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.
World's Shortest Man Dies At Age 75. Chandra Bahadur Dangi, a native of Nepal, stood just 21.5 inches tall. Standing just 1 foot 9.5 inches tall and weighing 31 pounds, Chandra Bahadur Dangi was the shortest documented full-grown person on Earth. The native of Nepal died Thursday at age 75 in an American Samoa hospital.