"This new record saw a 2,200 pound shell, with a diameter of 56 inches launched into the sky over Al Marjan island by a 7 metre mortar, weighing 15,000 pounds a

"This new record saw a 2,200 pound shell, with a diameter of 56 inches launched into the sky over Al Marjan island by a 7 metre mortar, weighing 15,000 pounds and buried 4 metres into the sand. The shell spectacularly detonated at a height of 2,200 feet." That's over a ton in weight, being launched to 2200 feet by a single charge. That's _ludicrously_ large. 1:05 - the shell being launched 2:20 - discussion of the size and weight of the shell 4:00 - the shell under construction