There are many other types of lightning that are not associated with storms, but the mechanism of a separation of positive and negative charges in the atmosphere still cause them. Some of the more common ones are St. Elmo's fire, air discharge, sprites, heat lightning, and ball lightning.
The world's largest steam shovel surviving intact is a Marion machine, dating from either 1906 or 1911, located in the small American town of Le Roy, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
Magnificent machines: The Bagger 288 Bucket Excavator. Most people associate the brand Krupps with tiny coffeemakers. But a larger German conglomerate called Krupp has built something way bigger: the Bagger 288, a ginormous excavator that is technically the worldâs largest land vehicle. The towering Bagger stands some 311 feet tall, is 705 feet long and weighs 45,500 tons.