London Eye began as a temporary attraction for the new millennium, but it proved so immensely lucrative that the city decided to keep it forever.

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London Eye began as a temporary attraction for the new millennium, but it proved so immensely lucrative that the city decided to keep it forever. It is basically just a gigantic, agonizingly slow Ferris wheel that costs a small fortune to ride and forces you into a glass pod with twenty complete strangers for half an hour. You get a lovely bird's-eye view of the murky River Thames and some overcast grey skies, all while trying desperately to avoid eye contact with a crying toddler in the corner. What was meant to be a fleeting celebration of the year two thousand has successfully transformed into a permanent fixture of British tourism, proving that humanity will always pay top dollar to slowly rotate in a circle