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730 ton ball used to stabilize a skyscraper
Replies: 7 — Last Post June 25, 2008 9:34am by 420mike
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This is genius.  Check it out-- http://dvice.com/archives/2008/06/the_730_ton_sta.php

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I read about that shit a few days ago.  Pretty smart design!

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very smart....it looks cool to

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its cool:)

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Thats cool.. But how does it work?  Just by swaying?  How does that stop the building.
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I think that's also going to be used when construction of the Al Burj is completed.

It's being built not far from the Burj Dubai and is supposed to at least twice it's height, literally scraping the sky

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Quote: from 420Mike at 1:21 pm on June 25, 2008
Thats cool.. But how does it work? Just by swaying? How does that stop the building.

A huge hanging ball like that will tend to want to stay in one spot.  So when the building sways, the ball wants to stay put and it slows the building down.  I think.  Something like that.  

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Quote: from shadowpool at 12:30 pm on June 25, 2008
Quote: from 420Mike at 1:21 pm on June 25, 2008
Thats cool.. But how does it work?  Just by swaying?  How does that stop the building.

A huge hanging ball like that will tend to want to stay in one spot.  So when the building sways, the ball wants to stay put and it slows the building down.  I think.  Something like that.  

Oh ok.. So when the building sways to the left the ball stays to the center/right and pulls the building back towards it.  That makes sense.

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