953 nut 66,071 #1 Posted March 31 March 31, 1889 Eiffel Tower officially opens for dignitaries and an award ceremony in Paris, France; designed by Gustave Eiffel and built for the Exposition Universelle, at 300 meters high, it holds the record for the tallest man-made structure for 41 years. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,805 #2 Posted March 31 (edited) Fun facts - The Eiffel Tower is currently on its 20th paint job. It takes 25 people 18 months to remove 33tons of old paint and apply 60tons of new paint on the Tower. There is around 2.6 million square feet to paint by hand (rollers & brushes), no spray guns. This process is repeated every 7yrs. Talk about an office with a view. Edited March 31 by Achto 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 56,594 #3 Posted March 31 Notice how none of those guys got safety rigs on! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,805 #4 Posted March 31 (edited) 7 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Notice how none of those guys got safety rigs on! You didn't need no stinkin' harness in 1924. The world was a much safer place back then. Edited March 31 by Achto 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,407 #5 Posted March 31 @WHX?? and @Achto... Little known fact... it was actually built in Kenosha's twin city OSHA, France, just before it was annexed by Paris and incorporated into the French bureatocracy... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 23,689 #6 Posted March 31 @WHX?? @Achto I heard you guys had a kangaroo sighting this last week. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 31,805 #7 Posted March 31 (edited) 22 minutes ago, stevasaurus said: I heard you guys had a kangaroo sighting this last week. They finally caught it. It's all safe & sound. I ever mention that I can't eat kangaroo meat? It makes me jumpy Edited March 31 by Achto 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 2,262 #8 Posted March 31 Caption this to the two men on the middle and bottom: Middle Man: "You goose me one more time and I'm dumping my bucket of paint on your head!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
