the proposed Shimizu Mega-city pyramid

[Jerry_111]

to solve Tokyo's increasingly big problem of lack of living space, this city concept has been proposed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_City

aint that rad or what? As if Tokyo didn't look enough like Courescant already.

 

[evil^milk]

Sweet, how much do you think it'd take to build (if it were decided to be built)?

 

[knut]

I get a distinct memory of Midgar looking and reading through that article, and that's just goddamn awesome.

 

[Death.Trap]

You should see the robots they want to use to build the thing...it's pretty sick.

 

[Parrot of doom]

6000 feet tall. Dear god, you just know they're gonna put ramps for various sports on each side.

 

[StardogChampion]

This looks amazing.

 

[hungryduck]

woah, thats cool

 

[Brazooka]

There was a documentary in Discovery Chaneel about it a while ago... They even had a Tsunami simulation... Pretty cool.

 

[Geogaddi]

I saw that on TV. I also saw a man play piano with balls.

 

[AKIRA]

Hah..that's nothing. Ever hear of something called the X-Seed 4000. It's supposed to be 2 miles high!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Seed_4000

 

[Danimal]

That's an awsome pyramid, but I doubt the X-Seed 4000 will be built anytime soon.

 

[Anthraxxx]

Tetsuo!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hazar]

its for the jedi counsil :shh:

 

[evil^milk]

its for the jedi counsil :shh:

Hey Hazar. I could stare at your avatar for hours.

 

[Hazar]

you should see the full one

 

[JNightshade]

Yeah, it's pretty amazing (both the pyramid and hazar's av)

 

[dream431ca]

That's been discussed about for many years. If it works, and it does get built, It won't be in my lifetime.

 

[tehsolace]

I got dibs on the top floor

 

[Dan]

but who pays for it?

 

[Greatgat]

JNightshade. He said he's down.

 

[Razor]

lol, Tokyo will look like an anime cartoon in 20 years time, all we need is the giant kill mechsuits and the hot semi naked babes to pilot them

 

[Raziaar]

Whatever happened to that super gigantic skyscraper they were planning on/in the process of building in japan? It would tower into the sky and be a city in a building. What was that called again? What happened to the plans?

 

[ailevation]

Section 9 time

 

[JellyWorld]

I'd like to see the look on their faces when the lift breaks down.

 

[Terminator]

When i saw this i could only think "don't put all your eggs in one basket" and i also noted how it looked like a playing card house.......

 

[Krynn72]

When they build it, Im gunna sneak in and cut down some of the supports with a metal saw. And when it topples over I will be like "w00t, I just pwned 750,000 people with a metal hacksaw"

 

[kirovman]

Good old arcologies.

I was going to say, how would you get light to the centre of the pyramid, but it looks pretty transparent.

This'll probably be on the drawing board for the next 50 years though.

 

[Terminator]

When they build it, Im gunna sneak in and cut down some of the supports with a metal saw. And when it topples over I will be like "w00t, I just pwned 750,000 people with a metal hacksaw"

Good luck getting through those few metre thick carbon nanotube supports with a hacksaw.

 

[gick]

If anyone can do it, it'll be the Japanese.

If they dont get Nuked by North Korea, that is.

 

[JNightshade]

Yep. I'm funding the whole damn thing. In exchange, I control the top 5 floors.

I'm accepting sexual favors for penthouse suites in T-minus 3... 2... 1...