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Moving Backward
What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backward?
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Niagara Falls - The rim is worn down about 1 foot each year because of the hundreds of thousands of gallons of water that move over it every minuteHide Answer Show Answer
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no fun!!!
why didnt you like it piano? I think that it is cute.
I got beat. great work
ANOTHER AMERICAN GOING ON ABOUT A LANDMARK WHICH REALLY ISN"T THAT GOOD. WHEN I WENT TO AMERICA I WAS VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH NIAGRA FALLS. COME DOWN TO AUSTRALIA, AND SEE SOME REAL WATER FALLS
Next time you write a teaser involving the word "backward(s)", please be more specific as to what you mean by it.
great teaser! thanx 4 the new fact!
Um, doggy, how many landmarks actually move? That's the beauty of this teaser. And Axton, why are almost all of your comments mean or negative? I have read quite a few teasers here and elsewhere, and this is a good teaser!
I liked Kalli! Very well done!
I liked it, and the falls are great!
Thank you too everyone!!
Nice Teaser
I guess I thought 'backwards' meant that it was actually moving back, sort of like how the leaning tower leans a bit more, or the Eiffel Tower... (does something, but i can't remember what). I guess I didn't think eroding was the same as moving backwards. It isn't really moving, I guess... I dunno. I liked the teaser, anyway.
Who ever thinks that the Niagra Falls isn't that big of a deal, should know that it is one of the 7 (?) natural wonders of the world. I don't know of any "wonders" in Australia. And no one said that it's the prettiest. Just the biggest. I'm sure that there are prettier ones in Aus. Can't we all just get along!!!
Amen to that!
I was thinking of the Statue of Liberty, since I'm guessing it's facing inland (east), or any other landmark that faces east. Since the earth rotates westward, they would be moving backwards constantly.
Good one.
You got me! This one was fun and educational. Good job.
Except for the numerous tidewater glaciers, the glaciers of both North and South America (and yes globally) are retreating backwards as well. And the Hollywood sign and the rest of California is backing away from the mainland and moving Northward.
You stumped me. I had no idea Niagara Falls was so enormous. I,too, thought of The Statue of Liberty.
A good and informational teaser.
A good and informational teaser.
This teaser doesn't make sense. Eroding isn't moving, and the Falls themselves aren't eroding anyway, the ground under them is.
Also, @kcelf, Niagara Falls is not one of the 7 wonders of anything. I think you're thinking of the Grand Canyon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World
Also, @kcelf, Niagara Falls is not one of the 7 wonders of anything. I think you're thinking of the Grand Canyon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonders_of_the_World
GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! That was the stupidest teaser I have ever seen.
I live near The Falls, too! Hey, the way it keeps moving back, someday maybe I won't have to go too far! Probably not in my lifetime though. I took my first trip there when I was five. It would be interesting to see the difference of where it was then compared to now.
Leave it to somebody like doehead to not only hate every teaser, but then complain about it ( it was good by the way )
I liked it. Something I knew, but never gave much thought to. Thanks for posting.
hey glowtmickey let me know how long it is before you get a nasty pm from doehead
There is an American Landmark that does move, if not backwards, in circles at times : the San Francisco Cable Cars!
Got this one right off the bat - I'm having trouble with some quizzes - not familiar with some topics - fun trying anyway Millie
Great quiz.... I first thought of a glacier, and right on the heels of that thought came Niagara Falls. I feel sad that so many people thought this wasn't a good teaser, I thought it was great!
Good teaser! I first thought of a glacier, too, and then thought of Niagara Falls. Thanks for submitting!
Or are they moving FORWARD, toward the Canadian side? It's all about perspective ;)
I was thinking something along the lines of the hawaiian islands and their slow northwest movement with the Pacific plate over volcanic hotspots.
I was thinking something along the lines of the hawaiian islands and their slow northwest movement with the Pacific plate over volcanic hotspots.
Nice going shannmo,you are showing your true colors. Keep slammin people.Your day will come!!!
Look who is slaming people
Yea look.it's glowtmickey!!!
NICE ONE, HAH!!!
That dosen't make much sense
Nice teaser...what's with people?
I am surprise this Teaser was Not Corrected. It is impossible for the Fall to Move in opposite direction of itself. Then it would not be a Fall. Niagara Fall is a natural Gorge it is not a Landmark. Land marks are man made. I love Teasers but this is off point in a number of ways. It Not True. It cannot be true...
I agree totally with Leftclick, it makes no sense at all. All facts are wrong. I still love the way you make teasers.
The negative comments were all very long ago, but the falls are moving backward. Where the water actually drops from moves every year, so I'm not sure why all the animosity toward it.
Bottom line, I liked it. Not hard if you know about it, but still good.
Bottom line, I liked it. Not hard if you know about it, but still good.
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