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Old Posted Apr 22, 2009, 8:21 AM
Razqal Razqal is offline
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Originally Posted by philip View Post
^^Razqal, The short answer is: NYC sits on a bedrock and there is no earthquake. Taipei sits on soft soil and on earthquake zone. That's why you cannot build such skinny tower in Taipei.
i like your answer better.

but i've seen really skinny buildings in taiwan too, albeit not 42 stories. more like 10-20.
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