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re: What is Your Favorite Engineering Marvel in the World?
Posted on 3/25/16 at 8:35 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Posted on 3/25/16 at 8:35 am to TigerFanInSouthland
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What is Your Favorite Engineering Marvel in the World?
ancient world: roman aquaducts and flowing water (pluming).
modern world: going to the moon with 1969 technology.
now world: the internet
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Posted on 3/25/16 at 9:06 am to Wedge
quote:I was wondering what time the semantics police would show up
If by time you mean altitude, then sure.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 9:08 am to TexasTiger90
Still impressed with ancient times architecture and moving huge pieces or stone around.
Easter island heads come to mind. Crazy how they constructed some things.
Then there is the guy that made coral castle in florida all by himself.
Easter island heads come to mind. Crazy how they constructed some things.
Then there is the guy that made coral castle in florida all by himself.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 9:16 am to TigerFanInSouthland
The Great Pyramids continue to impress me. If only more of the casing stones remained.
Forget the "why" - and focus on the extreme precision required - even today, the tolerances are such that a playing card, and in some places a human hair cannot fit into many of the joints between the stones.
Forget the "why" - and focus on the extreme precision required - even today, the tolerances are such that a playing card, and in some places a human hair cannot fit into many of the joints between the stones.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 9:24 am to TexasTiger90
It's not even semantics, it's a simple concept. The top of the building isn't in a different time zone or anything.
Anyway, my favorites are the Golden Gate Bridge and the recent Mars rover Curiosity landing from the descending tethered sky crane under the hovering main craft.
Anyway, my favorites are the Golden Gate Bridge and the recent Mars rover Curiosity landing from the descending tethered sky crane under the hovering main craft.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:15 am to TigerFanInSouthland
The Great Wall of Mexico
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:20 am to OBReb6
La Sagrada Familia. It took current aeronautical engineering to finish what Gaudi designed almost 100 years ago in his head! Amazing!!!
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:29 am to jimmy the leg
the automatic transmission
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:29 am to jimmy the leg
the automatic transmission
Posted on 3/25/16 at 10:47 am to retired trucker
Can I rotate back to take your place in line after I am done?
Posted on 3/25/16 at 11:39 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Posted on 3/25/16 at 12:03 pm to Mootsman
is your engineering marvel entry the photo thumbnail?
Posted on 3/25/16 at 12:17 pm to TigerFanInSouthland
If I'm to go off something I've personally experienced it'd be the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 12:26 pm to Them
Other than the Large Hadron Collider, I'd say (in terms of modern) the Chunnel.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 12:29 pm to CAD703X
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CAD703X
Photo thumbnails have revolutionized the way in which we of today view inspiring photographs online.
Posted on 3/25/16 at 12:38 pm to Mootsman
Duct Tape ftw 
But seriously, I would say:
1) The Great Pyramid (Giza)
2) St. Paul's Cathedral (a fan of Christopher Wren after taking a personal tour)
3) The Brooklyn Bridge (Impressed with Roebling's use of caissons)
4) The Hoover Dam
But seriously, I would say:
1) The Great Pyramid (Giza)
2) St. Paul's Cathedral (a fan of Christopher Wren after taking a personal tour)
3) The Brooklyn Bridge (Impressed with Roebling's use of caissons)
4) The Hoover Dam
Posted on 3/25/16 at 1:05 pm to OBReb6
Fair enough...I guess working Good Friday for these heathens had me a little cranky 
Posted on 3/25/16 at 1:19 pm to TexasTiger90
just about any gothic cathedral ...
chartres is impressive because of all the glass they were able to incorporate into such a heavy structure ...
chartres is impressive because of all the glass they were able to incorporate into such a heavy structure ...
Posted on 3/25/16 at 2:08 pm to tiderider
To me, it's still hard to fathom how they were able to create these structures (both in beautiful architecture and just sheer magnitude) with such rudimentary tools and limited knowledge. That's a major driving force behind me wanting to go to Europe...just to go and take in these works of incredible determination and vision
Posted on 3/25/16 at 2:17 pm to TexasTiger90
It happens, and I feel ya. I'm still at work myself.
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