We've discovered the world's largest drum – and it's in space
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 10:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Universities in the US have long wrangled over who owns the world's largest drum. Unsubstantiated claims to the title have included the "Purdue Big Bass Drum" and "Big Bertha", which interestingly was named after the German World War I cannon and ended up becoming radioactive during the Manhattan Project.