The (New) Seven Wonders of the World

Today is the unveiling of the new seven wonders in the world, which were picked from an Internet vote. I seem to have thought today is when voting closed, when actually it's when the results are announced (7-7-07, get it?). I don't feel too bad that I missed out, because in this much like every other election I ever participated in, I feel that my votes wouldn't matter.

I wonder if we'll see a connection between location of wonders that are chosen and population of the country? Or prevalence of hackers that game the system?

Because everything I learned about history and foreign affairs I learned from Sid Meier's Civilization, I recall that the seven wonders of the Industrial Age are:

1. Apollo Program
2. Cure for Cancer
3. Hoover Dam
4. Manhattan Project
5. SETI Program
6. United Nations
7. Woman's Suffrage

Well, I agree with the Apollo Program and the Manhattan project which were the most important breakthroughs of the 20th century. The cure for cancer never happened, the Hoover Dam is meh, the SETI program is probably a waste of money, the United Nations is a good idea, and Woman's Suffrage is not anything to brag about but actually an inherit conditional for equality that should have always existed, anyway.

Really, this contest is about picking buildings, not concepts (although concepts are scientific achievements are probably more important). What would I have picked? Oh, I dunno...I waited so long anyway because I couldn't make a choice. Um, probably you'd want one of the tallest buildings in the world on it, which will be obsolete as soon at 1,776-foot Freedom Tower is built in Manhattan. I'd want really iconic things, too, like St. Basil's in Moscow or the Taj Mahal. The list will only be up to seven; the 8th Wonder of the World is and forever shall be King Kong.

This posting dedicated to the memory of King Kong (????-1933).