Boeing Factory

Posted by , Sunday, 17th April 2005

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The Boeing factory building is the biggest building (by volume) in the world. The original building was constructed in 1966 and completed in 1969. Its footprint now covers 98.3 acres and is where Boeing constructs their 747, 767, and 777 planes.

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Thanks Andrew, JReykdal, Brian, Siavash Shiva, Shawn C, Ed Hirsch, Nathaniel, Chris & Ballard.

Big Surf Water Park

Posted by James Turnbull, Saturday, 16th April 2005

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Big Surf water park is in the Phoenix metro area of Arizona and as you can see there’s a giant old school Pepsi logo in the pool.

Big Surf

Thanks: Rich Kaszeta

The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Saturday, 16th April 2005

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Following on from my previous post, I’d like to proudly present the world’s longest bridge. Yes it’s true, no bridge in the entire world is any longer (check for yourself at the Guinness World Records site).

At a staggering 23 miles long, this thing is nearly unbelievable. It must take at least 25 minutes to get across it, assuming you were hitting the speed limit all the way! The bridge joins Mandeville and Metairie in Louisiana, and each week day over 30,000 cars use it to cross Lake Pontchartrain.

Long Bridge

The Mackinac bridge

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Saturday, 16th April 2005

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The Mackinac bridge (which connects the lower and upper peninsulas of Michigan) is the 3rd largest suspension bridge in the world. At five miles in length, it is the third-longest suspension bridge in the world.

Seriously, check it out… it’s pretty big. There’s actually a traffic jam on there too.

The Mackinac Bridge

Thanks to Ryan, Soyle Mycelf, Otterpop and Parker. More info about the bridge is available at mackinacbridge.org.

Sign Hill, SF

Posted by James Turnbull, Saturday, 16th April 2005

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In 1923, the words “South San Francisco the Industrial City” were painted on Sign Hill (It presumably had a different name before that) and five years later, the 60 foot letters were put into cement.

San Franciso - the industrial city

Thanks: JoeM & others.