what are the nets on top of the empire state building for?
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So that King Kong gets all tangled up and doesn't attack the biplanes, of course.
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Looks like an appartment building
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The Great Seal of New York\n\nThe Great Seal of New York\n\nThe Great Seal of New York was first established in 1777 to act as the official seal of the state. In 1778 a second form was completed that included a a full coat of arms. In 1882 a final law was adopted describing the seal as designed in 1778.\n\nNew York's seal features the state's official Coat of Arms encircled by the words "The Great Seal of the State of New York". The Coat of Arms is crested by an American eagle, wings outstretched. The eagle stands upon a globe, showing the North Atlantic Ocean. The female figures of Liberty and Justice stand upon a scroll that proclaims "Excelsior", or "Ever Upward". Liberty and Justice frame a scene of two ships on a river, with the sun gloriously rising above the mountains.\n\nState Statute.
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The problem with your analogy is that the Empire State Building exists and is a specific location.\n\nReligion has no such goal and is more comparable to going in circles than it is to traveling to a specific location.\n\nWe all end up in the same place (dead) but that hardly requires planning or much thought.
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the Empire State Building held that record until 1974 when the world trade center was officially opened
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It is to light the way for the incoming immigrants to a new land.  It was designed and built by the French.
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Empire State Building was finished on 5/1/31. It's 75 years old today.
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New York City is called the Big Apple.
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its the bar (st elmo's), but the real one was a light house that saved sailors in a storm I think.\n\nWicked film though - Check out Breakfast Club and Class!
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New York City\nStatue of Liberty\nSeptember 11th\nTwin Towers
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It is a workers comp employers responsibility case.\n\nNew York claims it is Federal responsibility because the job workers were injured on is the result of an attack on America.\n\nThe Fed says no 911 was an attack on New York and therefore NY problem.\n\nGo big Red Go
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Just some more info directly from wikipedia\n\nThe Empire State Building rises to 1,250 feet or 381 m at the 102nd floor, and its full structural height (including broadcast antenna) reaches 1,472 feet or 448 m. The building was officially opened on May 1, 1931, but much of its office space went unrented until the 1940s. This lack of inhabitants earned it the nickname "Empty State Building" in its early years. The large broadcasting antenna rising from the top of the building's spire was added in 1952.
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I was there a few years ago.  There's a lot of such places a block or two from the Empire State Building.  Just ask a street vendor or something when you get there, but be aware that parking costs over $30.00 an hour.
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Channel Tunnel (England & France) \n CN Tower (Toronto) \n Empire State Building (New York) \n Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco) \n Itaipu Dam (Brazil/Paraguay) \n Netherlands North Sea Protection Works (Netherlands) \n Panama Canal (Panama)
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Fast cars and submersible boats?  Man on the moon?\n\nShoot next your gonna tell me the Cold War is over and the Empire State Building is the tallest building in New York!?!\n\nWe will land on the moon again.  It will house launching and repair facilities for more aggressive space travel.  Its unique gravity and lack of atmosphere will also make it a more viable environment for Medical Research.  \n\nThe Dark Side will be developed into a state of the art incarceration facility housing Earths worst criminals and those that believe our entire life is one hoax after another.\n\nCan't wait.
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See the Empire State Building, Ellis Island, then go to lunch.
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near the very top of the stadium on 3rd base side if its a tier box