Skyscrapers.....

• Jul 25, 2010

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Lucky13

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In my castle....

Just watched a few programs about some of them, and it makes me wonder......aren't they getting a bit on the big side now?

 

• Jul 25, 2010

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Colin1

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...because internationally
they're a technological showpiece - "Look how high ours is..."

 

• Jul 25, 2010

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Lucky13

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In my castle....

Until when they're not so tall anymore......

 

• Jul 25, 2010

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vikingBerserker

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I watched a really cool show that compared how the Americans take down a building (ie blow it up) vs how Japan does it. They start at the bottom and remove the bottom sections floor by floor so that builing is gradually lowered. I have to admit it was pretty interesting to watch

 

• Jul 25, 2010

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B-17engineer

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Well explosions are way better...

 

• Jul 25, 2010

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Smoke

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B-17engineer said:

Well explosions are way better...

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Indeed...

 

• Jul 25, 2010

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RabidAlien

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B-17engineer said:

Well explosions are way better...

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More fun to watch, at any rate. I'd guess that Japan's method yields more reusable materials in a shorter period of time.

 

• Jul 25, 2010

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wheelsup_cavu

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I can see where Japan would want to recycle as much of the material as possible.


Wheels

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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GrauGeist

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Modern technology is allowing us to build bigger (taller) buildings, but mother nature will always have the last word as to how long those "super buildings" remain standing

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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Lucky13

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True! Like any woman, mother nature always have the last word....

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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Airframes

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We've just got a new one in my town, which disappears into the clouds. It's four stories high...........bl**dy weather !

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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beaupower32

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Mother Nature PMS's too much!

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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Colin1

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Airframes said:

We've just got a new one in my town... ... It's four stories high

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That's Derbyshire
always pushing the envelope...

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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Wayne Little

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Lucky13 said:

Just watched a few programs about some of them, and it makes me wonder......aren't they getting a bit on the big side now?

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They are certainly pushing the envelope, that's for sure!

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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Airframes

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Derbyshire??? Cheshire old boy - although the frontier is only a couple of miles away !

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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Lucky13

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In my castle....

Aaaah....the uncharted territories!

 

• Jul 26, 2010

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BikerBabe

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beaupower32 said:

Mother Nature PMS's too much!

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NO SHE'S NOT!!!