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>> ^spawnflagger:

I hope the $100M pricetag was to be what it would have cost had it actually been completed. The empty shell I see in this vid shouldn't have cost nearly that much. Unless all the concrete was shipped in via airplane.
According to one source, this was backed by a $75M bank loan, of which $65M "evaporated" with the destruction of the tower. There was a $125M lawsuit pending.

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>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
You can safely skip the first 51 seconds of this video.
But then you miss out on the emotional attachment to the building that gives meaning to its destruction.

Yeah, I think short people should wear some kind of arm band so they'd be more easily recognizable!


>> ^BoneRemake:

>> ^sillma:
>> ^BoneRemake:
>> ^lucky760:
He's a pretty short dude. Without the measuring tape I'd have guessed him a six footer.

Okay, wait what ? six foot is short ? what kinda realm are you living in where six feet tall is short. What are you some gigantasaur 7 foot man looking down at us short six footers.

I think what he meant was that if there was nothing to compare his length to, he would've thunk he was 6', not a 5' midget like he is.

Oh shit, I did my math wrong, I was under the guise he jumped six feet and WAS SLIGHTLY taller than six feet, as he is taller than the stack. hah, short little fucker. My skyscraper body laughs at his ant like stature and I feel superior once again.

>> ^sillma:

>> ^BoneRemake:
>> ^lucky760:
He's a pretty short dude. Without the measuring tape I'd have guessed him a six footer.

Okay, wait what ? six foot is short ? what kinda realm are you living in where six feet tall is short. What are you some gigantasaur 7 foot man looking down at us short six footers.

I think what he meant was that if there was nothing to compare his length to, he would've thunk he was 6', not a 5' midget like he is.


Oh shit, I did my math wrong, I was under the guise he jumped six feet and WAS SLIGHTLY taller than six feet, as he is taller than the stack. hah, short little fucker. My skyscraper body laughs at his ant like stature and I feel superior once again.

WTF do pet goats have to do with iceberg skyscrapers?

if they fell, would it be a tragedy?
because to me, a tragedy is something negative, but unexpected

skyscraper construction is similar, but they (usually) plan for things like slips/falls/etc... and try to mitigate the situation through safety equipment and procedures... hopefully to the benefit of not just the worker's lives themselves, but their families and friends

that's not to say high altitude construction doesn't have it's share of deaths by accident, but those to me are actual tragedies... because most likely steps were taken to prevent whatever happened from happening

no safety equipment used by these adrenaline junkies

and when looking at the phenomenon of adrenaline junkies, I believe one must look further than just the safety precautions taken to determine whether the term "tragedy" is applicable... what is the reasoning behind taking the endeavor at hand? is it solely personal (selfish) reasoning, or are others included in the reasoning (especially friends and family who have no option but to watch and hope for the best)?

that statement is the reason that "tragedy" is applicable when a father from some tribe in africa gets attacked by a lion while hunting for game... and it isn't applicable when it's a lion tamer putting his head in the mouth of a lion for show...

in fact, the more one "tempts fate" solely for selfish/personal reasons... the less I think "tragedy" applies

these guys in the vid, if they fell, it wouldn't be a tragedy... it's kinda weird to expect people to care more about your own safety, than you yourself do... and I'm not saying people caring is a bad thing... its a good thing... in fact, it shines a more selfish light on the original person in the first place... ESPECIALLY if these people caring more than they do themselves, are known... such as friends/family

As long as we continue to build our skyscrapers as boxes just sitting on concrete, we are doomed. Please contact your congress person today and insist that buildings are attached to their foundations!

My favorites: This Too Shall Pass, Let It Rain, Shortly Before the End, and the one you mention below. All mellow-ish as well.

In reply to this comment by probie:
I really like their more subdued and mellow tracks. This and "Oh Lately It's So Quiet" are the tops in my book.

Thanks again!!!

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*promote

Thanks!

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*quality

>> ^brycewi19:

I'm just sayin', if I had that much dream dust on me I would use a bit more imagination on Adriana Lima's outfit.


This was my problem with Inception. You two are stuck in a dream world so you make a bunch of skyscrapers that look like they should be on earth? Fuck that shit...you'd go absolutely NUTTY with it.