<p>The same week that Ferris wheel inventor George Ferris would have turned 154 years old—which <a class="c1" href="http://www.google.com">Google is marking</a> with a Valentine's Day-inspired amusement park <a class="c1" href="http://www.google.com">doodle</a>—the global race for the world's tallest wheel continues with new plans in Dubai.</p><p class="c2 c9">Earlier this week, Dubai's ruler, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashin Al Maktoum, approved plans to build a new Ferris wheel in the city that could become the world’s largest at 688 feet (210 meters) tall. With an expected price tag of $1.6 billion), the city's government hoped the wheel, dubbed the “Dubai Eye,” would showcase new ambition and tenacity after the global economic downturn.</p>