Picture Perfect
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Las Vegas thrives on the absurd — even gambling on solid ground isn’t always strange enough. If this city can put a roller coaster on top of a skyscraper and build a replica of Venice in the desert, why stop at something as mundane as dry land? Capitalism doesn’t even need a snorkel.
Maybe you wished a little too hard at the Bellagio fountains, tossed in one coin too many. You probably didn't wake up expecting you’d be playing slots at the bottom of a pool. The lack of oxygen can make you see things — flashing lights, spinning reels, a jackpot just out of reach. Maybe that’s just Vegas. Either way, you might want to come up for air before the city takes your last breath. Petra Molina Ohlinger.
Las Vegas thrives on the absurd — even gambling on solid ground isn’t always strange enough. If this city can put a roller coaster on top of a skyscraper and build a replica of Venice in the desert, why stop at something as mundane as dry land? Capitalism doesn’t even need a snorkel.
Maybe you wished a little too hard at the Bellagio fountains, tossed in one coin too many. You probably didn't wake up expecting you’d be playing slots at the bottom of a pool. The lack of oxygen can make you see things — flashing lights, spinning reels, a jackpot just out of reach. Maybe that’s just Vegas. Either way, you might want to come up for air before the city takes your last breath. Petra Molina Ohlinger.
