Seven Wonders of the Modern World

**sAsLEX** · 8th July 2007, 20:30

Originally Posted by Skyryder

So what KB's take on the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. Must have been built from the Industial revolution onward. That's about 1750 and later.

Just in case you missed it Hitcher.

No denying the Ancients had skills most can't replicate today, how accurate are some of there larger buildings? I mean the Pantheon is accurate to a few mm, most couldn't do that these days. Just watch Grand Designs or any of those programmes and builders struggle to get anything near to spec!

**Indiana_Jones** · 8th July 2007, 23:12

The Knock Nevis.

458.4m long and 68.9mwide.
Deadweight of 564,763 tonnes.

"She has a draft of 24.6 m (81 feet) when fully loaded, which makes it impossible for her to navigate even the English Channel, let alone man-made canals at Suez and Panama."

-Indy

**Biff** · 8th July 2007, 23:48

Originally Posted by Hitcher

8. The Petronas Towers (in Kuala Lumpur)

I took these photos.

Quite nice. Gorgeous actually.

**sAsLEX** · 8th July 2007, 23:54

Originally Posted by Biff

I took these photos.

Quite nice. Gorgeous actually.

Dumb engineering fact: They are one of the only buildings in the world that you can evacuate using the elevators.

**Biff** · 9th July 2007, 00:00

I voted, in no particular order:

Acropolis
Chichen Itza
Machu Pichu
Petra
Stone Henge - The world's first supermarket?
Colosseum - Better in real life than in the photos.
Easter Island - What the fuck happened there then? Poor bastards.

**Big Dave** · 9th July 2007, 00:24

1. How come David Hasslehoff had 2 hit shows.
2. Why do you people say Subaru like that
3. How come one hole on your watch band gets all the action.
4. If I said you had a beautiful body, is there anyone who can't finish the pun.
5. What was Shakespeare on.
6. Did Andy Warhol have a watch.
7. Why do fools fall in love.

Edit - sorry - I thought it said seven things you wonder about the world...my bad.

**SARGE** · 9th July 2007, 00:27

Stone Mountain Georgia
Mount Rushmore
Krupps Bagger 288 Open Mine digger
THE AV-8 Harrier
agree on the Milau bridge .. kickass

( im assuming you meant man-made.. i really dont consider the Grands Canyon as a Natural wonder of the MODERN world due to the fact that its been around for longer than OldRider has ...)

Originally Posted by Big Dave

1. How come David Hasslehoff had 2 hit shows.

3 if you include his new one

Originally Posted by Big Dave

2. Why do you people say Subaru like that

SOO-BA-ROO

Originally Posted by Big Dave

3. How come one hole on your watch band gets all the action.

or your belt?

Originally Posted by Big Dave

4. If I said you had a beautiful body, is there anyone who can't finish the pun.

why thank you Dave .. ive been working out ..