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== Fat Man's Squeeze == |
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I recently visited Rock City (12/27/2012) and it appears the name has been changed to Needles Eye. Should this be changed? |
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::I'm not saying that it hurts the article by being included. In fact, I did the math as well, and it '''is''' false that you can see the seven states. I was merely stating the opinion that the math doesn't ''need'' to be included in the article as readers can figure the numbers for themselves. It's fine with me either way. (Besides as the article that's referenced mentions, the claim that you can see seven states isn't a big deal anyways, as you can see more than that when you're in an aircraft.) It wasn't my intention to sound as if I wanted it removed, I was just voicing an opinion. -- ''Steven Williamson ([[User:HiB2Bornot2B|HiB2Bornot2B]])'' - [[User talk:HiB2Bornot2B|'''talk''']] [[Kentucky_Wildcats|<span style="background-color: blue; color: white; font: small-caps bold 8pt 'Times New Roman'">▓▒░ Go Big Blue! ░▒▓</span>]] 14:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC) |
::I'm not saying that it hurts the article by being included. In fact, I did the math as well, and it '''is''' false that you can see the seven states. I was merely stating the opinion that the math doesn't ''need'' to be included in the article as readers can figure the numbers for themselves. It's fine with me either way. (Besides as the article that's referenced mentions, the claim that you can see seven states isn't a big deal anyways, as you can see more than that when you're in an aircraft.) It wasn't my intention to sound as if I wanted it removed, I was just voicing an opinion. -- ''Steven Williamson ([[User:HiB2Bornot2B|HiB2Bornot2B]])'' - [[User talk:HiB2Bornot2B|'''talk''']] [[Kentucky_Wildcats|<span style="background-color: blue; color: white; font: small-caps bold 8pt 'Times New Roman'">▓▒░ Go Big Blue! ░▒▓</span>]] 14:26, 17 August 2007 (UTC) |
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== Fat Man Squeeze Pic == |
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The current image is a copyrighted one... I have one that can be uploaded to commons. Would that be preferable? (Assuming quality is good enough?) ''[[User:BendersGame|<span style="color:green;">Benders</span>]] [[User talk:BendersGame|<span style="color:red;">Game</span>]]'' 19:22, 2 July 2009 (UTC) |
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:<s>It's 4 months since you posted, but if you are still paying attention I say go ahead; non-copyrighted is always better.</s>--[[User:Bedford|<span style="color:black;">'''King Bedford I'''</span>]] [[User talk:Bedford|<sup style="color:green;">Seek his grace</sup>]] 11:41, 1 November 2009 (UTC) |
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:Never mind, that kind of copyright is OK, as it's free use. I copyright pictures like that and put them on Wikipedia all the time.--[[User:Bedford|<span style="color:black;">'''King Bedford I'''</span>]] [[User talk:Bedford|<sup style="color:green;">Seek his grace</sup>]] 11:42, 1 November 2009 (UTC) |
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==See Rock City== |
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There are at least six barns in Illinois and seven in Indiana that say "See Rock City", including one just off of [[U.S. Route 41|U.S. 41]] just south of [[Fort Branch]] in southern [[Gibson County, Indiana]]. [[User:Rhatsa26X|Rhatsa26X]] ([[User talk:Rhatsa26X|talk]]) 17:40, 26 July 2010 (CDT) |
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:I was surprised not to see any mention of the birdhouses. A b'house on a tshirt was mentioned in the pop culture sec, but does no one else remember seeing the Rock City birdhouses, painted just like the barns in red and black, all along the highways of the south? I don't have facts or figures, but there were many more RC b'houses than barns, at least one allegedly in Hawaii. Byers may have painted them as well, but i doubt it. There were just too many of them for one guy. |
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The deal on the barns was interesting. The legend is that no money changed hands with the barn owners: if u wanted a good free paintjob on your barn, RC would give you one. Innovative advertising, and some wealth was generated. |
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:[[User:Ragityman|Ragityman]] ([[User talk:Ragityman|talk]]) 11:05, 4 September 2010 (UTC) |
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== Promotional Tone? == |
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The last two points in the Culture section (about music and events) seem promotional and biased. |
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== Undiscussed moves == |
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Why was this article moved from [[Rock City]] without discussion? It's been there for years without any objections to it being the primary topic. This really needed to have been discussed beforehand, and I will propose moving the article back if my objection at [[Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests]] is declined.- [[User:BilCat|BilCat]] ([[User talk:BilCat|talk]]) 09:45, 5 April 2016 (UTC) |
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I recently visited Rock City (12/27/2012) and it appears the name has been changed to Needles Eye. Should this be changed?
I have researched the topic of lines of sight extenstively, see [1]. The view from Lookout Mountain (near to Rock City) is here.
Take the claim about Virginia. The distance to the nearest point in Virginia is 150 miles (240 km) and rises to about 800 metres. The height of Rock City is about 700 meters; the height of the relevant intervening terrain is about 200 meters. To get the horizon distance (in km), multiply the square root of the height difference in metres by 3.85.
For Rock City in the direction of Virginia, that's sqr(700-200)*3.85 = 86 km. For Virginia in the direction of Rock City, that's sqr(800-200)*3.85 = 94 km.
Total 180km. Line of sight to Virginia? No way. Even North Carolina is marginal. The fact that they want us to believe that seven states are visible does not alter the terrestrial facts. Viewfinder 03:08, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The current image is a copyrighted one... I have one that can be uploaded to commons. Would that be preferable? (Assuming quality is good enough?) Benders Game 19:22, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There are at least six barns in Illinois and seven in Indiana that say "See Rock City", including one just off of U.S. 41 just south of Fort Branch in southern Gibson County, Indiana. Rhatsa26X (talk) 17:40, 26 July 2010 (CDT)
The deal on the barns was interesting. The legend is that no money changed hands with the barn owners: if u wanted a good free paintjob on your barn, RC would give you one. Innovative advertising, and some wealth was generated.
The last two points in the Culture section (about music and events) seem promotional and biased.
Why was this article moved from Rock City without discussion? It's been there for years without any objections to it being the primary topic. This really needed to have been discussed beforehand, and I will propose moving the article back if my objection at Wikipedia:Requested moves/Technical requests is declined.- BilCat (talk) 09:45, 5 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]