The mile high building
source: http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/03/billionaire-plans-mile-high-building.html
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If the plans go ahead, then Donald Trump's tallest building will be around four times shorter than Prince Alwaleed's mile high building. Alwaleed's Kingdom Holding Co. will soon invite bids by contractors to build a mile-tall mega-skyscraper in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, taller than four Empire State Buildings stacked upon each other. His company have put aside a budget of $10 billion for the tower.
The building will be so tall that guests staying at the top of the tower will get seasick if something isn't done to counter the wind. The world's tallest completed tower, the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, addressed the problem by hanging a 730-ton pendulum at the top of the building. The giant ball swings in the opposite direction of the upper floors to keep them steady. But at three times the height of the Taipei 101 the a mile-high tower must withstand even fiercer gusts.
There's no word on what this oil rich Prince plans to put in the tower. Seasick offices in the desert anyone?
The building will be so tall that guests staying at the top of the tower will get seasick if something isn't done to counter the wind. The world's tallest completed tower, the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, addressed the problem by hanging a 730-ton pendulum at the top of the building. The giant ball swings in the opposite direction of the upper floors to keep them steady. But at three times the height of the Taipei 101 the a mile-high tower must withstand even fiercer gusts.
There's no word on what this oil rich Prince plans to put in the tower. Seasick offices in the desert anyone?
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tingaling
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what a great way to spend $10 billion in the middle east!
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- 4 years ago
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tingaling
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huntre
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I'll just assume that the top floors will be the new home offices for Otis Elevators.
- 4 years ago
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huntre
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benjaminwinters
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At $10 billion, I think penis enlargement may be a cheaper alternative.
- 4 years ago
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benjaminwinters
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abbym0308
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You couldn't pay me to stay up there. This seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
- 4 years ago
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abbym0308
