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.
It is confusing to talk about size in terms of the number of particles. H2 is the smallest molecule because it has the shortest bond length. H2+ is the simplest molecule because it is composed of the fewest number of particles. However, H2+ is larger than H2.