Editing Sunsphere (section)

==History==
During the fair it cost {{US$|2|1982}} to take the elevator to the tower's [[observation deck]]. The tower served as a restaurant and featured food items such as the "Sunburger" and a rum and fruit juice cocktail called the "Sunburst".<ref>{{cite news
| title = Gate to Gate, Many Choices | url = http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB293E32A0D5C51&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | format = fee required| work = The Philadelphia Inquirer| date=May 30, 1982}}</ref> In the early morning hours on May 12, 1982, a shot was fired from outside the fair site and shattered one of the sphere's windows. No one was arrested for the incident.<ref name="May 13, 1982">{{cite news |title=Fair structure damaged |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 13, 1982}}</ref>

The Sunsphere has been used as a symbol for Knoxville, appearing in postcards and [[logo]]s. Between 1993 and 1999, the Sunsphere was featured in part on the logo for the [[Tennessee Smokies|Knoxville Smokies]] [[minor league baseball]] club. The 2002 [[AAU Junior Olympics]] [[mascot]] ''Spherit'' took its inspiration from the landmark.<ref name="March 6, 2006">{{cite news |title=Monumental stats; Ever Wonder?; From the Sunsphere to Sharps Ridge, some facts and figures about our local landmarks |first=Douglas |last=Hullander |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=March 6, 2006}}</ref> It featured red hair and a body shaped like the Sunsphere.<ref name="March 6, 2006"/> On Sunday, May 14, 2000, [[nuclear weapons]] protesters scaled the tower and hung a large banner saying "Stop the Bombs". They remained on the tower for three days before surrendering to police.<ref name="May 17, 2000">{{cite news |title=Bomb protesters surrender |newspaper=Knoxville News Sentinel |date=May 17, 2000}}</ref>