7 wonders of the modern world

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Originally Posted by Max Payne

and the house has electricity..? I don't see any power cable going in..:D

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Not strictly required. I guess Ovidiu is using one of these... ;)

Probably they are getting electricity by radio. :p

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Originally Posted by exterminator

...underground power cables! Hope this helps ;) . Regards.

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Originally Posted by gstercken

Not strictly required. I guess Ovidiu is using one of these... ;)

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Originally Posted by cilu

Probably they are getting electricity by radio. :p

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No, no, and no!

What we have to do is to not forget feeding our computers (6th generation - molecular transistors). Donuts, coffee, and sometimes pizza is enough.
My computer is the most speedy and do you know why? Additionally I give it some beer.

/please keep this secret. my boss doesn't know yet. ;)

Interesting that so far rather old buildings are leading: the Taj Mahal, the Pyramids of Gizah and the Great Wall. The Channel Tunnel, the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty are far behind. ;)

Cilu You hvae forget another wonder of modern world in the list.
The thread "Last post wins the thread" :D

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Originally Posted by Skoons

Cilu You hvae forget another wonder of modern world in the list.
The thread "Last post wins the thread" :D

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I think that is not a candidate because it is still under construction :D :D :lol:

It`s a pretender to Guinnes book :D

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Originally Posted by ovidiucucu

No, no, and no!

What we have to do is to not forget feeding our computers (6th generation - molecular transistors). Donuts, coffee, and sometimes pizza is enough.
My computer is the most speedy and do you know why? Additionally I give it some beer.

/please keep this secret. my boss doesn't know yet. ;)

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I wonder if we can trust anything from this computer... :rolleyes:

well computers of 6th generation may smoke and drink funny, but I bet they became lazy as all human beings, and we need to work with ourself

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Originally Posted by Skoons

...and we need to work with ourself

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What work do you do with yourself? ;)
//that you would like a robot/computer to do?? ;)

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Originally Posted by exterminator

What work do you do with yourself? ;)
//that you would like a robot/computer to do?? ;)

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Hmm open beer botles, walking with my dog and maybe my speaking with my chief :D

I'm not sure I find anything 'modern' about Machu Picchu, the Great Wall, the late Twin Towers or the Basilica (among others).

Here's a couple of pictures of the Gas Platform 'Troll A' (that should have made it to the list). The tallest structure ever been moved on the face of the earth.

http://statoil.no/STATOILCOM/SVG0099...256FF50030254A

I especially like the comparison with the Eiffel Tower...

Oops. Voted before I saw the limit.

I haven't heard of most of these, sorry to say.

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Originally Posted by wildfrog

I'm not sure I find anything 'modern' about Machu Picchu, the Great Wall, the late Twin Towers or the Basilica (among others).

Here's a couple of pictures of the Gas Platform 'Troll A' (that should have made it to the list). The tallest structure ever been moved on the face of the earth.

http://statoil.no/STATOILCOM/SVG0099...256FF50030254A

I especially like the comparison with the Eiffel Tower...

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Yes, indeed the Troll platform is amazing. I'm seen documentaries about how it was contructed and moved to its current place.

Burj Dubai could be a future contender. At 498.2 metres it has surpassed Taipei101 (449 metres excluding mast/antenna) the tallest building building in the world in terms of "architectural top" i.e. height excluding antenna.