Largest building in human history 13,000 feet!!

[MDimitri]

The Japanese are going BIG on this one!!!



The XSEED 4000 is currently on the drawing board for construction and if it receives the green light, will be the world's tallest populated structure at a whopping 13,000 feet. Just to put that into perspective, the current reigning champ is Taipei 101 at a mere 1,671 feet.

Not only is it destined to be the tallest but also the largest self-sustaining structure. Designed to look like Mount Fuji, the XSEED 4000 represents the Japanese view of a utopian society. The building will be powered by solar energy and can house up to 1 million inhabitants. As the Japanese islands become more crowded, engineers are finding new and extreme ways to build up. The whole project is estimated to cost anywhere from $300-900 billion U.S.

Seriously, did you really think the Japanese would just sit this one out? They are going big and if anyone can do it, the Japanese can.






I get dibbs on top bunk!!!

[SnakeH2]

Someday maybe, but I doubt in our life time.

[frenzy1]

Originally Posted by SnakeH2

Someday maybe, but I doubt in our life time.

[Agriv8r]

wholy smoke, eh clouds...oxygen mask for the balcony's are extra...

[DennisAJC]

Imagine the things we'll see in the next 20 years. What our kids will see in the next 80 considering the leaps and bounds made in the past 50.




That is if we don't get pulled into a WWIII in 5 years.

[H2wifey]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

Imagine the things we'll see in the next 20 years. What our kids will see in the next 80 considering the leaps and bounds made in the past 50.
That is if we don't get pulled into a WWIII in 5 years.

I know, Right

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

Imagine the things we'll see in the next 20 years. What our kids will see in the next 80 considering the leaps and bounds made in the past 50.

That is if we don't get pulled into a WWIII in 5 years.

Things have actually slowed down quite abit in the last 50 years. About 100 years ago, we discovered the atom--the building block for all things. Shortly, we were flying aircraft, driving cars powered by internal cumbustion engines. It was actually DURING the two world wars that much of the technological advancements occurred: jet engines; rockets; radar; sonar; big bombs; etc.

40 years ago, we flew to the Moon, and soon had jet aircraft for international civilian traffic.

Now, we have the Internet to be sure, but were' still driving around on rubber tires in vehicles using internal combustion engines; flying around in sub-sonic aircraft; etc ...

Unfortunately, unless we discover something else as fundamentally useful as the atom, we're probably going to have diminished returns in terms of how much technology changes the way we live. In 1969, people were predicting that we would be driving around in hover-craft and colonozing the Moon by now. Probably not going to happen anytime soon.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by DennisAJC

That is if we don't get pulled into a WWIII in 5 years.

Combating China.