lobster each week.
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The town of Pass Christian had about 70-75% covered in water from the storm surge of Katrina. Approx. 2400-2500 homes were destroyed by the storm.
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At the Safeway Homes assembly line 1.5 homes are completed every day. From start to finish it takes 2 weeks to build one of the modular houses on the line.
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Nuts & Bolts: Each Safeway Home contains 450 lbs of nails and screws and almost 500 lbs of glue.
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Jack leg - Meaning lacking skill; incompetent.
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The glue used to attach the sheetrock to the studs for the walls of the house allow the walls to flex when put under the stresses of a hurricane. A traditionally built wall will shear off the nails under the same conditions.
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The buildings parking lot contains 1,100 parking spaces.
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The floor area makes up 1,237,860 square feet.
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The building contains 33 escalators, and 31 elevators.
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The Shanghai World Financial Center has 104 floors. (101 above ground and 3 below ground.)
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The USS George H.W. Bush is the final Nimitz class aircraft carrier to be built and when commissioned will be the largest carrier in the fleet.
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The carrier is being built at the Northrop Grumman shipyard in Newport News, VA.