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Bunk replied

12 July 2013, 11:04
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Why do journalists keep banging on the The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe, when the Tour Eiffel is taller?

The Shard = 308m

Tour Eiffel = 324m

Engineer Gustave Eiffel says take that, and was built 124 years ago!!

Originally posted by Paddy View Post

Ostankino Tower = 540.1 metres

Also, according to Wikipedia it's a concrete tower, not a skyscraper like the Shard.
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Paddy replied

12 July 2013, 10:43
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Why do journalists keep banging on the The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe, when the Tour Eiffel is taller?

The Shard = 308m

Tour Eiffel = 324m

Engineer Gustave Eiffel says take that, and was built 124 years ago!!

Ostankino Tower = 540.1 metres
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barrydidit replied

12 July 2013, 10:38
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

not all buildings have bogs though. There is a Tescos by us that doesnt have a bog.

Even for employees?
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Bunk replied

12 July 2013, 10:37
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

not all buildings have bogs though. There is a Tescos by us that doesnt have a bog.

It's not a building then
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EternalOptimist replied

12 July 2013, 10:35
Originally posted by barrydidit View Post

This is a good point. There should be some kind of international standard to determine where the building stops and the penis extension bits begin.

As a starter for ten, i'd like to propose the height of the highest khazi since if a man can't have a tulip in privacy, it can't be considered a building. Any advance on that?

not all buildings have bogs though. There is a Tescos by us that doesnt have a bog.
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barrydidit replied

12 July 2013, 10:31
Originally posted by Bunk View Post

The Fernsehturm has a mast making up almost half of its height though. The Shard is a building almost all the way to the top.

This is a good point. There should be some kind of international standard to determine where the building stops and the penis extension bits begin.

As a starter for ten, i'd like to propose the height of the highest khazi since if a man can't have a tulip in privacy, it can't be considered a building. Any advance on that?
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Bunk replied

12 July 2013, 08:39
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

TV Tower (Europaturm) - Frankfurt: 337.5m. Used to have decent revolving restaurant at the top.

TV Tower (Fernsehturm) - Berlin: 368m. You can still go up it

The Fernsehturm has a mast making up almost half of its height though. The Shard is a building almost all the way to the top.
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original PM replied

12 July 2013, 08:01
apparently the Eiffel Tower was due to be demolished after it was erected for a world trade fair (or something) but then someone realised it made a great radio broadcast tower and so it remains to this day..

apparently.
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Mich the Tester replied

11 July 2013, 19:35
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

Yes. Stand at the bottom and look straight up it like I did once and fall over backwards

Impressive tower but did you ever see DDR television? Very very
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darmstadt replied

11 July 2013, 19:33
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Is that the old DDR tellytower?

Yes. Stand at the bottom and look straight up it like I did once and fall over backwards
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Mich the Tester replied

11 July 2013, 19:25
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

TV Tower (Fernsehturm) - Berlin: 368m. You can still go up it

Is that the old DDR tellytower?
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scooterscot replied

11 July 2013, 18:57
Originally posted by darmstadt View Post

What's the difference then between the Eiffel Tower and the Shard?

There's more people in the Eiffel Tower, boom boom!

tulip no, got that wrong. Its cheaper to go up the Eiffel Tower, le boom boom!
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darmstadt replied

11 July 2013, 18:34
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

Why do journalists keep banging on the The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe, when the Tour Eiffel is taller?

The Shard = 308m

Tour Eiffel = 324m

Engineer Gustave Eiffel says take that, and was built 124 years ago!!

TV Tower (Europaturm) - Frankfurt: 337.5m. Used to have decent revolving restaurant at the top.

TV Tower (Fernsehturm) - Berlin: 368m. You can still go up it
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darmstadt replied

11 July 2013, 18:28
What's the difference then between the Eiffel Tower and the Shard?

There's more people in the Eiffel Tower, boom boom!

tulip no, got that wrong. Its cheaper to go up the Eiffel Tower, le boom boom!
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scooterscot replied

11 July 2013, 18:21
Is the British Telecom tower a building?
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