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Building a kilometer-tall skyscraper? 99% miss this hidden challenge.
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β€’ Footage courtesy: BIM-ME (@BIMME) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUAtPtFfB04
β€’ Footage courtesy: CAT MIND LAB (@CATMINDLAB571) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isxg6xD37F8
β€’ Footage courtesy: Ravi Ranade (@raviranade8056) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yfH9puLoP0
β€’ Footage courtesy: John Wayne (@johnwayne3265) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU0O_nejPiU
β€’ Footage courtesy: Thornton Tomasetti (@ThorntonTomasetti) β€” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmHBmmTsR9I
Transcript
00:00Building a kilometer-tall skyscraper, 99% missed this hidden challenge.
00:05Past 500 meters, wind doesn't just push, it twists the tower like a giant corkscrew.
00:10This constant twist can crack the strongest concrete from the inside out.
00:15Engineers are embedding sensors everywhere, like a building's nervous system, to instantly detect tiny shifts.
00:21The true genius is hidden.
00:23Learn how they fight unseen forces at the Lincoln Bio.

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