stackyFACTSThere is not a single real brick in that majestic fairy-tale fortress. The entire structure is a rigid skeleton of steel beams wrapped entirely in shaped fiberglass. It is built exactly like a cheap yacht, designed primarily to withstand massive hurricane winds rather than fending off imaginary medieval sieges.
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Spaceship Earth is practically a massive, silver umbrella. Instead of dumping gallons of Florida rain onto the angry tourists below, the geodesic sphere is…
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