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How a 730T Ball Kept the 2nd Tallest Building From Falling

gizmodo.com — The recent Sichuan Earthquake in China was so intense, tremors were felt all the way over in the tallest completed building in the world—the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan—a whole eight minutes after the quake originated. (The title of tallest building period was taken by the Burj Dubai back in May.)

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  • Phisolo, on 06/24/2008, -0/+6Big Cojone
  • brianmcuasito, on 06/24/2008, -0/+4People from california can appreciate this.. dugg for the science.
  • MacBandit, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2Note Taipei is 1180 miles away from the epicenter of the Earthquake.

    For comparrison...
    Vancouver, BC to San Diego 1190 miles
    NY, NY to Miami Florida 1100 miles
    Glasgow to Rome 1224 miles
  • Alex2, on 06/25/2008, -1/+3I would have guessed it was because Taiwan is 1900 kilometers from Sichuan.
  • Adam420, on 06/25/2008, -2/+2meow
  • george2gfm, on 06/24/2008, -2/+2Next Indiana Jones movie?

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