Ngoxa i-Portland, i-Oregon, ngasemzantsi ikhuthaza kakhulu icala layo, iS Seattle ayisoloko ihlala ibonwa njengeziko le-tech kunye neshishini elingaphandle. Kodwa yinyaniso. Seattle yincinci encinane. Iimeko kunye nephuzu, iS Seattle inezinye izibheno ezithandekayo, inkulu phakathi kwazo mhlawumbi iT Seattle Gum Wall.
Ukuba awuzange uyivale, i-Gum Wall yinto efana ngayo. Udonga. Ifunyenwe kwi-chewed gum. Kancinci (kuhle, eninzi). Iyanxibelelana. Ikhethekile. Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu, ayiyi kukhwela umzila onqabileyo ukuze ungayi kuphuma kwindlela yakho ukukhangela ukukhanga okukhohlakeleyo kwaye akukho xesha lichithekile ukuba akuyiyo into yakho. Uninzi lwabantu luthatha ubuqhetseba ngokukhawuleza, bamba i-photo op kwaye uqhubeke. Yaye inyaniso iyatshelwa, eli libala elihle kakhulu kwiifoto ezinemibala ekhethiweyo neyodwa, okanye imbonakalo epholile ekhunjulwe ngemifanekiso eqingqiweyo ngaphambili.
I-Seattle Gum Wall ihlala ngaphandle kwendawo yokungena kwi-Pike Place Market. Yehla i-ramp e-Pike Street (ngaphesheya kwePike Place Nuts ukuba ulungile emnyango) kwaye uxhomeke ngakwesobunxele. Uza kubona i-gum ngokukhawuleza ukusuka apho.
01 ka 09
Sekuneminyaka engaphezu kwama-20 i-gummy.
Byron Park / Eye Em / Getty Izithombe I-Seattle Gum Wall iqokelele i-gum ukususela ekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Isithethe saqala xa abantu balinde imiboniso e kufuphi kufuphi neProgram engalindelekanga yayiza kubambelela eludongeni kunye neengqekembe kwi-gum (awuyi kubona ezininzi zeemali eludongeni kule mihla, nje ngegum). Abasebenzi baseThala bazama ukugcina udonga lucocekile, kodwa alusebenzi. I-gum igxininwe-ngokoqobo.
02 we-09
Akuhlambulukanga.
UCharles Bowes / I-Eye Em / Getty Izithombe Kwada ngoNovemba 2015, udonga lwama-gum aluzange luhlambuluke, oku kuthetha ukuba kukho iminyaka engaphezu kwe-20 yegum inamathela kwisitena sezitena. Ewe, kwakunjalo (kwaye!) Ncinane. Ngaphambi kwelo nqanaba, kwakukho amabala eludongeni apho i-gum yayininzi intshi!
03 ka 09
Iimitha ezingama-50 ubude!
UJohn & Lisa Merrill / Getty Izithombe Unokucinga ukuba udonga lwegum lungumgca omncinci wodonga olukuloo ndawo yokungena. Cinga kwakhona. I-Gum ijikeleza ngodongeni lwe-alley ngaphezu kweenyawo ezingama-50. Nangona ininzi yegum ingaphakathi kwindalo yomntu ophakathi, ezinye ziyakwazi ukuphakanyiswa phezulu eludongeni.
04 we-09
Yayihlambulula elinye ixesha (kodwa kanye kuphela).
jin chu ferrer / Getty Izithombe Ngo-2015, udonga lwahlulwa yonke indlela ukuya kwizitena zalo zangaphambili kunye ne-steam ehlanjululwayo ukunceda ukugcina isitena ngaphantsi. Umsebenzi wathatha iiyure ezingama-130 kunye nama-2,350 iipounds ze-gum ubudala kunye neentsha. Nangona kunjalo, xa ukucocwa kwenziwa, iindwendwe zakhawuleza zaza zongeza i-gum eludongeni kwakhona. Ukuba u tyelela namhlanje, ungeke ucinge ukuba udonga luhlambulukile. Kufana ne-gummy kunye neycky.
05 ka 09
Kunene kakhulu.
I-Seattle Gum Wall yenza uludwe lwezona zilwanyana eziphakamileyo ezithandwayo kwiindawo ezikhenketho ngo-2009, okwesibini kuphela kwiBlarney Stone, oko kubandakanya ukubeka imilomo yakho phezu komhlaba. Abantu abafaki nantoni na ngaphandle kwamandla abo kwi-Seattle Gum Wall, kwaye xa ubona umntu ebenga udonga, bacebise ukuba bayeke!
06 ka 09
Unokwenza i-design gum.
Thomas Janisch / Getty Izithombe Nangona abantu abaninzi bekhetha ukunamathela kwi-wad ye-chewed gum eludongeni, abanye abantu bafumana ubuchule obuhle kunye neminikelo yabo. Uza kubona ubuninzi bokuyila kwi-gum-abantu babhala amagama abo ngegum, iimpawu zoxolo, iintliziyo, iinkwenkwezi kunye nezinye izinto. Ukuba ukhangele isithombe esihle se-photo, jonga enye yale mibono njengoko kungekho yonke imihla ubona uphawu loxolo olwakhiwe nge-gum.
07 ka 09
Ngenye yezinto ezithandekayo eziseT Seattle.
Udonga lwesininzi ngenye yezibheno ezintle kwi Seattle , kodwa mhlawumbi lihle kakhulu. Ukuba udonga lwegum nje alaneleyo kuwe, qwalasela ukutyelela kwi-Fremont Troll, i-Fremont Rocket okanye umfanekiso owenziwe ngumnumzane waseLenin (yonke eFranmont).
08 ka 09
Akuyena kuphela udonga lwegum eMelika.
Peggy Price / Eye Em / Getty Izithombe Unokucinga ukuba i-Seattle Gum Wall yilo kuphela udongeni lwama-gum, kodwa uya kuphutha. Kukho abanye abambalwa. I-Bubblegum Alley eSan Luis Obispo yile udonga lwegum abantu abaninzi abaye bakuva, kodwa kukho udonga lwegum eGreenville, eOhio.
09 we 09
Ungakwazi ukujoyina kumnandi. Yenza i-gum yakho!
Ukuba udonga lwegum lukutshintshela ukuba uncedise, ukhululekile ngokupheleleyo ukuzisa i-gum kunye nokushiya uphawu lwakho. Unokuphinda ufune ukuzisa enye inkunkuma xa usenza.