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Re:In San Francisco, a Sinking Skyscraper and a Deepening Di... by PhantomGremlin on Sunday September 25, 2016 @02:17AM (#12574231)
A building can have a tuned mass damper[1] to help counteract the swaying. You can even turn that into a tourist attraction of sorts.[2]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuned_mass_damper [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohKqE_mwMmo

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Re:In San Francisco, a Sinking Skyscraper and a Deepening Di... by wlesieutre on Sunday September 25, 2016 @10:44AM (#12575532)
Taipei 101 even turned it into a mascot of sorts, the Damper Baby

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-damper-baby-and-tuned-mass-...

http://josellesoh.deviantart.com/art/damper-baby-292759048

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