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Looping through time and thrill: From rollercoasters to windsurfing, the loop takes on various forms

Background imageLoop Collection: PWA Freestyle Windsurfing Fuerteventura 2013

PWA Freestyle Windsurfing Fuerteventura 2013
Offringa on board

Background imageLoop Collection: PWA Windsurfing Sylt 2012

PWA Windsurfing Sylt 2012
Volwater in the sun

Background imageLoop Collection: PWA Windsurfing Sylt 2012

PWA Windsurfing Sylt 2012
Sylt sun

Background imageLoop Collection: SPACE: SUPERNOVA. A portion of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus

SPACE: SUPERNOVA. A portion of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. Photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field/Planetary Camera, 1991

Background imageLoop Collection: The Sky Devils Air Circus Poster

The Sky Devils Air Circus Poster
Poster, The Sky Devils Air Circus, Great 1944 Display, 10 years ahead of its time! Come and win 500. Issued by Air Pageants Ltd. 1944

Background imageLoop Collection: Organic serpent garlic

Organic serpent garlic plants (Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon Bzenc ). Gardener removing the curled tops from garlic plants

Background imageLoop Collection: Chicagos Palmer House, 1890s

Chicagos Palmer House, 1890s
The Palmer House on the corner of State and Monroe streets, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageLoop Collection: First steel-framed skyscraper, Chicago, 1890s

First steel-framed skyscraper, Chicago, 1890s
Home Insurance Building on LaSalle and Adams streets, Chicago, 1890s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageLoop Collection: USIL2P-00012

USIL2P-00012
Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago, 1890 s. Albertype reproduction of a photograph

Background imageLoop Collection: PWA Freestyle Windsurfing Fuerteventura 2010

PWA Freestyle Windsurfing Fuerteventura 2010
Estredo upside down

Background imageLoop Collection: The Wrigley Building in the loop in Chicago on a rainy day. USA

The Wrigley Building in the loop in Chicago on a rainy day. USA

Background imageLoop Collection: Park Sign, The Loop, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Park Sign, The Loop, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Background imageLoop Collection: A scene from the German (UFA) film Looping the Loop, 1929

A scene from the German (UFA) film Looping the Loop, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageLoop Collection: Pottery bath with four loop handles used probably as a coffi

Pottery bath with four loop handles used probably as a coffi
A pottery bath with four loop handles used probably as a coffin. Tell Abu-Hawam. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Background imageLoop Collection: Advert for Mappin & Webb christening presents 1935

Advert for Mappin & Webb christening presents 1935
Jubilee Mark on silver 1935, sterling silver christening presents with relief. Date: 1935

Background imageLoop Collection: Israel. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate. Old City Walls

Israel. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate. Old City Walls
Israel. Jerusalem. Jaffa Gate. Detail. Old City Walls

Background imageLoop Collection: Spain. Castile-Leon. Coca Castle. 15th century. Mudejar style

Spain. Castile-Leon. Coca Castle. 15th century. Mudejar style
Spain. Castile-Leon. Coca Castle.15th century. Mudejar style. Exterior. Detail

Background imageLoop Collection: Spain. Penafiel. Castle. Tower

Spain. Penafiel. Castle. Tower
Spain. Penafiel. Castle founded in the tenth century by the Earl Lain Calvo. Tower. National Monument in 1917

Background imageLoop Collection: Head of a priestess of the goddess Vesta. 100-20 AD

Head of a priestess of the goddess Vesta. 100-20 AD
Head of statue of a priestess of the goddess Vesta. Marble. 100-20 AD. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageLoop Collection: Canadian Pacific Railway, Loop Valley, Selkirk Mountains, Ca

Canadian Pacific Railway, Loop Valley, Selkirk Mountains, Ca
The spectacular Loop Valley section of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, sometimes considered part of the Rocky Mountains system. Date: circa 1895

Background imageLoop Collection: Lehigh River at Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania

