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Re: November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota

GarryRF ·
Did you count the steps up ? Looks like an Olympian task !
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Re: November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota

Ottoman ·
Hi Garry I never thought of counting the number of steps to the top of Enger Tower for I was too preoccupied with the beautiful scenery; However, thanks to your question I did some internet investigating and discovered that apparently there are 105 steps you must walk to get to the top of Enger Tower (therefore 210 steps in total to get up and down the tower). You really don't need to be an Olympian to get to the top of Enger Tower. Although the number of steps sounds like a lot, and the...
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Re: November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota

GarryRF ·
Thanks Ottoman. Thanks for the reassurance. I did have a fear of a thousand tourists behind me - pushing to ascend the stairway - and all at the gallop. The intervals are all well spaced and welcomed. That's why older people carry a camera !
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

DrFumblefinger ·
Imagine what they'll be able to do with dinosaurs!!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

PortMoresby ·
I give up. What will they be able to do with dinosaurs?
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

DrFumblefinger ·
Think Jurassic Park, except with only skeletons running around!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

PortMoresby ·
I guess this is where our interests diverge, DrF. I was thinking the article was awfully interesting as is, without theme park elements to heighten the impact. Silly me.
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

DrFumblefinger ·
I was not thinking of theme parks. I was thinking of dinosaurs. Theme parks are okay. Dinosaurs are AWEsome!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

DrFumblefinger ·
Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

PortMoresby ·
This must be a lesson in relinquishing expectations.
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

DrFumblefinger ·
"Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall always be satisfied". - Mark Twain P.S. Even the jaded would have to admit the following intact in situ T-rex skeleton is awesome!!
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

Paul Heymont ·
I think this kind of took a turn for me, with Jurassic Park on one side, along with displaying a replica of a king's skeleton, and on the other side a technique for better producing museum exhibits that would otherwise be more difficult to create.
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Re: Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

GarryRF ·
They must have used a cement mixer to keep the "Ink" flowing ! But it's good to see the $25,000 the UK Government has ripped off my pension going to a more worthy cause .
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Pretty in Pink: Makeup Museum to open

Paul Heymont ·
A new museum in New York City will highlight the 10,000-year history of cosmetics and their effect on society.
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Feb. 12, 2020: Cancer Survivors Park, Phoenix, Arizona

Samantha ·
Samantha shares some facts about the Richard and Annette Bloch Foundation and their Cancer Survivor Parks. This one she visited while in Phoenix, AZ.
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Virgin sails into the cruise business for 2020

Paul Heymont ·
Richard Branson, whose Virgin brand is slapped on everything from mobile phones to megastores and especially airlines is now launching a cruise ship line, to be called...of course...Virgin Cruises.   The line will start operations in 2020 with...
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Bones Recreated Using 3D Printer, What Would Richard Have Thought?

PortMoresby ·
  The bones of England's King Richard III are the subject of a recreation by 3D printer, now shown in a display in the car park where they were found in 2012.  The courts had determined that his actual remains should remain in Leicester...
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November 24, 2016: Enger Tower, Duluth, Minnesota

Ottoman ·
Built in 1939 atop Enger Hill, this five story tower provides visitors with a spectacular panoramic view of Duluth Minnesota and Superior Wisconsin.
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Leipzig's 2014 Celebrations Make it a Year for Music

Paul Heymont ·
Leipzig is celebrating a batch of musical anniversaries this year. This month saw the re-opening of the Mendelssohn Museum with expanded space and a conduct-it-yourself electronic orchestra; next month is the 300th birthday of KPE Bach, son of Johann...
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Boom and Virgin team up for supersonic airplane

Travel Rob ·
Boom teams up with Richard Branson to make commercial supersonic jets.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Paul Heymont ·
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is worth a long look, both for its collections and its massive building.
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