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mkr-hn on July 25, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Twice the height of the Empire State - massive sol...

This brings up an interesting possibility. What's stopping us from engineering these towers on to buildings once the technology is proven?

Symmetry on July 25, 2011 [–]

The huge area of glass enclosed space that needs to spread out from around the tower.

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