Lehigh River at Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania
An aerial view of the Great Loop in Lehigh River at Mauch Chunk (now known as Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania. Date: circa 1895

Background imageLoop Collection: Red mangrove Loop-root mangrove Asiatic mangrove

Red mangrove Loop-root mangrove Asiatic mangrove saplings grow between basalt rocks on sea shore a view to Moka mountain range

Background imageLoop Collection: BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows loop with smoke Cosford

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows loop with smoke Cosford
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks loop in formation with spectacular smoke while displaying at RAF Cosford in 1980 Date: 1980

Background imageLoop Collection: BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Big Nine loop 1982

BAe Systems Hawks RAF Red Arrows Big Nine loop 1982
RAFAT RAF Red Arrows BAe Systems Hawks performing the Big Nine loop in 1982 Date: 1982

Background imageLoop Collection: Early WW1 trenches in the Aisne district, October 1914

Early WW1 trenches in the Aisne district, October 1914
Interior view of a trench constructed by the British in the Aisne district, an early example of the trench system which would come to dominate warfare on the Western Front during the First World War

Background imageLoop Collection: Looping the loop at Crystal Palace

Looping the loop at Crystal Palace
A loop the loop topsy-turvy railway at Crystal Palace, a railway constructed in the north gardens of the Palace, in close proximity to the water chute to an American design. Date: 1902

Background imageLoop Collection: Chinbatti Loop, Darjeeling Railway, India

Chinbatti Loop, Darjeeling Railway, India. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageLoop Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Variety Act 11, Mac, Bull, Philadelphia, Frightful, Loop

Drawings Prints, Print, Variety Act 11, Mac, Bull, Philadelphia, Frightful, Loop
Drawings and Prints, Print, Variety Act 11: Mac Bull from Philadelphia in His Frightful Loop-the-Loop Ride in His Car (Varietenummer 11)

Background imageLoop Collection: Design Buckle Tendrils 1537 Engraving first state

Design Buckle Tendrils 1537 Engraving first state
Artokoloro

Background imageLoop Collection: V-Shaped Buckle 7th century Frankish Copper alloy

V-Shaped Buckle 7th century Frankish Copper alloy
Artokoloro

Background imageLoop Collection: Glider doing a loop, Warbirds over Wanaka, Wanaka, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Glider doing a loop, Warbirds over Wanaka, Wanaka, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Background imageLoop Collection: CHICAGO: MARQUETTE BUILDING. A view of the south side of the Marquette Building

CHICAGO: MARQUETTE BUILDING. A view of the south side of the Marquette Building at 140 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Illinois, designed by William Holabird and Martin Roche, constructed in 1895

Background imageLoop Collection: CHICAGO: FISHER BUILDING. A view of the Fisher Building at 343 South Dearborn Street in Chicago

CHICAGO: FISHER BUILDING. A view of the Fisher Building at 343 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Illinois, constructed in 1896 by D.H. Burnham and Company. Photographed by Harold Allen, 24 May 1964

Background imageLoop Collection: Digital illustration of ruler on piece of timber and marking end with loop to square up timber

Digital illustration of ruler on piece of timber and marking end with loop to square up timber

Background imageLoop Collection: Black and white digital illustration of vapour trail looping behind military jet

Black and white digital illustration of vapour trail looping behind military jet

Background imageLoop Collection: Model of landform evolution in the prehistoric era, including Quaternary, Tertiary, Cretaceous

Model of landform evolution in the prehistoric era, including Quaternary, Tertiary, Cretaceous, Jurassic, Triassic, Permian, Carboniferous, Devonian, Silurian, Ordovician, Precambrian periods

Background imageLoop Collection: Cross section biomedical illustration of treating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with large

Cross section biomedical illustration of treating cervical intraepithelial neoplasia with large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ)

Background imageLoop Collection: Yosemite Valley, Plan of the Loop on the Shasta Railway, near McCloud, 1891, USA

