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25 Largest Man Made Things Too Large To Fully Comprehend (Original Post) snooper2 Aug 2015 OP
Like this 9,600 mile roller coaster - a ride that lasts 14 days! CrispyQ Aug 2015 #1
The Ushiku Daibutsu statue in Ushiku, Japan, Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #2
Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere? hunter Aug 2015 #3
C'mon - sometimes a little purging is a good thing! jonno99 Aug 2015 #4

CrispyQ

(36,518 posts)
1. Like this 9,600 mile roller coaster - a ride that lasts 14 days!
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 10:39 AM
Aug 2015
Busch Gardens Unveils New 9,600-Mile-Long Endurance Coaster

http://www.theonion.com/article/busch-gardens-unveils-new-9600-mile-long-endurance-36691



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According to park officials, the Staminator, the world’s first transcontinental steel roller coaster, features an intense, 14-day ride that challenges passengers’ physical and mental resilience with elements such as a 1,500-mile straightaway, a banked curve across five Midwestern states, and interlocking corkscrews stretching from Nebraska to the West Coast.




The Staminator . . .

Sorry snooper, I couldn't resist.




hunter

(38,327 posts)
3. Carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 11:03 AM
Aug 2015

That seems to be one many people can't wrap their minds around... and it's also the one most likely to end this civilization.

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