/lounge/ - will humans build mile-high building

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 19:33

Frank Llyod Wright designed such a structure some time ago, but we have not achieved such a thing. The mighty Sears Tower (renamed to Wachu Tahkenbout Willis Tower) is only a fraction of a mile, 1451/5280. So, you'd need to stack 3.6 Sears Towers vertically to achieve 1 mile height. Should we add more floors to the Sears Tower, or start from scratch?

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 19:38

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile-High_Tower

You're too late.

Name: RedCream 2010-11-20 20:11

We can build such a thing now. However. there's no point in constructing such an edifice at this time, since you'd either have to wait a long time for elevator transport up and down the spire, or the building will be nothing but elevators to suit expected delays.

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 20:31

>>3
There is one being built. Perhaps each elevator will be a lounge area to pass the time going up so many feet.

Name: RedCream 2010-11-20 20:46

>>4
Who's building a mile-high building? Nobody is.

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 22:20

>>2
Too late for what?

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 22:25

>>3
I saw a television show about elevators. They have a system now using magnets that can propel elevators up and down using the same method used to propel maglev trains. There are also systems that can move elevators from one shaft to another shaft. Prior to these developments, the idea was for express elevators to specific floors, and ordinary elevators limited to a range of floors.

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-21 9:19

What that tower in Seattle

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-21 15:39

it would be a giant eyesore. theres no need for a mile high building.

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-21 23:39

>>9
if it was golden and bejeweled, it would be a beautiful

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 1:03

>>9
Feminazi detected. What, do you feel threatened by giant phallic buildings?

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 2:23

Try building your building that will reach heaven, God will stop you like he stopped Nimrod and his Tower of Babel.

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 2:23

>>12

He sure didn't stop us from reaching outer space with rockets.

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 2:24

>>13
That's different.

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 3:03

>>14
like Homer Simpson said, "break these surly bonds, and punch the face of god"

Name: sage 2010-11-23 2:42

>>15
"break these surly bonds, and bricksock the face of god"

Fix'd.

will humans build mile-high building

1 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 19:33

2 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 19:38

3 Name: RedCream 2010-11-20 20:11

4 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 20:31

5 Name: RedCream 2010-11-20 20:46

6 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 22:20

7 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 22:25

8 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-21 9:19

9 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-21 15:39

10 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-21 23:39

11 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 1:03

12 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 2:23

13 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 2:23

14 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 2:24

15 Name: Anonymous 2010-11-22 3:03

16 Name: sage 2010-11-23 2:42

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 19:33

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 19:38

Name: RedCream 2010-11-20 20:11

Name: Anonymous 2010-11-20 20:31

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Name: sage 2010-11-23 2:42