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George W. Ferris

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Inventor

The Resume

    (February 14, 1859-November 22, 1896)
    Birth name was George Washington Gale Ferris. Jr.
    Invented the Ferris Wheel
    Original Ferris Wheel had 36 cars each seating 40 people

Why he might be annoying:

    The Original wheel was dismantle in 1894 and reassembled for the 1904 St. Louis Exposition.
    In 1906 the wheel was again dismantled and scrapped.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He tested and inspected metal for railroads and bridges.
    The Ferris Wheel was America's answer to the Eiffel Tower.
    The original Ferris Wheel reached a height of 266 feet high.
    His wife, when she reached the top for the first time, stopped the wheel and toasted her husband, George (June 16, 1893 - 6:32 PM).
    The wheel was built as a sight seeing tool and was installed at the Chicago Fair.
    Although some people were terrified to ride the wheel, no one got hurt.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 23 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 121 Votes: 47.93% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 119 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 165 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 144 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 315 Votes: 66.98% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 307 Votes: 56.68% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 326 Votes: 60.74% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 483 Votes: 49.90% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 185 Votes: 51.35% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 92 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 322 Votes: 60.56% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 48 Votes: 39.58% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 31.43% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 73 Votes: 43.84% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 113 Votes: 43.36% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 273 Votes: 42.49% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 346 Votes: 43.35% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 674 Votes: 42.28% Annoying
    In 2002, Out of 3167 Votes: 48.03% Annoying