June 28, 2023
Exposure to the Sun causes the Eiffel Tower to expand one side at a time. As each side expands, it creates an imbalance with the other three sides, causing the tower to bend. As the Sun moves, another side of the tower expands. Over the course of a clear day, the Eiffel Tower will move in a six-inch-diameter curve.
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Why Have There Been Plans to Build a New Colossus of Rhodes?
The Colossus of Rhodes graced the main harbour of the ancient city of Rhodes, both as a monument to the sun god Helios, the patron of the island of Rhodes, and as a testament to the city’s independence after the long siege of Demetrius I Poliorcetes. But the mighty statue, standing 105 feet (32
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