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Why even post this idiotic shit? C’mon….really?
This blog sucks my balls.
The energy needed for movement can be harnessed from “passengers” steps using vibration harnessing techniques already proven that can be stored as energy. Multiplied over millions of people … Obama needs to invest in this right now.
Start small with Walmarts and harness the millions fatass Republicans in the Icecream aisle.
I believe you are taking this too literally. This video came from a website called digital urban.org. From what I see, this is nothing more than an exploration or a brainstorming of alternative ideas, as our present model of civilization is not sustainable based on the rate of population expansion and resource consumption.
As populations increase, as energy becomes less available, as the amount of arid land expands we will be forced to provide cities in undeveloped areas that provide land for farming (that rotates for even some exposure for maximum yields) controlled use of water and highly exploitable solar energy.
Part of the reason for rotating buildings is to provide alternating sun and shade exposure to buildings decreasing the heat load for air-conditioning and the cooling load for heating. Rotating buildings also addresses are decreasing attention span and increasing attention deficit disorders with a constantly changing visual input.
This is simply an attempt to look at the future differently.
#44 Good point. It is indeed a conceptualization of urban planning ideas but the desire to attack it’s implementation flaws is where most head to. …Usually the party of no
Disney would love to have this. Speed it up and you have one heck of a ride. Call it Earthquake city.
Where to start, first you’d need a geologically perfect location. Because any rumble would have it’s effects magnified through the structure.
Then the sheer amount of energy to move the rings would far outstretch the energy of car/train use. People tend to weigh a LOT less than hundreds of sky scrapers.
The point regarding the electricity and plumbing is a very important one. No to mention the effects of the actual rotation on the people.
But, I’m rather hoping that this is just a fun little experiment of “blue sky” thinking of the solutions to transport in a modern city. The designer turned the problem upside down, the people stay (relatively) in one place and the city moves.
If you want a more realistic interpretation, check out this video of Walt Disney’s plan for EPCOT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9M3pKsrcc8
Part of my loves the idea. Part of my remembers Logan’s Run.