At its outer limits, the machine's tower, or boom, stands 207 feet tall and holds a protecting arm, or jib, that is 299 feet long.
The Pokémon Go boom stands to attract exploiters almost as quickly as fans – some of these are icky but inevitable, like retailer events or promotional tie-ins that invite you to catch critters at McDonald's.
The other factor making China's bike-sharing boom stand out is the technology.
The staff are amazing and, because it's a music venue, they understand my need for 400 microphones and a boom stand.
From the corner of my eye, I could see the the huge boom stand of the television camera, and all the dignitaries upon the stage and the people beyond.
Despite a recent offshore oil boom, unemployment stood at 16.8percentt in May, more than double the national average of 7.7percentt.
They are back on familiar ground, seeking to penalise those who benefited least from the boom and stand to lose most in the bust.
Built on the back of a local coal boom, Ordos stands largely empty today, a ghost city without a soul in sight.
Of the many economies that gorged on debt in the boom years, Dubai stood out.
Offshore platforms were constructed and refitted at Nigg at the height of the North Sea oil and gas boom, but it has stood largely empty since 2002.
