London skyscraper melts car

TarJak · 09-03-13, 03:44 AM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-0...is-car/4932320

Hard to believe that the architect could have been unaware of the effects of a concave mirror focusing the sun on a small area.

Jimbuna · 09-03-13, 04:48 AM

There'll be a queue of sunbathers down there today....you see

Tchocky · 09-03-13, 06:01 AM

The skyscrapers.....are revolting!

Garion · 09-03-13, 07:15 AM

I like the bit where they blame the sun for the problem...

Cheers

Gary

Wolferz · 09-03-13, 07:33 AM

Set up solar panels across the street and harness that energy.

Otherwise, blame it on your plastic car.

August · 09-03-13, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Garion

I like the bit where they blame the sun for the problem...

Yeah and then say the problem will clear up in a couple weeks. Not mentioning that it would come back twice a year.

vienna · 09-03-13, 12:34 PM

There was (and may still be, for all I know) a similar problem with a landmark building in Los Angeles, the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The hall was designed by Frank Gehry and is clad in a series of sweeping curves of stainless steel. The cladding was originally highly polished, but the surfaces acted like those solar "ovens" one can buy for camping. Buildings nearby, particularly pricey condominiums, were subject to concentrated reflected heat from the hall and resulted in some of the sort of damage done by the London skyscraper. The solution was finally found by using grinders to create a matte finish on some of the sufaces, much to the dismay of architectural purists...

The Disney Concert Hall:

<O>

Oberon · 09-03-13, 12:48 PM

Soon...

Penguin · 09-03-13, 01:46 PM

Architects often show a remarkable disregard for both the people living inside and outside their buildings.

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Originally Posted by Garion

I like the bit where they blame the sun for the problem...

It's a terrible newspaper anyway.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 09-03-13, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by NPR

... This isn't the first time that a building designed by architect Rafael Vinoly has been the focus of such heated attention. In 2010 there were reports of melted cups, singed hair and other unusual events near the Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas — another Vinoly building. Film added to the building's windows reportedly eased the problem.

Source

Reportedly enterprising journalist used that Walkie Scorchie's death ray to fry an egg.

EDIT: for egg part... Video

Gargamel · 09-04-13, 07:56 AM

Focal Point FTW

TarJak · 09-04-13, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Penguin

It's a terrible newspaper anyway.

Not as bad as The News of the World of course.

Sailor Steve · 09-04-13, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

EDIT: for egg part... Video

I watched that and my first thought was "I didn't see him fry the egg. I only saw him take the egg out of the pan". Then I thought that it would be hard to fool all those people standing around, so it's probably real.

My second thought was "92.6 degrees? That's hot, but not hot enough to..."

Wait...Celsius?

That's almost 200 degrees Fahrenheit! He's right, they do need to get into the shade!

Wolferz · 09-04-13, 09:24 AM

Somewhere an architect is getting his posterior chewed on.

Aktungbby · 09-04-13, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

Somewhere an architect is getting his posterior chewed on.

That's 'gluteal mastication' in the wolfpack kama sutra!

09-03-13, 03:44 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	London skyscraper melts car http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-0...is-car/4932320 Hard to believe that the architect could have been unaware of the effects of a concave mirror focusing the sun on a small area.

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Set up solar panels across the street and harness that energy. Otherwise, blame it on your plastic car. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	There was (and may still be, for all I know) a similar problem with a landmark building in Los Angeles, the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The hall was designed by Frank Gehry and is clad in a series of sweeping curves of stainless steel. The cladding was originally highly polished, but the surfaces acted like those solar "ovens" one can buy for camping. Buildings nearby, particularly pricey condominiums, were subject to concentrated reflected heat from the hall and resulted in some of the sort of damage done by the London skyscraper. The solution was finally found by using grinders to create a matte finish on some of the sufaces, much to the dismay of architectural purists... The Disney Concert Hall: <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __ Last edited by vienna; 09-03-13 at 04:51 PM.

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Garion Commander Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 452 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	I like the bit where they blame the sun for the problem... Cheers Gary

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Somewhere an architect is getting his posterior chewed on. __________________ Tomorrow never comes