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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by nradov on Sunday February 07, 2021 @02:06AM (#26053279)
Also see the Millennium Tower in San Francisco which is sinking and leaning. They built it on unstable ground without a sufficiently deep foundation.
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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by taneq on Sunday February 07, 2021 @02:35AM (#26053366)
Could have taken some hints from the Italians...
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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by simonebrunozzi on Sunday February 07, 2021 @03:38AM (#26053615)
For the ones that didn't immediately catch the reference, it's the leaning tower of Pisa [0].

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaning_Tower_of_Pisa

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Re:The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks,... by tedunangst on Sunday February 07, 2021 @07:14AM (#26054523)
And taxpayers get to pay for fixing it. Nice.
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