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To be honest, I don’t really understand if there are any practical motivations to race for the tallest building in record.
by yeukhon 9y ago
To be honest, I don’t really understand if there are any practical motivations to race for the tallest building in record.
- mabbo 9y agoI suppose it's sort of like the practical motivations of formula 1 racing. The things learned while trying to push the limits to the extreme can lead to practical uses for everyday versions. For example, if these tall towers figure out a smarter way to move people vertically (non-cabled elevators?), that can be applied to the many 50-story buildings being built for more normal purposes.
- yeukhon 9y agoYeah, but if you build, let say, 50 more stories higher each time, while technically challenging for engineers and architects, the new knowledge we gain from each project seems less relevant and useful. I understand that geography, soil and weather system influences each design...