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To: BenLurkin
This building is 1,100 tall and is being constructed in earthquake country. Hello??
25 posted on 02/16/2014 5:48:00 PM PST by upchuck (Stop this abuse now! Get behind Convention of States: http://bit.ly/1ak1Iz9)
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To: upchuck

Look at the bright side: If it comes down, lots and lots of ‘Rats are gonna get squished.


33 posted on 02/16/2014 5:54:12 PM PST by Trod Upon (Every penny given to film and TV media companies goes right into enemy coffers. Starve them out!)
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To: upchuck

When the Big One hits — some water is likely to get sloshed out of that 73rd floor pool.


35 posted on 02/16/2014 5:58:28 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: upchuck

Respectfully, they have pretty much mastered how to build skyscrapers in SoCal that withstand quakes. I was in one, in 1990 during a seismic event, it shook like crazy, but no damage. They are built on gigantic rollers. You may recall the ‘94 event in Northridge. Most of the fatalities were in a three story apartment building. There were freeway collapses, the scoreboard at Anaheim Stadium tumbled into the seats, damage occurred as far as 80 miles from the epicenter, and it was felt in Las Vegas, nearly 300 miles away. None of the high rise buildings in the zone were catastrophically damaged.


47 posted on 02/16/2014 8:44:44 PM PST by jttpwalsh
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