I live 5 minutes from this. AMA I guess?
The Memphis pyramid was a sports arena and concert venue in the past, eventually the city built another venue that wasn't shaped stupid so it sat abandoned for a decade or so before bass pro bought it.
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Are the ducks really unlimited, or is that just economically until the limits of physical reality kick in?
They have a duck accelerator inside that fuses antiducks and posiducks together as a source of unlimited power.
I know you are just being silly, but to answer your question, the point of those groups (ducks unlimited, pheasants forever, whitetail whenever, turkeys tomorrow, raccoons all noons, etc) is to put money into conservation of those animals so that their populations stay great enough that they can be hunted.
So yes, the goal is for the ducks to be unlimited.
Has anyone tried to climb on top of it?
Surprisingly no, not that I'm aware of. If they have, it hasn't made the news.
It's quite steep and smooth in person, it would be very hard to climb. Probably impossible without ropes or mission impossible suction cups.
I saw Alanis Morissette there in 95'ish and the acoustics were terrible. Still a great concert though.
It's a real artist to be at the peak of popularity and play at a Bass Pro shop.
It was not a Bass Pro Shop then. It was The Pyramid, concert venue / arena.
I saw Jimmy Page and Robert Plant play there in the late 90's. It was totally awesome, they played almost 3 hours of Led Zeppelin and Page/Plant songs. John Bonham's son Jason was on drums.
Is it bigger than the Luxor in Las Vegas?
The Luxor is ever so slightly bigger I believe.
I've actually been in the pyramid itself. It's actually quite small inside compared to what you'd expect and is literally just a bass pro shop with a fish tank and a bar area with a bunch of tvs and nothing else. They do have comfortable seating though!
I mean there are restaurants and a hotel, though.
I think it’s actually pretty neat. The aquariums are cool. The restaurant at the top has good catfish and a great view. I wanted to sleep a night at the hotel just to see what it’s like. It’s all swamp cabin themed.
This has all the info you need: https://youtu.be/jYE-1HfReQo?si=u1xtmq3jmerfr4P0
Ryan Hailey is a national treasure.
I wonder how it was built.
Imagine archaeologists a few thousand years from now finding this
They were a culture obsessed with hunting and fishing, which of course was unsustainable and led to mass starvation and civilization collapse.
I was on holiday in the US and saw that thing in the distance while driving. I drove to it. And when I saw it was just a simpel store, I thought to myself: "only in the fucking USA 🦅🦅 yee-haw!!"