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Taiwan was well prepared for a big earthquake — more so than parts of US
- getToTheChopin 3y ago"Well prepared" in an understatement. Taiwan has world leading safety measures for earthquakes. For example: the Taipei 101 tower has a 660-ton steel ball hanging inside, which amps as a damper during earthquakes: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tuned-mass-damper-of-taipei-101 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tuned-mass-damper-of-tai...
- basementcat 3y agoTuned mass dampers have been employed in structures around the world to protect against earthquakes, wind and even the cadence of people walking since the 1960s. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuned_mass_damper https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuned_mass_damper