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Re: New MOC: Module!
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Sat, 28 Sep 2002 20:30:12 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jon Palmer writes:
> "Bram Lambrecht" <bram@cwru.edu> wrote in message
> news:H35nKp.821@lugnet.com...
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > After all, there are similar towers in Toronto and Niagra
> > Falls.  The Space Needle just happens to be the coolest.
> 
> Well the Space Needle is undeniably the most iconic and well known. (605
> feet)  But I happen to be a little partial to the Reunion Tower in Dallas.
> (560 feet)
> http://www.dallassky.com/p5-14.1.jpg
> 
> I honestly think Toronto's CN tower is in a completly different class at
> 1815 feet.
> http://www1.leeds.ac.uk/~jeremy/www8/cn-tower.jpg
> 
> But that is of course nothing compared to the KTUL TV tower at 1909 feet,
> located in...(queue twilight zone music)...Coweta, Oklahoma.

Um, isn't that "EX" tower? I heard it came crashing down last week.

list of tallest structures as of a while ago:

http://pub125.ezboard.com/fworldarchitecturecommunityfrm6.showMessage?topicID=31.topic

Nope it wasn't that one.. the one that came down was in Omaha and was
actually reported as 1965 feet... Collapse was reported by a reporter from
KCOW among other media...

http://www.theindependent.com/stories/092402/new_towerfalls24.shtml



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(...) rope? A bunch of cavers rigged a 3230' cliff on Mt. Thor in Canada. Here's a couple links (the 2nd is in a Nordic language, but has some drawings with English labels): (URL) course with a rappel rope the structure which is supporting the (...) (24 years ago, 30-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  New MOC: Module!
 
This will somehow be going from Cleveland to Seattle in a week, where all the lucky NWBrickCon attendees will see it in all its glory. For the rest of you, here's a sneak peak of what I've got so far! (URL) LMKWYT! --Bram Bram Lambrecht (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space) !! 

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