Posted November 15, 200816 yr I ran across this upsurd proposal from the January 25, 1899 Tribune doing some research at the Chicago History Museum last month and thought some here would appreciate the thought. I love the concept, but the text gives me a chuckle. I wonder why it wasn't considered to send people/vehicles over the river as well so that you could move both directions even with the wheel turning only in one.
November 15, 200816 yr Build it. NOW!! It satisfies the practical transportation solution and amusement factor....all at the same time!
November 16, 200816 yr I love the concept, but the text gives me a chuckle. I wonder why it wasn't considered to send people/vehicles over the river as well so that you could move both directions even with the wheel turning only in one. In the illustration, it appears to work that way. Either the person who wrote the article wasn't paying attention to the detail in the drawing, or the paper assigned some knucklehead with no technical comprehension to write about a technical subject. I'm sure glad that never happens nowadays.
November 17, 200816 yr Looks like people were really inspired by the Ferris wheel after the World Columbian Exposition. This is hilarious.
November 17, 200816 yr I love the concept, but the text gives me a chuckle. I wonder why it wasn't considered to send people/vehicles over the river as well so that you could move both directions even with the wheel turning only in one. That's funny why the text suggested that? It looks like there's people (or something!) in the carriers over the river, though it's tough to see through the wheel's structure. Cool idea. BTW, it's not upsurd, but "absurd". Spell-check, people! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 17, 200816 yr That's funny why the text suggested that? It looks like there's people (or something!) in the carriers over the river, though it's tough to see through the wheel's structure. Also note that on both the left and the right, the illustration appears to show horse-drawn vehicles unloading from the carriers.
November 17, 200816 yr That's funny why the text suggested that? It looks like there's people (or something!) in the carriers over the river, though it's tough to see through the wheel's structure. Cool idea. BTW, it's not upsurd, but "absurd". Spell-check, people! Your post should read "there are people", not "there's people".
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