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The shorter builing to the right (the one with the handle) looks just like a really cool cheese grater I have.
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Highest emitter of CO2 in the world? Check
Highest emitter of CO2 per unit of GDP generated? Check
6x the generation of CO2 per ton of steel produced? Check (Here in the "getting out asses kicked" USA, we produce around .3 tons of CO2 per ton of steel produced, in China it's more in the 1.8 to 1.9 tons of CO2 per ton of steel)
Notoriously ineffecient user of energy? Check
Rampant air-quality issues? Check (Beijing, pre and post Olypics had air quality anywhere from 2x to 6x as poor as L.A. . . . and those are the numbers the government is willing to release)
Notorious subsidizer of industries and currencies in direct violation of WTO rules? Check
Little to no safety rules/regulation in the workplace? Check (by some estimates, approximately 300 people PER DAY die in coal mines in China -- but I suppose that's OK, 'cause they're building REALLY COOL skyscrapers)
Press, TV, and Internet censorship? Check
Egregious human rights violations and mass executions for "crimes against the state"? Check
Yeah, they are TOTALLY kicking our asses . . .
While I do comment here from time to time, I'm seldom compelled to respond to someone else's comments . . . unless said comments are as ridiculous as yours. How 'bout we give you a pass for trying to be sarcastic, maybe too young, or too dumb to do a little research or reading before comments?
Also, the next time you feel compelled to comment on politics, please find a political forum on which to write them. This blog is about GADGETS and other cool technology-related stuff, not about your lack of understanding of international politics and political agenda around pro-choice, energy policy, or the like.
Now, back to bed for you without your milk and cookies.
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There is a mountain in Hawai'i called the Pali Lookout that is about 985 feet up, and I had that same look on my face when I looked over the railing. I am not generally afraid of heights, but the view, along with the intense wind really made the ol' stomach do back hand springs.
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It looks like it was a fair bit of fun to see this building. Maybe someday I will make it across the pond to see the architecture in China, Japan, or the holy grail of interesting buildings, Kuala Lampur.
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From my experience, that weather was pretty good, it seems everytime I have been in Shanghai, I get very cloudy and a bit rainy. I loved Jin Mao tower, but this might be even better.
HAve you been to the 101? I wonder how the elevator compared? That was my favorite part of the 101, the sexy streamlined elevator. Screw the damper baby.
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Have fun spending money on overcompensation.
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And, as long as George W. Bush is still President, I am claiming my right as an American to be completely ignorant of geography.
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And workfare was a product of the Clinton administration.
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Elaine's cute.
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...*cough*agreed*cough*
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*waits for the punchline*
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When the long hand and the short hand both point to the 12, it's 12:00.
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Right, and?
*waits for punchline*
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Maybe my funny bone wasn't connected right...
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The big building is the Mori building. The building in front of it is the Hyatt. Together, they look like the hands of an analog clock. The Mori Building is the big hand (depicting minutes) and the Hyatt is the little hand (depicting hours). On an analog clock, when both the big hand and the little hand are pointing at the top of the clock (where a "12" is), it is 12:00. The Mori Building and the Hyatt are both pointing upwards, as if there is an imaginary "12".
Just like on an analog clock.
Adding to the "humor", the original commenter on this thread noted that the post was published at 12:00 p.m., which, on an analog clock, would have the big hand and the little hand pointing at the 12.
Just like if they were positioned like the Mori Building and the Hyatt in Shanghai.
11/05/08
Looks like a fun trip Elaine. Thanks for sharing.
11/05/08
Elaine you should do like they did in that scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Lean over the rail, press your forehead against the glass and look down...
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