Oh what a tangled web we weave....

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Another Beautiful California Night

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A photo I ran across recently. It almost looks like a painting....

Krog Street Tunnel in Atlanta sends message to BP

Check out this video on YouTube:

I was working in the lab late one night.....

Just a few great photos I ran across today

The Winter Ends... by Vincent Favre

 

Egret Dance by Scott Bourne

 

Golden Gate Moonshine by Jeff Sullivan

 

 

Fighting Obesity in America....

Pretty Hilarious Apple iSlate review by the Walt Mossberg Puppet...

Peach State of Mind - Official Video (Empire State of Mind Parody) - Georgia Edition

With apologies to Jay-Z and Alicia Keys....

Skipped Engineering 101

 

Wow, this is one big mess, talk about not having the right standards.

OOPS!  YES, IT IS A 12  STORY   BUILDING  LYING ON THE GROUND. 



(1) An underground garage was being dug on the south side, to a depth of 4.6 meters 
(2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north side, to a height of 10 meters 
(3) The building experienced uneven lateral pressure from south and north 
(4) This resulted in a lateral pressure of 3,000 tonnes, which was greater than what the pilings could tolerate.

Thus the building toppled over in the southerly direction.  



First, the apartment building was constructed  

Then the plan called for an underground garage to be dug out. 
The excavated soil was piled up on the other side of the building.  

Heavy rains resulted in water seeping into the ground..  

The building began to shift and the concrete pilings were snapped 
due to the uneven lateral pressures.  

The building began to tilt.  

And thus came the eighth wonder of the world.  

If the buildings were closer together there would also have been a domino effect.



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 They built 12 stories on grade, with no basement,

 and tied it all down to hollow pilings with no rebar.

Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot!

 

 

 

         
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Hilarious uncrating of Nexus One (Google phone) #NSFW (Trying again with correct URL)

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