German Friendship Globe - West Vancouver, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
N 49° 19.997 W 123° 10.950
10U E 486740 N 5464522
Dedicated to promote friendship and tolerance amongst all nations this black granite globe rotates on a column of water and balances in harmony.
Waymark Code: WM9F2Q
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/11/2010
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Facts About the German Friendship Globe

Do not drink the water

Made in Germany, the granite sphere is precision machined to balance to the tolerance of 0.02 mm and weighs 2.5 tons. Pressurized water (25lbs/sq. inch) lets the Globe float freely on a fine film of water without danger to fingers. The Globe was weighted at the South Pole and offset by 23.5° to the sun before the continents were engraved. Left untouched the Globe eventually rotates around the Earth's axis point North towards the Polar Star.

To Promote Friendship and Tolerance Amongst All Nations

German Friendship Globe

Donated by the German Canadian Community

Harald and Erika Lincke
Herzog Crystal
Team Wood Traders
The Schwang Family
Lufthansa German Airlines
Merletti Construction
Neweling & Co.
UBS Bank (Canada)

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Facts About the German Friendship Globe Do not drink the water Made in Germany, the granite sphere is precision machined to balance to the tolerance of 0.02 mm and weighs 2.5 tons. Pressurized water (25lbs/sq. inch) lets the Globe float freely on a fine film of water without danger to fingers. The Globe was weighted at the South Pole and offset by 23.5° to the sun before the continents were engraved. Left untouched the Globe eventually rotates around the Earth's axis point North towards the Polar Star.

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