China to build the world's tallest skyscraper in just 90 day

[#1 Klaus fan]

Keep the meltings coming Americans. 

[Parker]

Zero injuries

30-story in 15 days

what about:quality products---steel, building materials.
Cutting corners to hurry production.
Funny, how the Japanese in terms of some of their products, like cars, bikes, motors, have been criticized for taking too long for the development process, yet when the product comes out, they are praised for the high quality...It pays to take your time.

[littledumbells]

  One good earthquake will reveal if building it in 90 days was a wise decision

[Natural Man]

cant wait until a earthquake flattens it.

[lovemonkey]

cant wait until a earthquake flattens it.

How christian of you.

[FitnessFrenzy]

the race for the world's tallest skyscraper is interesting in a historical perspective. Burj Al Arab is huge, but it is nearly rented out.
In this way, having the world's tallest skyscraper is like taking viagra to a city.

[Parker]

the race for the world's tallest skyscraper is interesting in a historical perspective. Burj Al Arab is huge, but it is nearly rented out.
In this way, having the world's tallest skyscraper is like saying your phallus is bigger.

Fixed.

[a_ahmed]

cant wait until a earthquake flattens it.

how very christian of you, you know there are christian chinese right? Ah yes

[haider]

How christian of you.

it's only unchristian if you want it to be.

[Marty Champions]

Things like this make me wonder whether the hold up we typically have here to erect a building involves the exogenous forces of:

Unions: Always like to find ways to delay work in order to prolong the contract/pay, which ultimately benefits the workers and union leaders.

City regulations: Legal loopholes that are typically rectified after putting in a few applications and paying extensive processing fees (fees that ultimately benefit local municipalties).

Labor workforce: Most workers in Western countries work 8-10 hour days (max), whereas the Chinese will simply pop an IV into their workers providing them with both fluids and parenteral feedings and keep those slugs working, while feeding them ecstasy pills to keep them awake and working like techno-driven robots.

Just makes me wonder, not that I agree with China's ways...

"1"

i feel like this sometimes going through 8 soda cans at work just listening to music and working only solid food will be some peanuts but mainly just soda and nothing else gives me nonstop energy to sing and work hard as fuck

[Jadeveon Clowney]

i feel like this sometimes going through 8 soda cans at work just listening to music and working only solid food will be some peanuts but mainly just soda and nothing else gives me nonstop energy to sing and work hard as fuck

actually tis the singing that's fueling your work marathons.

[Marty Champions]

I'm sure those buildings are made like crap and have safety issues.

On the other topic China's wealth comes from exports. They pay their workers crap and no other country can compete with this slave factory wages. If the US ever wakes up and realizes that they should be manufacturing their own crap and puts heavy tariffs on China imports, the China economy will crash. Look at Walmart, Costco and Bj's and the percentage of Chinese goods they sell. The stores would be empty without China. GM is making their car parts in China. Hell even many Gibson guitar models are made in China.

 Once a can opener factory in the US realizes they don't have to pay union wages, medical, taxes and rent along with every other expense they go to China to make them.  Now they pay pennies on the dollar to have them made in China leaving all the employees involved in the can opener factory unemployed. I know some would say who wants a can opener factory job. The factory employs secretaries, accountants, security guards, janitors, factory workers, truck drivers and pays taxes. These workers pay taxes too. The economy needs low level job as well as mid and high level. The economy can't rise without all three.

great point, in the US they seem to overemphasize college eductation too much

[Marty Champions]

actually tis the singing that's fueling your work marathons.

the singing is a product of the working, soda and left over energy... not even realy singing just alot of random thinking

[che]

what about:quality products---steel, building materials.
Cutting corners to hurry production.
Funny, how the Japanese in terms of some of their products, like cars, bikes, motors, have been criticized for taking too long for the development process, yet when the product comes out, they are praised for the high quality...It pays to take your time.

 Quality of Chinese  products  = shit

[Skeletor]

I hope it's more solid than the Cherry A15 or the Brilliance BS6.

[Jadeveon Clowney]

I hope it's more solid than the Cherry A15 or the Brilliance BS6.

that's a beautiful video... touched me on a very deep level.

[Jadeveon Clowney]

what's the music they used for that video?

[Tapeworm]

Speed of construction isn't entirely a political/economic issue.  Standard concrete isn't regarded as having developed most of its strength until 28 days.  Companies like BASF try to find ways to accelerate it but High Early Strength stuff that allows quick progress often sacrifices later development of full compressive strength.

As for 'liquidated damages'   if you tell me you're going to sting me if I'm late then I'm going to double or triple my price.  Who would accept a far greater liability for no greater profit?

Imo unions are as exploitive as companies that unions are supposedly there to counterbalance.  They just want your money, same as anyone.

[Skeletor]

what's the music they used for that video?

Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai

[che]

As for 'liquidated damages'   if you tell me you're going to sting me if I'm late then I'm going to double or triple my price.  Who would accept a far greater liability for no greater profit?

That's not how it works

[Jadeveon Clowney]

Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai

ah, the great film composer... knew that was not some cheap synth shit.

[Jadeveon Clowney]

That's not how it works

how does it work che?

[bike nut]

That's not how it works

You mean....that's not how it works in a non-communist country.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

Actually, those buildings are more durable than our own.  They use a process called cellular construction to create and assemble these buildings so quickly.  However, they are even more durable than a standard building because every piece is interlinked together.


Here in the US, there's a company in Florida that uses the same process to build homes.  They can assemble everything in a few hours

[Schmoff]

Quality of Chinese  products  = shit

and you know what? everything is made in china

because we have stopped manufacturing for a fucking long time, we have to live on chinese shit