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I think a "wonder of the world" should be something that is immediately inspiring and/or awesome to anyone who comes in contact with it.


Well as someone who recently came into contact with electricity on a circuit that i did not realize was still switched on, I concur that it can be a very "awesome" and "inspiring" wonder. Awesome in a "just drank 5 cans of Redbull" sense and inspiring, more in a creative hair-styling sense.

That being said, as someone who has been lucky enough to witness a few of these structures first-hand, they are truly remarkable. To me it is more a sense of, "how in the world did they build that 800 years ago!" Of course, history has always been something that has greatly interested me (despite my complete lack of knowledge in this area).

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