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The article says it's impossibly narrow but is it really? It's only about 2.5 times taller than 432 Park Avenue in New York, but it also looks a little bit wide
by xwdv 6y ago
The article says it's impossibly narrow but is it really? It's only about 2.5 times taller than 432 Park Avenue in New York, but it also looks a little bit wider.
A building like this would probably sway a bit more than usual at the top due to being so tall and having no other wind breakers around it, but I imagine it could be possible to build and live in safely.
- rtkwe 6y agoIt's taller (assuming just 10 feet per floor) than the Burg Khalifa. Super tall structures require a far larger base to support against winds, as you go up winds get faster and their leverage against the base increases.
- spuz 6y ago10ft per floor would make it 2120ft or 646m tall. The Burj Khalifa is 829m tall.
- rtkwe 6y agoI was looking at the top floor height by accident, the last 200 feet or so are a tower. It's a common cheat in the fight to be the world's tallest building, build pretty tall then slap a bunch of floors or a tower on top that people can't get into. https://qz.com/122356/44-out-of-72-of-the-worlds-tallest-buildings-are-cheating/ https://qz.com/122356/44-out-of-72-of-the-worlds-tallest-bui...
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