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Watch Staying InThose Chinese Apartment Buildings!

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Obviously the work of the Big Bad Wolf
 
Engineering is an art form that makes use of scientific principles, and this marriage confuses a lot of people. We tend to think of engineering itself as a science, but it nothing more than advanced carpentry. The practitioners learn by doing, and the craft is constantly in a state of evolution.

When the three little pigs built their their houses, they all had acceptable designs - acceptable to them, but two of the piggies underestimated the WIND LOAD.
 
Looks like THAT Chinese junk was sailin' without a KEEL. *sheesh*
 
DrEntropy said:
Looks like THAT Chinese junk was sailin' without a KEEL. *sheesh*
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Had a keel, Doc. They just forgot to tighten the bolts on the weight.
 
How long do you think it'll take to strip out all the new appliances, carpet, windows, doors, etc. before they can destruct the shell to start the rebuild?
 
Isn't there some kind of saying......
"People who have glass windows shouldn't throw buildings".
Maybe that's not how it goes.

- Doug
 
You know what I'm wondering?.....

How would you like to live in those other, nearby buildings that were obviously built at the same time by the same crew?
 
Are we sure this is for real? Wife pointed out that curtains or whatever window treatments are still covering the windows/doors.
 
I think you're seeing the sky reflected in the glass for the light colored windows. The dark holes are where the glass broke or the whole pane popped out. I've circled one of those errant panes in blue.
 
As far as I can gather, they weren't finished nor occupied yet.
 
Anyone for speculative investing with time-share condos in China? :jester:
 
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I think you can now get them for a FLAT rate! :jester:
 
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Domino's!!
 
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tony barnhill said:
How long do you think it'll take to strip out all the new appliances, carpet, windows, doors, etc. before they can destruct the shell to start the rebuild?
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In New Orleans East......about ten minutes.

TIMBERRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!


First Chinese word I ever learned was "junk", little did I know how profetic that would be.
 
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Brian_James said:
Something like that would never happen in the USA...
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And here it is coming down.
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