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- borez, on 05/01/2009, -3/+252410 days to complete eh. Somebody needs to tell that to the people erecting that freedom tower, it's been nearly 8 years since 9/11.
- doctechnical, on 05/01/2009, -3/+216And stop to think - this was designed and built without the use of computers, with the most sophisticated calculating instrument available to the architects and engineers being a slide rule. Awesome.
- lambofgodgamer, on 05/01/2009, -42/+203This was back when things were built right.
- awiesner, on 05/01/2009, -2/+147Awesome photography.
- FakeHipster, on 05/01/2009, -2/+134Yeah man, King Kong ***** that ***** up and its no worse for the wear. Thats what I call workmanship.
- tomg025, on 05/01/2009, -2/+129dugg for informing me that the Empire State Building has its own zip code
- inactive, on 05/01/2009, -7/+131Because all of our modern buildings are just toppling over?
- captainDyl, on 05/01/2009, -0/+96From Wiki:
"In 1979, Elvita Adams jumped from the 86th floor, only to be blown back onto the 85th floor and left with only a broken hip" - shipof, on 05/01/2009, -3/+94Wow. I can't imagine working at those heights
- benderillo, on 05/01/2009, -0/+77So does Disney World...
and your mom too, cause shes fat. - Gudlyf, on 05/01/2009, -1/+78What I can't get over is that only five people died during construction of the building, only two dying from falling (one was down an elevator shaft)!
- bongo, on 05/01/2009, -0/+61Was she thankful, or just depressed that she couldn't even commit suicide right?
- StuartGibson, on 06/14/2009, -0/+56"There's only one skyscraper ever to fall by being hit by a plane."
Either you're a huge conspiracy theorist or you can't count to two. - waaan, on 05/01/2009, -6/+60wow simply amazing
- Velenne, on 05/01/2009, -1/+52Cajones. He has them. Pressed up against a little wire.
- nmoulana, on 05/01/2009, -2/+48This is still pretty much how they build buildings today... by hand. Unless we have some robot army I'm unaware of. But yeah, dude riding the freaking crane hook was a badass.
- Paradiddler45, on 05/01/2009, -2/+47We should all dress like 1930s-era construction workers?
- tyeddingston, on 05/01/2009, -5/+50America should still dress that way. T-shirts suck.
- Soliden, on 05/01/2009, -1/+44There's still some controversy over the site, which is why they are taking as long as they are. I remember reading somewhere that the construction workers still need to keep their eyes out for bone fragments.
- O8SERVER, on 05/01/2009, -3/+45"Well, a plane ran into the Empire State building, and it's still standing..."
Are you seriously trying to compare a B-25 with a Boeing 767? (Hint: massive size difference) - Paradiddler45, on 05/01/2009, -5/+42Obviously you know nothing about modern engineering, architecture, and construction science...
- tg849, on 05/01/2009, -2/+38Great! I wouldn't be able to work that high. I would be scared to death.
- rv361162, on 05/01/2009, -1/+35FTA:
"Five men died accidentally during construction: one struck by a truck; another who fell down an elevator shaft; a third hit by a hoist; a fourth in a blast area; and a fifth who fell off a scaffold, according to records. More than 30 people committed suicide by jumping off the building over the years."
That's a safety record! - Betrayer, on 05/01/2009, -0/+32thats because that photo was of Tim Harness, the man they named the harness after.. when he fell to his death in 1933
- cplusplus, on 05/01/2009, -4/+33I like the dapper hats.
- Nereus90, on 05/01/2009, -0/+29God, why do I click "Show" it just depresses me.
- VenDrake, on 05/01/2009, -6/+35The great depression was our prime?
- doctechnical, on 05/01/2009, -19/+47Well, a plane ran into the Empire State building, and it's still standing...
- Braxford, on 05/01/2009, -0/+28What's a slide rule? oh, nm, i can go look that up on my computer.
- SD70MACMAN, on 05/01/2009, -0/+24Well, at least they all have pretty bad ass hats. Bad ass hats without the tags on them.
- plainOldFool, on 05/01/2009, -1/+24I have an obscene fear of ladders. I don't think i could do it. I am more than willing to roll up my sleeves are partake in very hard, back breaking labor, provided my feet stay on the ground!
- Trekhawk, on 05/01/2009, -2/+25What about if there was 20% unemployment and this was the only job going?
- rjshatz, on 05/01/2009, -1/+24Really cool. The gallery has a very unintentional artistic quality to it.
- TheDoublecross, on 05/01/2009, -1/+23It's all red tape nowadays.
- RooC10, on 05/01/2009, -2/+22Obviously you know nothing about nostalgia and the overall 'good old days' mindset.
It's easy to say things were made better then, because the only examples of the periods work are the ones that have survived this long. - morninglorii, on 05/01/2009, -0/+19WTC actually had two - one for each building.
- inactive, on 05/02/2009, -0/+19Dear Internet,
If I ever die in a building that falls, feel free to just say "***** it" and build something over my remains if they haven't been found after 8 years.
Sincerely,
Digger - Brandoskey, on 05/01/2009, -1/+18ALL that happened was some structural damage? you realize that's the WORST kind of damage right? cosmetic is no big deal, but structure is what holds the damn thing up!
- DirtPile, on 05/01/2009, -0/+17I've been wondering about your balls for decades.
- skybark, on 05/01/2009, -0/+16and they built it in 410 days.
- InvincibleQ, on 05/01/2009, -5/+21Why not? A time when Americans pulled together is what I would call "prime".
- jwolcott, on 05/01/2009, -0/+16He can't, he just fell off the side of the scaffolding after typing that in from his iPhone on the 73rd floor.
If only he had hooked himself in... - wejmahtin, on 05/02/2009, -0/+15michigander hit happy hour hard today.
- MrGroove, on 05/01/2009, -1/+16I don't see a harness on that guy....
- BobScratchit, on 05/02/2009, -0/+14WTC on the other hand is still a hole after almost 8 years. What are these computers you speak of?
- andreasduess, on 05/02/2009, -1/+14 According to the article, a total of five people died during construction.
- zombiecarlin, on 05/01/2009, -2/+15I can see it from my office window (if I lean out about 3 feet leaving myself dangling precariously 20 stories above 5th Avenue), it really is a wonder of the world and a relic from a time when even in the midst of a horrible Depression America still had to have nothing but the very best.
- inactive, on 05/01/2009, -0/+13Only one guy actually died from falling off the building, surprising.
- inactive, on 05/01/2009, -1/+13Number 13 made my balls go into my stomach.
(They're back to normal now, in case anyone was wondering) - FakeHipster, on 05/01/2009, -3/+15Built by hand...modified by Dalek.
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