These Mind-Boggling Images Are a Reminder of How Far Technology Has Come
Sometimes, while waiting for quantum computers to become a thing, or complaining that your stupid laptop keeps dying on 5 percent battery, it’s easy to forget just how far technology has come over the past 50 years.
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I’ve already turned this image in to a jigsaw puzzle.
Technology has got smaller, and faster, but it hasn’t got bigger, or stronger.
Only 14 buildings since 1931 have more floors than the Empire State Building, only 7 with 10 more floors, only 3 with 20 more floors, only one with 27 more floors.
When last I checked, the strongest lightweight bulk material is still nylon, invented in 1935.
mollwollfumble said:
I’ve already turned this image in to a jigsaw puzzle.
Technology has got smaller, and faster, but it hasn’t got bigger, or stronger.
Only 14 buildings since 1931 have more floors than the Empire State Building, only 7 with 10 more floors, only 3 with 20 more floors, only one with 27 more floors.
When last I checked, the strongest lightweight bulk material is still nylon, invented in 1935.
Can buildings be built a lot taller but they aren’t actually practical economically and those are built are acts of hubris to show off wealth or go one better than the previous world’s tallest building. Two building of 80 floors are more useful than one building of a 160 floors and could actually cost less
mollwollfumble said:
I’ve already turned this image in to a jigsaw puzzle.
Technology has got smaller, and faster, but it hasn’t got bigger, or stronger.
Only 14 buildings since 1931 have more floors than the Empire State Building, only 7 with 10 more floors, only 3 with 20 more floors, only one with 27 more floors.
When last I checked, the strongest lightweight bulk material is still nylon, invented in 1935.
Also I imagine if something isn’t broke why try to replace it with something newer than could cost multi millions of dollars in research and not be much better than what you are trying to replace. Nylon for example might be adequate for everything it’s currently used for.
Cymek said:
mollwollfumble said:
I’ve already turned this image in to a jigsaw puzzle.
Technology has got smaller, and faster, but it hasn’t got bigger, or stronger.
Only 14 buildings since 1931 have more floors than the Empire State Building, only 7 with 10 more floors, only 3 with 20 more floors, only one with 27 more floors.
When last I checked, the strongest lightweight bulk material is still nylon, invented in 1935.
Can buildings be built a lot taller but they aren’t actually practical economically and those are built are acts of hubris to show off wealth or go one better than the previous world’s tallest building. Two building of 80 floors are more useful than one building of a 160 floors and could actually cost less
The problem is lifts. Getting people up to the top floors requires lifts. The higher the building the more lifts you need, which takes up an ever increasing footprint on the floor space of the lower levels.
Some of the really tall buildings have awkward and confusing lift arrangements. Some have primary and secondary lifts – primary lifts every 10 floors and secondary lifts serving each floor in between, so to get to the 44th floor you take one lift to the 40th, then switch to another lift to get to the extra 4.
party_pants said:
Cymek said:
mollwollfumble said:
I’ve already turned this image in to a jigsaw puzzle.
Technology has got smaller, and faster, but it hasn’t got bigger, or stronger.
Only 14 buildings since 1931 have more floors than the Empire State Building, only 7 with 10 more floors, only 3 with 20 more floors, only one with 27 more floors.
When last I checked, the strongest lightweight bulk material is still nylon, invented in 1935.
Can buildings be built a lot taller but they aren’t actually practical economically and those are built are acts of hubris to show off wealth or go one better than the previous world’s tallest building. Two building of 80 floors are more useful than one building of a 160 floors and could actually cost less
The problem is lifts. Getting people up to the top floors requires lifts. The higher the building the more lifts you need, which takes up an ever increasing footprint on the floor space of the lower levels.
Some of the really tall buildings have awkward and confusing lift arrangements. Some have primary and secondary lifts – primary lifts every 10 floors and secondary lifts serving each floor in between, so to get to the 44th floor you take one lift to the 40th, then switch to another lift to get to the extra 4.
Didn’t think of that but yes it would be
