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Wed Jun-08-05 09:03 PM
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| Tokyo's Sky City - Metropolis of the future or death trap in the sky? |
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Edited on Wed Jun-08-05 09:15 PM by Skip Intro
Discovery channel.
Again, I don't know why.
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A planned vertical city may house more than 100,000 people.
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| Deja Q
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Wed Jun-08-05 09:03 PM
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| 1. Only if someone crashes a jet liner into it... |
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Wed Jun-08-05 09:07 PM
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| 3. who could ever imagine such a thing |
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this things supposed to be twice the height of the WTC
(I think I heard that)
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Wed Jun-08-05 09:06 PM
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They also anticipated a 9/11-style scenario - this colossus will withstand a couple of wimpy 747's, if memory serves me correctly.
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Wed Jun-08-05 09:14 PM
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| 4. I believe it was Robert Silverberg |
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that proposed this type of "city" with his "urbmons" (Urban
Monads)... circa 1970. I forget the SciFi book.
Anyway, there are just a whole bunch of reasons why we should
do this, environment wise. Less energy, more green space, no
need for private autos, etc, etc.
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Wed Jun-08-05 10:40 PM
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Good call. I thought of the same book immediately.
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