Trivia sourceWhere is the Empire State Building located?
The Empire State Building is located at 350 Fifth Avenue (between 33rd and 34th Streets) in New York City.
How tall is it?
There are several numbers to describe the height of the Empire State Building. The total height of the building, including the lightning rod, is 1,454 feet. The height of the building from the ground to its tip is usually given as 1,250 feet. The measurement from the ground to the 102nd floor observatory is 1,224 feet and from the ground to the 86th floor observatory is 1,050 feet.
Who were the architects?
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates
Who built the Empire State Building?
The builders Starrett Bros. & Eken were contracted to build it.
How long did it take to build?
The building was actually completed ahead of schedule, taking only one year and 45 days to build.
How much did the Empire State Building cost to build?
The building itself cost $24,718,000 to build (nearly half the expected cost because of the Great Depression). Including the property on which the building sits, the total cost for the Empire State Building was $40,948,900.
How many floors are in the Empire State Building?
There are 102 floors.
Who many steps are there to the top of the Empire State Building?
There are 1,860 from street level to 102nd floor.
How many windows are in the building?
There are 6,500 windows. What a lot to clean!
How many man-hours did it take to construct?
It took 7,000,000 man-hours.
How many people worked on the building?
At peak times, there were as many as 3,400 workers at one time.
How much steel did it take to construct the frame?
It took 57,000 tons of steel to construct the steel skeleton.
How much telephone wire is in the Empire State Building?
There is approximately 17 million feet of telephone wire servicing the building.
How many people died while building the Empire State Building?
Though rumors of hundreds of people dying on the work site circulated during the time of its construction, official records state that only five workers were killed: one worker was struck by a truck; a second fell down an elevator shaft; a third was hit by a hoist; a fourth was in a blast area; and a fifth fell off a scaffold.
What's inside the Empire State Building?
The Empire State Building is mostly filled with rentable space for businesses. No one lives in the building (inadequate bathing facilities). The building is also used as a tourist attraction and offers views from the 86th and 102nd floors.
Nice post.Originally posted by one_raven
Let's look at the life of the great one_raven and the magic number 9...
Originally posted by blonde_cupid
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest known structure on the face of the earth. It was build on the center of the earth's landmass. Even with all of the advances into modern technology, most experts agree that it's construction cannot be duplicated today.There are a number of theories out there. What's yours?
And the historical records that have been found indicating that the pyramids were constructed by Egyptians under orders of various Pharos were then written for what reason?Originally posted by Medicine*Woman
I think we were visited by the an alien race who were the "Titans." Because the aliens already knew about anti-gravity and the space/tme continuum, they were able to build the pyramids with presicion tools like laser beams that hewn very large stones from a quarry, etc.
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There has got to be an easy explanation for the pyramids. If they had been made by Man, they would have tumbled a long time ago.
Originally posted by Raithere
And the historical records that have been found indicating that the pyramids were constructed by Egyptians under orders of various Pharos were then written for what reason?
Try sticking with facts instead of fantasy.
~Raithere
Originally posted by Raithere
And the historical records that have been found indicating that the pyramids were constructed by Egyptians under orders of various Pharos were then written for what reason?
Try sticking with facts instead of fantasy.
~Raithere
Okay, but then why do the records indicate that the pyramids were man made and why do you believe differently?Originally posted by Medicine*Woman
Sometimes fantasy becomes reality. The important thing is to keep searching and thinking about all kinds of possibilities. I am aware of what the historical records say, but I retain my right to form alternate theories and share them with this group if I choose to.
Originally posted by Raithere
Okay, but then why do the records indicate that the pyramids were man made and why do you believe differently?
Why jump to a fantastical hypothesis when a mundane explanation suffices?
They still don't know how the huge blocks of rock were put together--they've "fantisized" how the pyramids might have been built, but even now they're changing their story. It used to be from "slave" labor, but now they're saying the builders were not slaves, etc., etc. This has been on the Int'l History Channel.
