THE EIFFEL TOWER

[RICHARD GREEN 2Participant @richardgreen2]

WHAT A WASTE OF MECCANO………………………………………………..

[RICHARD GREEN 2Participant @richardgreen2]

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

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[jimmy bParticipant @jimmyb]

Why a waste??

[MWParticipant @mw27036]

What happened to all the live steam stuff they used to sell? The proper toys!

Michael W

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

I'm pretty sure it was meant to be dismantled after a few years

[RICHARD GREEN 2Participant @richardgreen2]

Jimmy b,

It's a joke……………….. I'm talking about the real Eiffel tower………………It looks like it's made of Meccano ……………… but isn't .

Richard.

[Nick_GParticipant @nick_g]

Posted by Ady1 on 29/04/2016 02:04:38:

I'm pretty sure it was meant to be dismantled after a few years

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What's the projected life of our own idiotic uber hyper priced Millennium dome.?

Nick

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

I thought I'd heard it was only supposed to stand for a few years and then it would be taken down again but never believed that would happen.

Seems that the reviews are very partisan. Obviously the architects and contractors who built it are very proud of the technical and project management achievements. Bloody expensive and an easy target for any passing cynic of course. Doesn't help that Tory Blur made it his own pet project.

"The cover of the Dome is made of PTFE-coated glass fiber, which has an estimated minimum lifetime of 25 years. The structure, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership has a diameter of 365 meters (1200ft) and reaches a height of 52 meters at its center. It is twice the size of the original Wembley Stadium. The structure is expected to last until 2018. After that year, developers are allowed to demolish the dome and redevelop the site".

The Emirates Air Line is another expensive legacy. Interesting to ride on if you are heading to the Dome or the ondon Excel exhibition areas but never seems to be remotely busy.

[JAParticipant @ja]

A lot of Parisians hated the Eiffel Tower. It was not accepted for many years.

At least the Dome has had a use since 2000. I believe the Eiffel Tower was used as an aerial in the early days of radio.

JA

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Posted by RICHARD GREEN 2 on 28/04/2016 16:51:28:

WHAT A WASTE OF MECCANO………………………………………………..

Well it's a bit small for over 1000 parts. Interesting that they are pitching for the American market with the mention of the Brooklyn Bridge.

I think I'd prefer this kit, less of a waste I hope all the xenophobics agree.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Britain is waaay ahead of France now we're about to build the most expensive object on the planet

The "Government costing" is 20 billion…which means it will ACTUALLY cost around 40-50 billion

What is the most expensive object on Earth?

True or false? A new nuclear power station in the south-west of the UK will be the most expensive object on Earth. That's the claim about the proposed plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset – but has anything else ever cost so much to build?

"Hinkley is set to be the most expensive object on Earth… best guesses say Hinkley could pass £24bn

For that sum you could build a small forest of Burj Khalifas – the world's tallest building, in Dubai, cost a piffling £1bn ($1.5bn). You could also knock up more than 70 miles of particle accelerator. The 17-mile-long Large Hadron Collider, built under the border between France and Switzerland to unlock the secrets of the universe, cost a mere £4bn ($5.8bn).

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Edited By Ady1 on 29/04/2016 13:54:20

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

For the sake of Humanity, Let's hope They get it right the first time.

[jimmy bParticipant @jimmyb]

Posted by RICHARD GREEN 2 on 29/04/2016 09:58:24:

Jimmy b,

It's a joke……………….. I'm talking about the real Eiffel tower………………It looks like it's made of Meccano ……………… but isn't .

Richard.

[RICHARD GREEN 2Participant @richardgreen2]

[Michael Smith 15Participant @michaelsmith15]

Went here resently very interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garabit_viaduct

[JAParticipant @ja]

Posted by Michael Smith 15 on 29/04/2016 17:56:58:

Went here resently very interesting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garabit_viaduct

I have been waiting to do this. His masterpiece.

JA

[DodParticipant @dod]

How about this beauty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigellachie_Bridge

or there is always this http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1485

[JAParticipant @ja]

Posted by Dod on 29/04/2016 22:47:30:

How about this beauty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigellachie_Bridge

or there is always this http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1485

 

Sorry

JA (smart ****)

Don't worry, I have very few photographs of bridges.

Edited By JA on 29/04/2016 23:52:21

[DodParticipant @dod]

No need to be sorry JA, I wisnae able to get any uploadable photos off the interwwwebnet.

[MWParticipant @mw27036]

"You could also knock up more than 70 miles of particle accelerator."

Yep, just like that, it's not like these things take time or thought or anything just "knocking" it up, no problem, just like building a sandcastle or birds nest.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Here's a few bridges and an unusual one of another tower… who can name all four (three are easy)?

[frank brownParticipant @frankbrown22225]

Going back to Hinckley Point, why is it that almost every nuclear power station seems to be a prototype, with all the teething troubles associated with a first off. Why can't we just use a tried out design with a few knobs on to help decommissioning? Sort of like driving a new Mk1 Ford Cortina. My 2006 VW Passat is the only car that has caused me to hire a taxi and a hire car as a replacement. I wonder over its life time it would be any cheaper to run then a 1960s car. Especially as a 1960s car would be peanuts to produce.

Frank

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Posted by Ady1 on 29/04/2016 13:52:11:

Britain is waaay ahead of France now we're about to build the most expensive object on the planet

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"Hinkley is set to be the most expensive object on Earth… best guesses say Hinkley could pass £24bn

I think the French are well on the way to catching up, though. They just won the $50 billion (25 billion quid) contract to build 12 new submarines for Australia. And they are not even nuclear subs.

The Japanese offered to do it for half as much. But hey. Who wants subs made by Kawasaki and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry when you can pay extra and get subs made by the guys who make Renaults and Citroens?

Edited By Hopper on 01/05/2016 11:56:15

[clogsParticipant @clogs]

Hi all hope the Subs get better electronics than the rubbish new cars they produce !!!

I can confirm it's cheaper to run older cars than these new whizz bangs……

I run two old'ns, a1989 Reno Express 1.6D and soon to be. 1928 Citroen pick up….not a diode or transister in sight…hahaha…everything is reparable…..by the way where I live salt is not used in winter……just sold my 1957 2CV Citroen, still had some original paint on the chassis…!!!!!

if you need to go somewhere fast…rent a new car and drive it like you stole it….have some fun….Clogs

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