Man pushes technology to the next level
If you know anything about Chicago, you know how windy it is.
That’s why high-rise apartments are notorious for major swaying and giving tenants seasickness, especially since skyscrapers are becoming taller, narrower, and thinner.
Therefore, a new breed of architects uses two huge water tanks atop skyscrapers, with carbon rebars and reinforced concrete to stabilize the building.
The result?
On Michigan Street in Chicago, a new-concept building rises from its foundation, stretching for the sky.
So, there is a 50% reduction in swaying, but we cannot promise a reduction in rent or purchase prices.
On Michigan Street in Chicago, a 72-story skyscraper is being built that refuses to sway in the wind. This new-found stability prevents high-rise seasickness.
Taller and thinner buildings drive the new focus on skyscrapers to sway half as much as they did before.
Architects are hired to solve a problem and solve it beautifully. High winds create eddies on the opposite side of the current. This causes the building to rock rhythmically with the alternating eddies.
What stops the swaying is two large tanks of water on top of the building. Dense walls are embedded with rebars, and reinforced concrete adds stability to the building.
The accelerator measures the movement of the building and tells engineers how much water to add to the tank for maximum stability.
Viewing the ocean floor close-up
Technology has lead to safer, more comfortable views underwater.
Many remember the implosion of the Titan en route to view the Titanic in the North Atlantic on June 18, 2023.
Given the advanced know-how and new technologies available today, the scientific world was baffled that such accidents would happen.
Bent on making sure of no future accidents, a team of scientists went to work on a solution. Two years later, an elite team was poised to test their prototype underwater.
Yes, the test went smoothly as a crew of 9 comfortably gazed through a large clear ceramic screen at the enthralling underwater view.
If subsequent tests are this smooth, paying passengers will one day be able to safely and comfortably view the ocean floor.
Humans refuse to stay put. From the beginning, we move to remote places, not only deep into the ocean but also overhead.
What forces within humans stir the spirit and propel him to endlessly quest to conquer new frontiers? Who can understand the inherent need to discover, explain, and alter his surroundings?
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