There remained, then, only two possible solutions of the question, which created two distinct parties: on one side, those who were for a monster of colossal strength; on the other, those who were for a submarine vessel of enormous motive power.
Gold is the most malleable of all metals; a single gram can be beaten into a sheet of 1 square meter, and an avoirdupois ounce into 300 square feet. Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become semi-transparent.
The world's largest gold bar stands at 250 kg (551 lb), measuring at the base 45.5 cm Ã 22.5 cm and 17 cm high with 5 degree draft angle (equal to 15,730 cmÂ³, or 17.9 in Ã 8.9 in Ã 6.7 in â 1062.04 inÂ³). It was manufactured by the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi.