The Seven Wonders of teh World ---> You Decide - Page 2

DeepSix · 05-08-06, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

... The NEAR Shoemaker that landed on 433 Eros. ...

NEAR may be the coolest of all; don't know whether it was actually tougher or easier (or about the same) to do than the other landers, but it amazed me that they could successfully land a probe on a "tumbling" asteroid.

STEED · 05-08-06, 03:18 PM

My personal choice a bit out of the ordinary and why not.

1. Soft toilet paper
2. Internet
3. Red bush tea
4. CDâ€™s
5. DVDâ€™s
6. The Book Shop I do business with
7. Mobile Air Conditioners

Happy Times · 05-08-06, 07:57 PM

1.The Pyramids of Giza 2.The Acropolis of Athens 3.The Roman Colosseum 4.The Great Wall of China 5.Angkor 6.The Pyramid at ChichÃ©n ItzÃ¡ 7.Petra

joea · 05-09-06, 05:40 AM

Why only seven?

Drebbel · 05-09-06, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by joea

Why only seven?

ONLY ???

First they wanted the Zero wonders of the world, so just be glad the raised the number to SEVEN !!!!!! :hmm:

Ishmael · 05-10-06, 01:28 PM

In no particular order:

1. The Great Wall of China

2. The Great Pyramid of Cheops

3. The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan

4. Macchu Picchu

5. Angkor Wat

6. Petra in Jordan

7.Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet

horsa · 05-11-06, 08:58 AM

1. IronBridge

2. Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny

3. Arkwrightâ€™s Mill

4. Boulton -Watt Steam engine

5. The Bridgewater canal.

6. The Liverpool- Manchester railway

7. The London sewerage system

No contest . All of the others are just eye candy or technology toys.

.

STEED · 05-11-06, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by horsa

1. IronBridge

2. Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny

3. Arkwrightâ€™s Mill

4. Boulton -Watt Steam engine

5. The Bridgewater canal.

6. The Liverpool- Manchester railway

7. The London sewerage system

No contest . All of the others are just eye candy or technology toys.

.

I like that list

nikimcbee · 01-04-07, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Drebbel

Register

guess that is only way to prevent people with dynamic IP from voting a 1000 times, too bad :-(

If Neal would increase the max number of poll option a litl (21) we could have the poll here.

ditto, where is drebbel these days?

The Avon Lady · 01-04-07, 01:33 AM

The Seven Wonders.

Kapitan_Phillips · 01-04-07, 08:13 PM

My Picks:

1. Kraftwerk
2. SubSim
3. Hannah Vaughan
4. Roland AX-7
5. Andre the Giant
6. Miami Vice
7. Neal

August · 01-05-07, 12:58 AM

The Mars rovers
The global telecommunications network (the largest man made thing on the planet, ever)
Mans footsteps on the moon

Fish · 01-05-07, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I would like to write in a vote for the Saturn V rockets on display at the Johnson Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Far more useful objects than most of whats on their list.

Right, or why not the oosterscheldedam?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oosterscheldekering

U-533 · 01-06-07, 11:05 AM

:hmm:

1. My wife
2. My home
3. My automobile (1988 Buick LeSaber Estate Wagon)
4. My Swimming Pool (when its inflated)
5. The "Sand Dollar" restaurant on A1A in Jacksonville Fl. near the Mayport Ferry
6. The ant bed in the corner of my yard
7. The large plane that flew over my house on 11/14/98... I cant find out a thing about it so it makes me wonder.

05-08-06, 03:18 PM	#17
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	My personal choice a bit out of the ordinary and why not. 1. Soft toilet paper 2. Internet 3. Red bush tea 4. CDâ€™s 5. DVDâ€™s 6. The Book Shop I do business with 7. Mobile Air Conditioners __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-08-06, 07:57 PM	#18
Happy Times Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 2,950 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	1.The Pyramids of Giza 2.The Acropolis of Athens 3.The Roman Colosseum 4.The Great Wall of China 5.Angkor 6.The Pyramid at ChichÃ©n ItzÃ¡ 7.Petra __________________

01-04-07, 01:33 AM	#25
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The Seven Wonders. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

01-04-07, 08:13 PM	#26
Kapitan_Phillips Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Swansea Posts: 3,903 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	My Picks: 1. Kraftwerk 2. SubSim 3. Hannah Vaughan 4. Roland AX-7 5. Andre the Giant 6. Miami Vice 7. Neal __________________ Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into.

01-05-07, 12:58 AM	#27
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,213 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The Mars rovers The global telecommunications network (the largest man made thing on the planet, ever) Mans footsteps on the moon __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

05-09-06, 05:40 AM	#19
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Why only seven?

05-10-06, 01:28 PM	#21
Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	In no particular order: 1. The Great Wall of China 2. The Great Pyramid of Cheops 3. The Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan 4. Macchu Picchu 5. Angkor Wat 6. Petra in Jordan 7.Potala Palace in Lhasa Tibet

05-11-06, 08:58 AM	#22
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	1. IronBridge 2. Hargreaves' Spinning Jenny 3. Arkwrightâ€™s Mill 4. Boulton -Watt Steam engine 5. The Bridgewater canal. 6. The Liverpool- Manchester railway 7. The London sewerage system No contest . All of the others are just eye candy or technology toys. .

01-06-07, 11:05 AM	#29
U-533 Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: On my Boat Posts: 594 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	:hmm: 1. My wife 2. My home 3. My automobile (1988 Buick LeSaber Estate Wagon) 4. My Swimming Pool (when its inflated) 5. The "Sand Dollar" restaurant on A1A in Jacksonville Fl. near the Mayport Ferry 6. The ant bed in the corner of my yard 7. The large plane that flew over my house on 11/14/98... I cant find out a thing about it so it makes me wonder.