Taipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08

Happen to be visiting Taipei 101 when the tremors from the earthquake in Sichuan was felt in Taipei..The damper is 660 ton in weight suspedend on the 92 floor to 87 floor..

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[shuan3]

designed and produced by Taiwanese. Look up discovery channel and see for yourself.

[julian101383]

fake~

Taipei101 is designed by taiwanese and built by one japanese company and three taiwanese companys

[suomik1988]

As an engineer, I know that would be completely safe, but it would still make me throw up.

[yugandali]

If you say so, but thanks anyway, I'll stay in the mountains!

[Anna Drożdż]

Skyscrapers are the safest places during earthquake

[Permeza Bethke]

nice movie scene for bond!

[Edson Kolbe Júnior]

Taipei 101 to pip Shangai World Finance Center (1,614 ft) by 56 ft, to pip Petronas Towers (1,483 ft) by 187 ft, to pip Sears Tower Chicago (1,450 ft) by 220 ft, to pip Jin Mao Tower (1,381 ft) by 289 ft, to pip World Trade Center (1,368 ft and 1,362 ft) by 302 ft and 308 ft, to pip Two International Finance Center (1,362 ft) by 308 ft, and to pip Empire State Building (1,250 ft) by 420 ft.

[Edson Kolbe Júnior]

The Kingdom Tower to pip Taipei 101 (1,670 ft) by 1,610 ft, Burj Dubai to pip Taipei 101 by 1,047 ft, the Sky Tree Tower to pip Taipei 101 by 410 ft and CN Tower (Canada), to pip Taipei 101 by 145 ft.

[yugandali]

All very nice, but I don't want to be anywhere near 101 when there's an earthquake!!

[CheatCodeForRage]

Their own website says it was designed by Motioneering, Inc. which is a Canadian company...

[argenius32]

The structural engineering was made by Thornton Tomasetti, which main office is located on the US... the architect and construction was by Taiwanese according to wikipedia ;)

[iceass01]

Taipei 101 was build by humans. True Story!