Yosemite Valley, Plan of the Loop on the Shasta Railway, near McCloud, 1891, USA

Background imageLoop Collection: I. Going Through the Forest at the Foot of the Hills. 2. View Near Kurseong. 3. 7

I. Going Through the Forest at the Foot of the Hills. 2. View Near Kurseong. 3. 7, 000 Feet Above Sea Level. 4. The Loop. VIEWS ON THE DARJEELING HILL RAILWAY, INDIA, ENGRAVING 1884

Background imageLoop Collection: Warkworth Castle (Left), the Village of Warkworth (Right)

Warkworth Castle (Left), the Village of Warkworth (Right)
WARKWORTH CASTLE (LEFT), THE VILLAGE OF WARKWORTH (RIGHT). Warkworth Castle is a ruined medieval building in the town of the same name in the English county of Northumberland

Background imageLoop Collection: Two men pushing a wagon in which a woman sits, Anonymous, Cornelis Floris II, Hieronymus

Two men pushing a wagon in which a woman sits, Anonymous, Cornelis Floris II, Hieronymus Cock, 1552-1551

Background imageLoop Collection: View of the city of Amsterdam, taken from the West, The Netherlands

View of the city of Amsterdam, taken from the West, The Netherlands

Background imageLoop Collection: The Loop near Georgetown, Colorado

The Loop near Georgetown, Colorado
" The Loop" near Georgetown, Colorado; William Henry Jackson, American, 1843 - 1942; about 1885; Albumen silver print; Image: 44.5 x 48.6 cm (17 1/2 x 19 1/8 in.)

Background imageLoop Collection: NEW YORK CITY: PROPOSAL. Map showing a proposed subway loop connecting the West

NEW YORK CITY: PROPOSAL. Map showing a proposed subway loop connecting the West and East sides of Manhattan. Illustration, 1920

Background imageLoop Collection: COLORADO: RAILROAD, c1890. The Colorado Midland Railroad Loop near the Hagerman

COLORADO: RAILROAD, c1890. The Colorado Midland Railroad Loop near the Hagerman Tunnel in Colorado. Photograph, c1890

Background imageLoop Collection: PENNSYLVANIA: MAUCH CHUNK. The Great Loop at Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA: MAUCH CHUNK. The Great Loop at Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe), Pennsylvania. Photograph, c1890

Background imageLoop Collection: Loop trail, hiking trails in the Alpstein mountain range, canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden

Loop trail, hiking trails in the Alpstein mountain range, canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Inner Rhodes, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageLoop Collection: Escherndorf in front of Nordheim, Mainschleife, loop in the Main River, Mainfranken

Escherndorf in front of Nordheim, Mainschleife, loop in the Main River, Mainfranken, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe




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Looping through time and thrill: From rollercoasters to windsurfing, the loop takes on various forms. Just like the exhilarating loop section of a rollercoaster ride, where adrenaline rushes through your veins as gravity defies logic. But did you know that loops have been around for centuries? In the 17th century, scientists discovered different fingerprint types, each forming unique loops on our fingertips. Fast forward to the 19th century when inventors like Tesla and Twain were fascinated by the mesmerizing effects of electricity. The Tesla Coil's looping sparks captured their imagination and paved the way for modern technology. Speaking of loops in action sports, let's dive into PWA Windsurfing events. Cabo Verde in 2007 witnessed fearless athletes conquering waves with breathtaking loops that left spectators awestruck. And it wasn't just Cabo Verde; Sylt in 2009 showcased windsurfers defying gravity with jaw-dropping aerial maneuvers. But it was Maui in 2013 that truly stole the show with its epic PWA Windsurfing event. The loop became an art form as athletes soared above massive waves, executing flawless rotations mid-air before gracefully landing back on their boards. As we marvel at these thrilling moments, let's take a trip down memory lane to Chicago's State Street in the 1890s. Busy streets filled with horse-drawn carriages and bustling crowds formed a never-ending loop of activity capturing life during that era. Whether it's historical discoveries or extreme sports spectacles, one thing remains constant –the captivating allure of loops throughout time.