The rally monkey came to national and world-wide attention during the Angels' appearance in the 2002 World Series, again against the San Francisco Giants. In the sixth game, the Angels were playing at home, but were trailing the series 3-2 and facing elimination.
Previously, polystyrene was the largest stable synthetic molecule, at 40 million hydrogen masses. To create their molecular giant, SchlÃ¼ter and his colleagues started with standard polymerisation, in which smaller molecules join up to form a long chain.
Second largest living thing: the Pando quaking aspen clone. Pando is made of about 47,000 genetically identical stems of quaking aspen. It's the heaviest organism on Earth, as well as being one of the oldest and one of the largest.J. Zapell/Wikimedia Commons. Source: Tech Insider, NPR.