Ngenkathi iPortland, e-Oregon, eningizimu ikhuthaza kakhulu uhlangothi lwayo oluqinile, u-Seattle akahlali njalo, okuvame ukubhekwa njenge-tech ne-industry hub enehlangothini elingaphandle. Kodwa kuyiqiniso. Seattle kuyinto encane kakhulu quirky. I-Case kanye nephuzu, i-Seattle inezinhlobonhlobo ezihle ze-quirky, inhloko phakathi kwazo mhlawumbe i-Seattle Gum Wall.
Uma ungazange uzwe ngakho, i-Gum Wall yilokho okuzwakalayo. Udonga. Ihlanganiswe ngendwangu esetsheni. Kancane (kuhle, okuningi) okuphelele. Kuyasebenza. Ihlukile kakhulu. Okuhle kunakho konke, akusikho indlela ehlungiwe ngakho akudingeki ukuba uphume endleleni yakho ukuze ubuke lesi sikhangiso esibucayi futhi akusikho isikhathi esasichitha uma kungeyona into yakho. Iningi labantu lithatha ubuqili ngokuhamba, thatha isithombe se-op bese uqhubekela phambili. Futhi iqiniso litsheliwe, lena yindawo enhle kakhulu yezithombe ezinemibandela enembala neyingqayizivele, noma umbono opholile odubula ngemifanekiso yase-gomme ngaphambili.
I-Seattle Gum Wall itholakala nje ngaphandle kokungena okuyinhloko kwe-Pike Place Market. Yehla emgwaqweni wePike Street (ngakolunye uhlangothi lwePike Place Nuts uma ulungile emnyango) bese uphonsa ngakwesobunxele. Uzobona i-gum ngokushesha lapho.
01 ka 09
Kuye kwaba gummy iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20.
Byron Park / Eye Em / Getty Izithombe I-Seattle Gum Wall ibilokhu ibutha i-gum kusukela ekuqaleni kwawo-1990. Isiko sathoma lapho abantu abalinde imibukiso emiphakathini engalindelekile Yomkhiqizo babezogxila emdongeni nasezinhlamvu zemali ku-gomamu (ngeke ubone eziningi zemali eludongeni kulezi zinsuku, nje nje ngegamu). Izisebenzi zeshashalazi zazama ukugcina udonga luhlanzekile, kodwa alusebenzi. I-gum inamathela-ngokoqobo.
02 ka 09
Akusihlanzekile kakhulu.
Charles Bowes / Eye Em / Getty Izithombe Kuze kube ngoNovemba 2015, udonga lwama-gum aluzange luhlanjululwe, okusho ukuthi kwakuneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20 yezinyosi ezinamathele ebusweni bezitini. Yebo, bekuyi (futhi!) Okuncane kakhulu. Ngaphambi kwalelo phuzu, kwakukhona amabala odongeni lapho i-gum yayinama-intshi amaningana ubukhulu!
03 ka 09
Kungamamitha angu-50 ubude!
UJohn & Lisa Merrill / Getty Images Ungase ucabange ukuthi udonga lwama-gum lungumgqa omncane wodonga eduze kwendawo yokungena emidlalo. Cabanga futhi. I-Gum ihamba ngodonga lwe-alley ngamamitha angaphezu kwangu-50. Nakuba iningi legamu lingaphakathi kwesandla somuntu ophakathi, ezinye zingaba phezulu kakhulu odongeni.
04 ka 09
Yayihlanza isikhathi esisodwa (kodwa nje kuphela).
jin chu ferrer / Getty Izithombe Ngonyaka ka-2015, udonga lwaqothulwa yonke indlela eya ezitini zaso zangaphambili kanye ne-steam ehlanzwa ukusiza ukugcina isitini ngaphansi. Lo msebenzi wathatha amahora angu-130 namaphilisi angu-2,350 wegamu endala futhi kwashaywa amasha. Kodwa-ke, lapho ukuhlanzwa kwenziwa, izivakashi ngokushesha zaqala ukwengeza ugamu odongeni futhi. Uma uvakashela namuhla, ungase ungacabangi ukuthi udonga luhlanjululwe nhlobo. Kufana ne-gummy ne-icky kunanini ngaphambili.
05 ka 09
Kubi kakhulu.
I-Seattle Gum Wall yenza uhlu lwezivakashi eziyisihlanu eziphakeme kakhulu ezokuvakasha ngo-2009, okwesibini kuphela ku-Blarney Stone, empeleni kuhilela ukubeka izindebe zakho emhlabathini. Abantu abafaki okunye ngaphandle kwezingalo zabo ku-Seattle Gum Wall, futhi uma ubona noma ubani ebanga lolu donga, ubacebise ukuthi bayeke!
06 ka 09
Ungenza umklamo wegum.
Thomas Janisch / Getty Izithombe Ngenkathi abantu abaningi bakhetha ukubamba i-wad ye-chewed gum eludongeni, abanye abantu bathola ubuciko obuhle ngeminikelo yabo. Uzobona imiklamo eningi ku-gum-abantu abaphala amagama abo ngegamu, izibonakaliso zokuthula, izinhliziyo, izinkanyezi nezinye imiklamo. Uma ufuna isithombe esihle se-photo, bheka enye yalezi zakhiwo njengoba kungezona zonke izinsuku ubona uphawu lokuthula olwenziwe nge-gum.
07 ka 09
Kuyinto eyodwa yezivakashi eziningana eziseBettle.
Udonga lwama-gum ngenye yezinto ezikhangayo ezibucayi eSettle , kodwa kungenzeka ukuthi yiwona obala kakhulu. Uma udonga lwamagamu nje lungwanele, ubuye uhlole ukuvakasha ku-Fremont Troll, i-Fremont Rocket noma isithombe esifanele samaLunin (konke kuFranmont).
08 ka 09
Akuyena kuphela udonga lwe-gum eMelika.
I-Peggy Price / Eye Em / Getty Izithombe Ungase ucabange ukuthi i-Seattle Gum Wall yiyona kuphela udonga lwama-gum, kodwa ngabe ungalungile. Kukhona abanye ababili. I-Bubblegum Alley eSan Luis Obispo yilona udonga lwama-gum abantu abaningi abakuzwa ngalo, kodwa kukhona nodonga lwama-gum eGreenville, e-Ohio.
09 ka 09
Ungajoyina kumnandi. Letha i-gom yakho!
Uma udonga lwama-gum lushukumisela ukuba unikele, ukhululekile ngokuphelele ukuletha i-gum kanye nokushiya uphawu lwakho. Ungase futhi ufune ukuletha nesinye isitifiketi esandla uma wenza.