I couldn’t find much information, except for the fact that, as I’m sure one would expect, it was never built. Never started.
Nobody says why, except for the fact that it was totally ridiculous.
It was to be about half a mile high to the top of the beacon. The garage was going to be about 2/3 of the way up. But that means the spiralling road would still be several miles long.
One short article pointed out that there are 30 revolutions in the plan, and that drivers would be very dizzy by the time they made it up or down.
Also, I can only imagine the effect on the engine… I dunno about 1930s cars, but my 1970s station wagon needed a new radiator after a much shorter stint on a relentless climb.
Freyssinet, who designed it, was actually a well respected engineer, who designed many bridges and other structures…. Somehow he went a little…. well, maybe the wine was too good?
“Under The Influence” this week re-airs (summer hiatus) its look at LIBRARY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. They are really fun (and lean toward funny too / take the time to listen, you won’t be disappointed / the Toronto library and two California libraries taunted each other during the Raptors championship year)..
I installed one for my cats in a window to the porch. It fits on a portable 1/2 window screen. Doorman service rarely needed nowadays! Love it and cats immediately figured it out.
“Under The Influence” this week re-airs (summer hiatus) its look at LIBRARY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. They are really fun (and lean toward funny too / take the time to listen, you won’t be disappointed / the Toronto library and two California libraries taunted each other during the Raptors championship year)..
The gleaming steel sculpture on Reykjavik’s splendid waterfront that resembles a Viking long-ship is the ‘Sólfarið’ or ‘The Sun Voyager’. Created by artist Jón Gunnar Arnason.
It is a common misunderstanding that Sun Voyager is a Viking ship. It is quite understandable that many tourists think this when travelling in Iceland, the land of the Sagas. Nonetheless, it should be stressed that this was not the original intention. It is a dream boat and an ode to the sun. It represents the promise of undiscovered territory and a dream of hope, progress and freedom.
In 1986, the district association funded a competition for an outdoor sculpture to celebrate Reykjavík‘s 200 year anniversary. The Sun Voyager was the winning piece.
Sólfarið is located on the seashore of Reykjavik close to the city centre, just a few minutes walking distance east of the Harpa Concert Hall.
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Liverlips McCracken
Guest
7 months ago
Cleo missed the target. But that begs the question: What WAS the target?
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Ooh… He’s spotted… something…
I think you might be spot on.
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And when an engine lets go and dumps all of its oil on the roadway, the trip back down will be a lot quicker for those who encounter it!
I couldn’t find much information, except for the fact that, as I’m sure one would expect, it was never built. Never started.
Nobody says why, except for the fact that it was totally ridiculous.
It was to be about half a mile high to the top of the beacon. The garage was going to be about 2/3 of the way up. But that means the spiralling road would still be several miles long.
One short article pointed out that there are 30 revolutions in the plan, and that drivers would be very dizzy by the time they made it up or down.
Also, I can only imagine the effect on the engine… I dunno about 1930s cars, but my 1970s station wagon needed a new radiator after a much shorter stint on a relentless climb.
Freyssinet, who designed it, was actually a well respected engineer, who designed many bridges and other structures…. Somehow he went a little…. well, maybe the wine was too good?
I was thinking a 1930’s car couldn’t make it even half way up before boiling over…
Me too, actually.
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Starlings or bugs?
Bats?
I hope I’m not bats.
Starlings, according to Google.
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I always thought that that suit would be a great cosplay costume.
I really wanted the “Major Mat Mason” set with that moon suit!
That would never fit.
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Oh no! He lost his ball down that hole!! What bad luck, and it was marked with a flag so he could avoid it too.
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I’m not too up on ant anatomy. Is that a leg coming out of its nostril?
OK, it’s a feeler.
Just an antenna
Isn’t “feeler” just a more colloquial word for the same thing?
Bunny ears?
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Swim team? Water polo?
Models for Abercrombie, it seems
That’s what I read.
Or just Nighthawks trying to appease me?
LOL
bingo
With all that washboard you could open a laundromat.
You’ve heard of a six-pack? This is a gross…
I think there are 22 six-packs… 4½ cases?
Don’t be calling them gross 😄!
Why not some barrels then?
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What aisle did he find that in?
“This is the life.”
“Under The Influence” this week re-airs (summer hiatus) its look at LIBRARY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. They are really fun (and lean toward funny too / take the time to listen, you won’t be disappointed / the Toronto library and two California libraries taunted each other during the Raptors championship year)..
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That’s Buddy. With Kiki. Penelope rubs up against him like a sibling. Oversized sibling.
Ooops. didn’t mean to not like the above. Kiki looks like my Tyler. See picture.
Oh no. I was talking about the reaction. Kiki is black.
I installed one for my cats in a window to the porch. It fits on a portable 1/2 window screen. Doorman service rarely needed nowadays! Love it and cats immediately figured it out.
The cat is my Twiggs look alike!
filming ‘Ben-Hur’ 1925
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I see a bunch of four eyed aliens.
Within a few seconds.
I think that heart must have been hidden by the same person who hid the mouse.
“Under The Influence” this week re-airs (summer hiatus) its look at LIBRARY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. They are really fun (and lean toward funny too / take the time to listen, you won’t be disappointed / the Toronto library and two California libraries taunted each other during the Raptors championship year)..
The Sun Voyager sculpture, Reykjavik.
The gleaming steel sculpture on Reykjavik’s splendid waterfront that resembles a Viking long-ship is the ‘Sólfarið’ or ‘The Sun Voyager’. Created by artist Jón Gunnar Arnason.
It is a common misunderstanding that Sun Voyager is a Viking ship. It is quite understandable that many tourists think this when travelling in Iceland, the land of the Sagas. Nonetheless, it should be stressed that this was not the original intention. It is a dream boat and an ode to the sun. It represents the promise of undiscovered territory and a dream of hope, progress and freedom.
In 1986, the district association funded a competition for an outdoor sculpture to celebrate Reykjavík‘s 200 year anniversary. The Sun Voyager was the winning piece.
Sólfarið is located on the seashore of Reykjavik close to the city centre, just a few minutes walking distance east of the Harpa Concert Hall.
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Cleo missed the target. But that begs the question: What WAS the target?
A laugh.
But she didn’t miss that one.
Next time try the hammer, Cleo. More damage that way.
Hard to believe that Harve Presnell was also, many years later, the despicable kidnap victim’s father in FARGO. Great and versatile performer.