Thread: CN Tower in Toronto, canada

Always blows me away how those top-heavy structures don't fall over. Must be more bouyant than they look.

what about the wind loading ? how do they get around that ?

They're shaped so that they create a low pressure area underneath. A bit like the wings on an aeroplane. It actually helps to hold them up. Needs a fair bit of bracing though. Some bouncing is inevitable.

It's a fake photo.

The world's tallest building is actually the 101 tower in KL.

Cheers,

P

Umm, would that be the 101 tower in Taipei you're talking about? Maybe you have it mixed up with the Petronas Twin Towers for some reason, Midge?

What tower? I was intrigued by the UFO in the form of a red arrow.

Now that is odd.

I was up in the Toronto tower last year looking down through the glass floor. Darn me if the view isn't better from the ground!

Originally Posted by silentC

Umm, would that be the 101 tower in Taipei you're talking about? Maybe you have it mixed up with the Petronas Twin Towers for some reason, Midge?

Bugger! The Prop-jet lag is still with me.

Imagine what's been in the letters I've written at work the last few days, and I've got a rather large payment to process today too! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Oh well, what's a few zeros and a couple of thousand miles between friends?

Cheers,

P

I've got a rather large payment to process

You're not responding to one of those emails from Africa are you?

From:mr. Willans Kojo.
The Manager International
Commercial Bank Ghana
First Light Kaneshie Branch
Accra, Ghana.

Attn Mr Bitingmidge, My Good Honest Friend,

I Got Your Contact During My Search For A Reliable, Honest
And A Trust Worth Person To Entrust This Huge Transfer
Project With.
My Name Is Mr. Willans Kojo. I Am The Manager Of The
International Commercial Bank Ghana, First Light Branch. I
Am A Ghanaian Married With Two Kids.i Am Writing To Solicit
Your Assistance In The Transfer Of Us$3,550.000.00.

This Fund Is The Excess Of What My Branch In Which I Am The
Manager Made As Profit During The Last Year. I Have Already
Submitted An Approved End Of The Year Report For The Year
2004 To My Head Office Here In Accra And They Will Never
Know Of This Excess. I Have Since Then, Placed This Amount
Of Us$3,550.000.00.on A Suspence Account Without A
Beneficiary.

As An Officer Of The Bank, I Cannot Be Directly Connected
To This Money Thus I Am Impelled To Reques T For Your
Assistance To Receive This Money Into Your Bank Account. I
Intend To Part 30% Of This Fund To You While 70% Shall Be
For Me. I Do Need To Stress That There Are Practically No
Risk Involved In This. It's Going To Be A Bank-to-bank
Transfer. All I Need From You Is To Stand As The Original
Depositor Of This Fund.
If You Accept This Offer, I Will Appreciate Your Timely
Response.

With Regards,
Mr. Willans Kojo.

Mr Kojo,

Please have patience, I am disappointed that you seem to have forwarded copies of our confidential correspondance to other parties, but still believe your intentions are honest,

I am sure I can arrange payment later in the day.

Your very good friend,

B Midge