Melbourne’s answer to the ‘London Eye’ was dismantled over a year ago due to heat stress from a very hot summer, for now it’s broken but eventually it will all be put back together again. It will be known as the ‘Southern Star Observation Wheel’.
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jackscrap 
This must be huge and amazing to ride.
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Or you could come to Brisbane and ride ours now! LOL But it ain’t free.
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I have been on the Brisbane eye and it was fantastic, but I was wondering how well that area has been cleaned up after the floods. That man-made beach along the river there was the best day out.
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Looks like a really big puzzle lol Would hate to be the one putting it back together again!
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Come on Coney Island and ride the Wonder Wheel….you will wonder how the thing is still standing đŸ™‚
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Hi!
That looks huge! It reminds me of a bunch of Tinker Toys thrown out on the ground. Have a great day!
Sherrie
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How sad to see something that was erected as a testimony to optimism dismantled–but great to know it will rise again.
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So was this only operating for a month before the heat did it in? That’s pretty amazing. Did you take a “flight?”
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No Steven I did not get to take on ride on this ill-fated white elephant before all the cracks started appearing!!
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broken, but not damaged, must be nice having a ride on it.
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Looks like a collection of Tinker Toys! Interesting photo.
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Follow up question, only because I find this fascinating; Is there a liability issue in regards to design and/or construction due to the short life span? I mean, who is responsible for this mess? I find this really interesting, probably because I have done the London Eye. I just can’t imagine something like that lasting for such a short time due to heat! How hot did it get, anyway?
I heard about the petrol explosions in Melbourne today. My ears are now open for Melbourne news since I am starting to learn the town! Hopefully I will see film on Channel 7 news!
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Steven, you may find this website has all the answers to your questions, but be wary of some of the comments which may be in bad taste, just a warning.
http://www.walkingmelbourne.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3702
Page 1 dates back to 2007 when it was originally conceived and started, start around page 24 for when it all went bellyup.
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I bet only lawyers will get much out of this, too bad.
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Just hope it gets all parts back together correctly! Would hate for another malfunction to happen!
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