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Lightning Striking Eiffel Tower Is Awesome And Frightening

12:56AM September 2, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

I wonder if they make tourist go down the Eiffel Tower if there’s a lightning storm approaching to Paris. After looking at this lightning engulfing its metal structure, I know I’d instantly get the hell out of there. [BBC]

How To: Build Your Own Full-Scale Eiffel Tower

8:00AM December 25, 2009 | John Herrman

So you’ve got your 7000 metric tons of puddling iron, your unruly 19th-century French construction crew, your Michelin-starred chef and a Rosetta Stone French DVD. Today, finally, you have the final piece: Blueprints! More »

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The Parachute That Killed Its Inventor

10:00AM May 19, 2009 | Adam Frucci

On February 4th 1912 Franz Reichelt attempted to test his latest invention — a parachute jacket — at the Eiffel Tower. He donned his apparatus and tentatively stepped to the edge of the viewing deck.

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Eiffel Tower Getting Huge Observation Deck Made of Kevlar Webbing

4:30AM March 20, 2008 | Adam Frucci

Next year marks the 120th anniversary of the Eiffel Tower. To celebrate, the French will be adding a gigantic webbed Kevlar observation deck to the top, doubling the size of the deck and making the Eiffel Tower look like some sort of alien space needle. galleryPost('eiffeltower', 7, 'Eiffel Tower Deck');

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