Trace Metals. Metals, including nickel, iron, and vanadium are often found in crude oils in small quantities and are removed during the refining process. Burning heavy fuel oils in refinery furnaces and boilers can leave deposits of vanadium oxide and nickel oxide in furnace boxes, ducts, and tubes.
Chandra, meet Sultan â Chandra Bahadur Dangi, at 21Â½ inches the shortest adult ever verified by Guinness World Records, poses Thursday in London with the world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen, who stands 8 feet 3 inches tall. Chandra, meet Sultan â Dangi, 74, is a weaver in a remote village of Nepal. He weighs just 32 pounds.
It was a monumental moment for two people who have to work hard to see eye-to-eye with anyone â literally. In April, Guinness World Records brought together the worldâs shortest man and woman for the first time in history. Taken together, their 45-inch height is the average for an 8-year-old. But their glee at being photographed was immeasurably high.