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RoboBagins
07/30/09

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10:1 this becomes a timeshare for supervillains.
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madog
07/30/09

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6 months later: "The Citadel: The World's First Sinking Apartment Complex Made by Dipshits With Too Much Money."
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Malfunktion v2
07/30/09

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What, no pool?
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
07/30/09

@Malfunktion v2: I know, total ripoff
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justjess22
07/30/09

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Love it. I'm trying to imagine the plumbing
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Heliophage
07/30/09

@justjess22:

A hole in the ground, mayhap.
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Eric Mosterd
07/30/09

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Sorry to be e pedant here, but one must be careful when referring to the Netherlands as "Holland." Holland is a region in the Netherlands made up of the two provinces of North and South Holland, not the country entire. So, unless you are referring to area of North and South Holland specifically, the proper reference to the country is the Netherlands.
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Geisrud
07/30/09

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Would be fun to roll around on the roofs with some inline skates
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Hi, I'm God
07/30/09

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"noo! Nooooo! Not the needle! No needle! ..... awww fuck there goes the floaties"

I have a sinking feeling about this design. Hehe.
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EdwinaKaplah
07/30/09

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Ok guys; these kinds of buildings will be built on lakes and rivers; not out at sea. So storms do pose a threat (but not more than it does for houseboats, possibly less because of increased stability due to size). Tsunami's and such do not happen in small lakes. Ever.
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Curves
07/30/09

@EdwinaKaplah: Ever? No. You have never seen Great Uncle Louie doing a cannonball at the family reunion picnic by the lake have you?
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Geisrud
07/30/09

@EdwinaKaplah: Just because it hasn't happened doesn't mean it can't.
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egoods
07/30/09

@EdwinaKaplah: My concern is more with maintenance... if I have a crap landlord not only do I get roaches, and other problems, but my house sinks!
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BrittanyHizay
07/30/09

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The point is, even if there was a tsunami (very very rare in Europe), that why would a floating hosue be more vulnerable than one of traditional construction? This house isn't actually floating with no anchors, and I'm confident it weighs just as much as normal house.
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Hi, I'm God
07/30/09

@BrittanyHizay: Adjustable anchors? Or no anchors at all. The point is that it goes up when the water rises, anchors would defeat that purpose.
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
07/30/09

@Hi, I'm God: I saw something on the history channel about engineering in the Netherlands that involved floating houses that raise up on giant pylons when the water level rises so that they never go anywhere.

Here's a link: floating houses
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zimmi88
07/30/09

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Hey... that actually looks kinda cool. Probably fun for those that have boating as a hobby, too, with the accessible docks and all.

I wonder about its stability, though. I'd hate to get sea sickness in my own home. =/
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tvh2k
07/30/09

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Great -- unless a hurricane or tsunami comes by! Then you'll be no better off than a mobile home!
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badhatharry
07/30/09

@tvh2k: The tsunami danger depends on how deep the water is beneath you. In deep water, the majority of the tsunami is underwater. The surface shows little more than a regular wave.
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max11221
07/30/09

@badhatharry: Not near land..near land it IS a very big problem...this isn't 300 miles out in the ocean like you are referring to.
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krom
07/30/09

@tvh2k: Sometimes I think you guys in here are just a bunch of children. Read the story. What is the idea for this building? yes, nothing to do with tsunami or hurricane. also, check out weather in holland. what do they have problems with? exactly, it's flooding their houses and not fking tsunamis.
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badhatharry
07/30/09

@max11221: It doesn't have to be three hundred miles out in the ocean. If the depth of the water is greater than the size of the tsunami, then it's going to be all right.
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max11221
07/30/09

@krom: Holland has been hit with a tsunami and is hit with on occasion with North Sea storms that equal Hurricanes in ferocity (winds and storm serge...for all intents and purposes a "hurricane")

They have problems with flooding from storm serges...just saying.

Somebody made a comment..people answered...deal with it.
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max11221
07/30/09

@badhatharry: Yes...but if it is remotely close to land at all your point is moot. Considering that we are talking about a country that is below sea level...what do you think the chances of a tsunami being bigger? When one did hit Holland it was estimated 100K people died.

The place is cool and not a great chance of a tsunami hitting anytime soon..but as far as the tsunami side track pretty much the only place you would be safe from one is in a long ways out to sea....or a 100+ foot sea break.
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krom
07/30/09

@max11221: what bollocks. when was there a tsunami in holland? They have problems with floods, that's way you can see at the coasts these nice dike constructions.
There was just a massive storm in holland 4 days ago, but no hurricane/tsunami whatsoever.
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Pope John Peeps II
07/30/09

@krom: Oh sure. There's never going to be a Tsunami in Holland. EVERYBODY knows that. That's a sure thing. As sure as the Titanic was the world's most unsinkable ship, and nothing bad could ever happen to it. Yep. it's great to be perfectly sure that noooothing will go wroooong eeeeever with this plan.
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krom
07/30/09

@Pope John Peeps II: gee... guess you trying to be sarcastic? the point is not that it might or might not happen in future. the point is that it never happened until now!
also open up google map and have a look at hollands location. it's quiet protected by the UK and Norway. so i'd say, no there wont be a tsunami hitting holland.

btw. the titanic was quiet 'unsinkable'. irresponsibility made it to go under.
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Sticks Calhoun
07/30/09

@krom: It hit an iceberg. It sank. Leonardo DiCaprio died. It was not unsinkable. It never WAS unsinkable. By your logic every boat ever made is unsinkable, until we use it and something goes wrong.

And I normally don't do this with commenters, but twice in one post is too much:

It's quite, not quiet.
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Hi, I'm God
07/30/09

@krom: Umm... you just said yourself that it can happen, so obviously its a concern. Just because it has happened for a few hundred years, doesn't mean there are a few hundred years til the next one. It's luck of the draw. No one wants to play Russian Roulette with the lives of those tenants.

As for you... calm down sir! This is Gizmodo, not some flame-happy angry forum. Be polite, and people will actually consider what you're saying instead of just bashing you for being a d-bag.
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krom
07/30/09

@Hi, I'm God: guys, you should read the whole story:
@krom: Holland has been hit with a tsunami posted by max11221. which is complete bollocks.

also the main concern in holland is flooding. that's the purpose of that building to avoid your house from beeing flooded.

i already mentioned in my 1st post that the comment about tsunami and hurricane is rubish cause the articel wasn't about that at ALL.
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krom
07/30/09

@Sticks Calhoun: no, my statement wasn't that the titanic was unsinkable. still it hit the iceberg because the captain was irresponsible.

regarding the grammatical issues. sorry, but english isn't my first language.
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dingus
07/30/09

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Living there as a dog owner would be awkward.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
06/21/09

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Looks like karma scores again...
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.357
06/20/09

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It's called riding faster. You can't expect Google to have your back everyday.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
06/20/09

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So he only recognized one of the twins? I hope they were fraternal.
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Nick
06/20/09

@TheStateOnDVD!_GitEmSteveDave: i know that guy. the other guy that looks like him i do not know.
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STFU_FPU!
06/20/09

@Nick: +1!! I'm a triplet!! 2 identical 1 fraternal ;-)
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
06/20/09

@Nick: Maybe he had his hump on the other side.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
06/21/09

@Stubborn Ass Hat!: I hope you ALL apologize to your mother every Mothers day and treat her well.
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