How much does the CMS detector at CERN weigh?
14,000 tAbout 15,400 US tons · Colossal
About 14,000 tonnes, more than the Eiffel Tower.
That's about 160,000 big red kangaroos (85 kg each).
🔬14,000 t
🌲General Sherman
By weight: the CMS detector is about 7× heavier than General Sherman.
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