Symbolic Washington Monument Symbolically Closed Forever By Earthquake Damage
Here is some terrifying video at the 500-foot level of the Washington Monument during the big East Coast earthquake. The government helpfully didn't reveal the extent of the damage, nor this frightening video, until now. Check out the ranger gal -- seen here in the original NPS clip scratching her head and texting until the quake strikes -- as she looks up in horror and then either leads the tourists to safety or just runs like hell! Also, what happened to the last guy who came back, and then never went down the stairs again? The made-up answer may surprise you!
Also, best YouTube comment goes to this guy:
This is a Democracy. I vote that we install the Eye of Sauron on top of the Washington Monument
Shadowprince9, everybody! And the answer to our quiz is "taken to Heaven" because the guy in the hat was actually Jesus ... or Mohammad ... or Captain Kirk, one of those d00dz. [ Washington Post ]
The conspiracy is deeper than you know - the <i>whole Washington Monument</i> is fake. OK, there&#039;s a scale model about 15 feet tall that they use various camera tricks to incorporate into photographs and the like, but it&#039;s about as real as the Starship Enterprise.
If you think about it, the whole idea that there would be some kind of Egyptian obelisk as a memorial to the first American president is absurd. What was he, a Pharaoh or something?
Similarly, we used to pretend there was a giant pagoda set up to honor John Adams, but that proved so laughable we dropped it.
If we let go of the idea that the Government has to do everything, other options become obvious. Let&#039;s get Big Parks out of the monument business, and privatize it. Imagine the bidding war for naming rights and logo rights. The Levitra&trade;-Washington Monument? The Hustler&trade; Monument to George Washington, brought to you by Larry Flynt? The Adam and Eve&trade; Mandingo Supreme Washington Monument? The Astroglide&trade; Personal Lubricant Washington Monument??
The Santorum 2016 Washington Monument?