All I'm saying is I THINK they had the help of aliens who could have easily built such monuments. We should NEVER stop "fantasizing". Jules Verne is a very good example.
This is an argument from ignorance, “We don’t know. Therefore aliens did it.” It’s not a sufficient argument.Originally posted by Medicine*Woman
They still don't know how the huge blocks of rock were put together
Actually, it would be more proper to say theorized rather than fantasized. Several groups have demonstrated that it is very possible to cut and move such large blocks of limestone using only tools that would have been available to the Egyptians. Now perhaps the Egyptians used different methods but the fact that it is possible has been well established.they've "fantisized" how the pyramids might have been built
Yes, many of the particulars are still unknown, and perhaps they always will be. I still don’t see any reasoning behind the leap to your conclusion.but even now they're changing their story. It used to be from "slave" labor, but now they're saying the builders were not slaves, etc., etc. This has been on the Int'l History Channel.
What I asked was why.All I'm saying is I THINK they had the help of aliens
First you have to establish some grounds to infer that they existed at all. Why aliens? Why not giants? Maybe great green giants assembled the pyramids like children with building-blocks.who could have easily built such monuments.
Imagination and fantasy are wonderful things. But there are times when their use is appropriate and times when it’s simply silly. I don’t know how they make Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Does that mean it’s reasonable to fantasize that it is made by elves?We should NEVER stop "fantasizing". Jules Verne is a very good example.
Originally posted by Raithere
This is an argument from ignorance, “We don’t know. Therefore aliens did it.” It’s not a sufficient argument.
First, let me say, that I was NOT adamantly stating that I knew for sure it was aliens who helped the Egyptians build the pyramids. I simply offered my theory.
Actually, it would be more proper to say theorized rather than fantasized.
You are right about the use of theorized instead of fantasized. I'm not a scientist. I am an intuit.
Several groups have demonstrated that it is very possible to cut and move such large blocks of limestone using only tools that would have been available to the Egyptians. Now perhaps the Egyptians used different methods but the fact that it is possible has been well established.
I never said that the Egyptians didn't build the pyramids, all I said was I thought they had help from POSSIBLY aliens (called Titans), so I believe whomever helped the Egyptians were gigantic.
Yes, many of the particulars are still unknown, and perhaps they always will be. I still don’t see any reasoning behind the leap to your conclusion.
What I asked was why.
My "leap" to this conclusion has not, as far as I know, been theorized. Since we have never had this conversation before, it may appear to you to be a "leap." I'm quite sure even serious researchers of such events take their own "leaps."
First you have to establish some grounds to infer that they existed at all.
I thought this was well-documented? Aren't there paintings or drawings of bas reliefs of alien-type travelers in Egypt (as well as in places all over the world)? Haven't they been refered to in the Bible (I'm not a believer in the Bible, but it has several references to Titans, etc.)
Why aliens? Why not giants? Maybe great green giants assembled the pyramids like children with building-blocks.
Maybe they did, I'm only assuming that aliens were probable helpers.
Imagination and fantasy are wonderful things. But there are times when their use is appropriate and times when it’s simply silly. I don’t know how they make Philadelphia Cream Cheese. Does that mean it’s reasonable to fantasize that it is made by elves?
If cream cheese had been around since the time of the pyramids, and there was nothing else like it to be found on the planet, and if it was huge and unexplicable as to how it got to be so creamy in a time when there were no blenders, then one my fantasize that it was made by elves. If this were a laboratory, and I was a scientist, and it was my job to prove or disprove a hypothesis, I would arrive at my data in a much more methodical manner ruling out the impossible and rationalizing the possible, because that's what science does. Science can only prove what isn't, not what is. But this is a scientific forum where ideas can be exchanged by a range of intelligence. One man's fantasy of the pyramids may be another man's reality of cream cheese. Who's to say in this continuum?
My point remains: I believe the Egyptians had some kind of help, and I believe it may have been super-sized travelers from another world. In any event, thanks for your comments which allowed me to take more "leaps."
~Raithere