The New Wonders of the World?

[Khephra]

What would you pick for the Modern Wonders of the World?

[EstimatedProphet]

1. Hoover Dam

When you've seen it from the base, it's hard to even comprehend the scale.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

6. And Hoover is a baby compared with lots of them

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001334.html

[NewHampster]

2. The Hubble

Never before has man seen so much of the universe.




edit: added pic

[Khephra]

4. Close to that...

What's the one big conjunctions of dishes that SETI uses? I think...

There's also that one physics chamber (I forget what they do) that's a couple miles below the earth.

[NewHampster]

8. Arecibo Radio Observatory

had to check my seti

http://www.naic.edu/

[Khephra]

10. Yeah...that would have to be one.

[Droopy]

3. Metallica

How could a band go from being so brilliant to so awful? It's truly one of the great wonders of our time.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

5. The self-destruction of the American Dream

[democracyindanger]

7. Really big yachts

I assume you're referring to the Discovery Channel show?

[Khephra]

9. nope

just a random post

[democracyindanger]

11. Ah. I noticed this afternoon

there was a show on Discovery about the 'modern wonders of the world,' and the episode was all about really big yachts. :shrug:

But I'd have to vote for the Internet :)

[NewHampster]

12. The Constitution of The United States of America

and for the life of me I can't understand why all these new democracies always go Parliamentary instead of the one system that has proven itself over and over and will again this November

[NewHampster]

13. Almost forgot the greatest invention of the 20th century

The Thong

[ProudGerman]

14. I know lots of women wear them

But you will never convince me that butt floss is comfortable. I hate it when my boxers bunch up, why in the hell would I wear something where that is the intended location?