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A HERETIC I AM

(24,378 posts) Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:39 PM Jun 2015

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Interesting 11 year time-lapse of One World Trade Center

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Interesting 11 year time-lapse of One World Trade Center (Original Post) A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 OP

inb4tinfoil NuclearDem Jun 2015 #1

How do those cranes jack themselves up hifiguy Jun 2015 #2

Like this; A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #3

Human ingenuity is a wonderful thing. hifiguy Jun 2015 #4

Nice video but I have to point out that the Empire State Building took 15 months to build.. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #5

I don't think it took 11 years to construct the building A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #7

You're right, I forgot about all the red tape that happened. BlueJazz Jun 2015 #8

Hunt The Boeing! onehandle Jun 2015 #6

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

1. inb4tinfoil

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:46 PM

Jun 2015

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

2. How do those cranes jack themselves up

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:47 PM

Jun 2015

as the building gets ever taller? There has to be a pretty slick system for doing that.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,378 posts)

3. Like this;

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:49 PM

Jun 2015

(sorry about the soundtrack, but this was a good vid on a quick search)

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hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

4. Human ingenuity is a wonderful thing.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #3)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 08:57 PM

Jun 2015

That is cool as hell.

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

5. Nice video but I have to point out that the Empire State Building took 15 months to build..

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 09:00 PM

Jun 2015

...85 years ago.

A HERETIC I AM

(24,378 posts)

7. I don't think it took 11 years to construct the building

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 09:55 PM

Jun 2015

From what I understand, most of the time was spent on legal wrangling, design issues for the memorial and sorting out the "bathtub", the underground walled enclosure around the whole complex that keeps the Hudson from filling the space. It was damaged in a huge way when the towers collapsed.

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)

8. You're right, I forgot about all the red tape that happened.

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #7)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 10:07 PM

Jun 2015

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

6. Hunt The Boeing!

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2015, 09:26 PM

Jun 2015

Wait... Wrong conspiracy.

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