The weird, wacky and wonderful...
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:22 am
I thought we should have a thread for those ideas that you think are a little more rough/out there/left of centre.
The other day I was thinking about an iconic tower that could feature on the Adelaide sky line. These days observation towers are a thing of the past due to their lack of revenue and multipurpose skyscrapers (see Melbourne) are a lot more viable.
Contrary to this, I was thinking, imagine we had a massive tower shaped like this:
During the day it would have the ability to constantly change colours (get the fusion guys onto that), but at night time, it would be a lit up as a single colour depending on what sort of Awareness month it was. Pink - Breast Cancer, Red - AIDS, Blue - Prostate Cancer etc... I'm sure there are numerous charities that would fill the calendar.
On the inside there would be two options to ride up the tower. One would be a normal every day observation car that stays completely upright the entire time and goes from one side to the other. The other option would be for the thrill seekers that goes around it like a show ride - upside down and everything etc.
Admission would be split; half to the charity of the month, half to the maintenance and upkeep of the tower.
Location wise it could really go anywhere, but the taller the better. The bottom could be filled with cafes, usual touristy stuff etc.
I know it's all pie in the sky, hippy dippy shit, but it's a nice thought.
Anyone got any crazy ideas that they want to share?
The other day I was thinking about an iconic tower that could feature on the Adelaide sky line. These days observation towers are a thing of the past due to their lack of revenue and multipurpose skyscrapers (see Melbourne) are a lot more viable.
Contrary to this, I was thinking, imagine we had a massive tower shaped like this:
During the day it would have the ability to constantly change colours (get the fusion guys onto that), but at night time, it would be a lit up as a single colour depending on what sort of Awareness month it was. Pink - Breast Cancer, Red - AIDS, Blue - Prostate Cancer etc... I'm sure there are numerous charities that would fill the calendar.
On the inside there would be two options to ride up the tower. One would be a normal every day observation car that stays completely upright the entire time and goes from one side to the other. The other option would be for the thrill seekers that goes around it like a show ride - upside down and everything etc.
Admission would be split; half to the charity of the month, half to the maintenance and upkeep of the tower.
Location wise it could really go anywhere, but the taller the better. The bottom could be filled with cafes, usual touristy stuff etc.
I know it's all pie in the sky, hippy dippy shit, but it's a nice thought.
Anyone got any crazy ideas that they want to share?