Ferris Wheels
I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel.
- E.B. White
A Ferris wheel is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright
wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to
as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules, or pods) attached
to the rim in such a way that as the wheel turns, they are kept upright,
usually by gravity.
"Pleasure wheels", whose passengers rode in chairs suspended from large
wooden rings turned by strong men, may have originated in 17th-century
Bulgaria. But did you know that the original Ferris wheel was
designed and constructed by Gale Ferris Jr. as a
landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago?
Currently, the world's tallest Ferris wheel in operation is the
Ain Dubai (250 m/ 820 ft) in the United Arab Emirates which
opened in 2021.
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