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Topic starter 28/02/2026 8:47 pm  
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George Ferris, who proposed something entirely new: a gigantic rotating wheel that would lift people high into the air and offer sweeping views of the city.

The bold idea was a success—and it introduced the world to the very first Ferris wheel.



   
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01/03/2026 5:43 am  

Nope. Sorry. As nice as that was, it still doesn't beat pizza!  Laugh  



   
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01/03/2026 6:11 am  

So that's how that came to be! David, thanks for this info! We learn something new everyday.


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01/03/2026 6:25 am  

Posted by: @perrone1
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Nope. Sorry. As nice as that was, it still doesn't beat pizza!  Laugh  

Tony, NOTHING beats pizza!! Laughing Out Loud  

 


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Posted by: @sizedoesmatter
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Posted by: @perrone1
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Nope. Sorry. As nice as that was, it still doesn't beat pizza!  Laugh  

Tony, NOTHING beats pizza!! Laughing Out Loud  

 

EXCEPT, if you are driving a 2026 Corvette ZR1 X on the German Autobaun while a Supermodel is feeding you pizza!  Shocked  

 



   
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01/03/2026 6:55 am  

Hmm....   interesting.  😏 😏 🤔 🤔 

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01/03/2026 8:10 am  

Moray Garround = Merry Go-Round.   Well go figure!



   
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01/03/2026 8:27 am  

@perrone1 Tony let us know how that turns out when it happens. Sometimes dreams really do come true. Lol.



   
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01/03/2026 8:29 am  

@jack-dodds Definitely more my speed.



   
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01/03/2026 8:32 am  

Posted by: @sizedoesmatter
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Posted by: @perrone1
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Nope. Sorry. As nice as that was, it still doesn't beat pizza!  Laugh  

Tony, NOTHING beats pizza!! Laughing Out Loud  

 

I'll second that.💯🤤

 



   
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