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Authorities Seattle destroy the famous "wall of gum"
Seattle authorities decided to destroy the famous "wall of gum," which has become a real attraction of the city, as well as one of the most unhygienic places it, according to the publication Mirror. Gum on the walls of the local theater began to appear as early as the beginning of the 90s. They began to glue people to stand in line for tickets, and then followed their example, and passers-by. Double wall trying to clean up, but it did not help. By the most conservative estimates, by the beginning of work on the removal of chewing gum on the wall are of the order of 1 million gum, which together will weigh more than a ton. In some places, the gum could be found at an altitude of 4, 5 meters, and in some places its thickness reaches 15 cm. From it even molded shapes and attached to it by a message. Gum melted with steam, after which they fall to the plastic plate. Work began on November 10 and will last for three days.