Ferris Wheel Day is held on February 14 in honor of the
American engineer and inventor George Ferris (born Feb 14,
1859). The Ferris wheel was invented for the World's
Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. Since then it has
been a must-have part of every fair and is beloved by many.
Here are some suggestions for celebrating the day.
!! Steps !!
Visit a fairground, showground, theme or amusement park and head
straight for the Ferris wheel. Take a ride or two. Take along some
friends and make a day of it.
* How many times can you ride the Ferris wheel before you're either
tired of it, feeling woozy, or broke?
* Take photos from the top of Ferris wheel. Share them on Twitter
and Facebook – while you're up there!
Make it a lover's event. Given that the date is also Valentine's
Day, consider combining Ferris Wheel Day with Valentine's. Take your
sweetheart to the fair and buy tickets for two on the Ferris wheel.
Take your sweetheart around as many times as they'd like.
* While on the Ferris wheel, give your love a foot massage.
* Make sure to buy red food, like toffee apples and hot dogs, in
honor of Valentine's Day.
Learn about the engineering feat that is the Ferris wheel. Do some
online research about the invention by George Washington Gale
Ferris, along with his own history. The Ferris wheel was invented to
rival Paris' Eiffel Tower and does appear to have been as enduring.
Here are some questions for you to research:[1] [1]
* Find out how long it took the original Ferris wheel to make two
revolutions.
* What was the cost of the ride on the original Ferris wheel?
* How many cars did the original Ferris wheel have?
* How many people could fit in each of the cars?
* What is the largest Ferris wheel in the world today?
Hold a Ferris wheel party. Make a cake or some pinwheel cookies in
the shape of a Ferris wheel. Try to develop a fairground theme to
the food and decorations. Play party games associated with the
fairground, like throwing quoits to win a prize, throwing beanbags
or balls into buckets, and hitting targets. You could also develop a
trivia quiz game along the lines of the questions asked in the
earlier step.
* Another game idea might be to use the Wikipedia list of the
world's tallest Ferris wheels to create a game in which players
have to put the Ferris wheels in order of tall to tallest. The
first team to get it right wins. You might want to cull the list
to say, 10 good ones, and include images.
Practice cartwheels. Cartwheels are your own personal Ferris wheel
that you can practice in your backyard. If you're no good at them,
you don't know what you're missing out on, so here's a good excuse
to learn. If it's still too cold and snowed in where you are, visit
a local gym and use their soft mats for landing; ask for an
instructor to give you help and advice.
Use Ferris Wheel Day as an excuse to get out of Valentine's Day. For
the singles, the cynics, and the "enough already with the
Valentines", here is your perfect alternative excuse. Tell everyone:
"Sorry, I'm too busy celebrating Ferris Wheel Day to do that
Valentine's stuff." Collectible models Start a Ferris
wheel collection. If you're the type who loves to collect things,
what a neat idea for a collection. Find old and new postcards
featuring Ferris wheels, tourist paraphernalia associated with
Ferris wheels, cards, paper, models, etc., all associated with
Ferris wheels.
* Why not create a blog featuring your finds and sharing them with
other Ferris wheel enthusiasts.
Around the world with the Ferris wheel Plan a trip to some of the
most well known Ferris wheels in the world. Here's a great excuse for
a vacation with a theme. Some of the places to consider visiting
include:
* London: The London Eye
* Vienna: The Giant Ferris Wheel (Wiener Riesenrad) at the Prater
(erected in 1897)[2] [2]
* Osaka: Tempozan Ferris Wheel
* Nanchang: The Star of Nanchang
* Singapore: The Singapore Flyer
* Dallas: The Texas Star.
!! Video !!
!! Tips !!
* Join the Facebook Ferris Wheel Day group. It's at:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ferris-Wheel-Day/322855473618. And
it exists because the initiator believes that it's a "pretty good
reason not to celebrate Valentine's Day".[3] [3] Do note that this
page appears to be active only around the time the day is
celebrated!
* Wikipedia's page on the Ferris wheel is a good starting point for
your research. It is at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_wheel.
!! Things You'll Need !!
* A Ferris wheel in your locale
!! Related WikiHows !!
* How to Bake Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies
* How to Avoid Being a Third Wheel
* How to Enjoy a Theme Park
* How to Have a Safe Day at a Theme Park
* How to Review a Theme or Amusment Park
!! Sources And Citations !!
!! Article Tools !!
* Read on wikiHow
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Links:
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[1] http://bemoreconfident.info/#_note-0
[2] http://bemoreconfident.info/#_note-1
[3] http://bemoreconfident.info/#_note-2
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