If you drop a light object and a heavy object from a tower, which one reaches the ground first? As you may recall from high school physics, this is a trick question. Neglecting air resistance, they both fall the same way and reach the ground at the same time – gravity means that their speeds […]
Firefighters have been called to a blaze at Blackpool Tower in England. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said it had six fire engines in attendance on the promenade of the seaside resort. Footage from social media showed flames coming from near the top of the 158m structure. We have 6 fire engines, the drone team […]
The Eiffel Tower was closed to visitors on Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator Gustave Eiffel. Tourists can still access the glass-enclosed esplanade beneath the tower, but access to the 300-metre (984ft) landmark itself is closed until further notice, […]
MONROE — Monroe High School’s new choir director always knew she wanted to be a teacher. Carli Tower began her Monroe Public Schools career on Dec. 4, even before she graduated from college. It’s her first teaching job. “This is my first time working with a high school choir as well as my first teaching […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The irony was not lost on David Way. While he methodically worked to save an oak tree in his front yard by using a soaker hose on his designated watering day, water, on a few occasions, was gushing from a water tower just feet away from his western Travis County home. Texas […]
After early plans were revealed for a 134-story skyscraper in Bricktown, many Oklahoma City residents are asking questions about what would be the second-tallest building in the nation. The 1,750-foot apartment tower would be behind only the 1,776-foot One World Trade Center in New York City. Here’s what we know so far. More: OKC could […]
(Refiles to restore dropped word “are” in final paragraph) ROME (Reuters) -Work to prevent the collapse of a medieval leaning tower in the heart of the northern Italian city of Bologna will cost 20 million euros ($21.5 million) and take 10 years at least, its mayor said on Wednesday. The 12th century Garisenda is one […]