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Amazing Skyscraper
      #398791 - Fri Jun 27 2008 07:06 PM

Plans to build a Skyscraper that rotates!

Story here

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Re: Amazing Skyscraper [Re: Jedi]
      #398802 - Fri Jun 27 2008 08:15 PM

Imagine coming back after a liquid lunch, feeling tired as a newt and wondering why the office is suddenly moving!

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Re: Amazing Skyscraper [Re: George]
      #398825 - Fri Jun 27 2008 10:53 PM

Or in a gale? the centrifugal force will pile loose items against the glass
A name? How about Waltzer Tower ?After the Fairground ride
Can see the Lift music play list It would be Thumping Pop tunes.

Totally impractical but if Built would be a Modern day folly and Some enterprising soul will be charging admissiom "For the experience"

And for the Record St Johns Beacon Liverpool was a revolving restaurant which closed and is Now RadioCitys Studio they tried restarting the Motor to move the Place again But the Weight had seized the Bearings and its Now in a fixed
position http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John's_Beacon

Question Does the BT tower (in London) still revolve?

And weight-wise the downward thrust Weight of this Skyscraper is many 1000's times in excess of those early Projects..If it turns? It will freeze after rotating a fraction of a degree and that is in a Hurricane!

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