| Warm Worm 2006-09-17, 9:25 am |
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"tomcat" wrote
> Cloddillod wrote:
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> China definitely needs the Super Buildings now.
I wonder what the effects would be for the surrounding countryside-- ie, Do
bigger vacuums suck more up and roll over more things?-- and what "the need
for" yet more Superbuildings (SB's) would be. Would we eventually have
SB-sprawl? What about the effects of over-tourism?
In other similar words; would SB's, failing other checks and balances,
merely postpone the inevitable?
> They are already at Birth Control (BC) with government regulations.
It would seem so... I also noticed less female kids per family than male,
which may be one consequence of BC.
Unpredictable consequences happen, and apparently happen more unpredictably
at greater complexities and scales-- leading to potential runaway effects
and catastrophy.
Another thing that comes to mind when pondering SB's is epidemiology.
> It is a world wide solution to the population problem not just an
> American one.
I think it is more of a treatment than a solution.
> The U.S. is fortunate in that they can explore the
> concept with pilot projects for the next 20 years to find out just how
> to best build these Super Buildings and design them so that they are
> really enjoyable places to live in.
Have you considered being your own devil's advocate for SB's, and, if so,
what have you arrived at so far.
> Nothing is more irritating than hearing the neighbor's toilet flush, or
> baby scream.
What about their music that you despise?
> Air conditioning must be supurb as well. No one wants to smell the
> people around them or smell odors coming out of their air vents. Air
> conditioning actually becomes more efficient with size increases and
> there is no reason why ~ 70 deg. F. can't be maintained year round.
Latenight balcony parties!
> All in all, I hope China begins Super Building construction as soon as
> possible.
Perhaps you might, instead, hope that China, at least first *considers* SB's
and subjects them to, for example rigourous feasibility studies, since we
all know what can happen when something is rushed.
> China has the money and the technology to make Super Buildings. It
> would be interesting to see how they design them.
Like Super Pagodas. ;)
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