Hard To Believe?

ChadH · February 10, 2010, 01:57:15 PM

Someone e-mailed me these photos and initially I thought they were photoshopped, but the more I look, the more I believe they may be real. You be the judge.

ChadH · February 10, 2010, 02:23:47 PM

Here are a few more + a diagram explaining the cause:

Rico · February 10, 2010, 02:31:28 PM

Where is that?

Bryancd · February 10, 2010, 03:02:38 PM

Well made building! I can see that happening. It looks like Japan, so all construction is very earthquake proof. Let's say the foundation was undermined by water and the building simply sank and fell over, but slowly so it wasn't destroyed. Look how soft that dirt and mud is.

ChadH · February 10, 2010, 03:03:47 PM

Quote from: Rico on February 10, 2010, 02:31:28 PM
Where is that?

I'm told it's Shanghai. What could be described as a "freak occurrence"

Rico · February 10, 2010, 03:08:54 PM

Well, maybe the big guy went for a visit!

Bromptonboy · February 11, 2010, 03:16:36 AM

Amazing - looks like it was still a construction zone as well.

Feathers · February 11, 2010, 06:31:59 AM

Initially, I thought it was one of those 3D pavement paintings done on a massive scale.

The later picures don't work for that though.

Ktrek · February 11, 2010, 08:02:23 AM

I think if I lived in the building next door I woud be moving immediately. I wonder if anyone was hurt when that fell?

Kevin

ChadH · February 11, 2010, 10:10:08 AM

The first image (Image001) is taken from the building next door. This would be the roof of the fallen building. Considering how close the two structures were to each other their lucky it didn't take the other building with it.

KingIsaacLinksr · February 11, 2010, 11:19:28 AM

Just need a giant crane (or 5) and you've got a usable building again.

King

Darkmolerman · February 11, 2010, 01:00:42 PM

Quote from: Kinglinksr on February 11, 2010, 11:19:28 AM
Just need a giant crane (or 5) and you've got a usable building again.

King

or remodel the apartment to look like that, call it "the upside down hotel" Probably cheaper

KatzeKitty · February 12, 2010, 11:37:21 AM

Need to get Mike Holmes in there to "make it right" :)

~kk

ChadH · February 12, 2010, 12:08:17 PM

Quote from: KatzeKitty on February 12, 2010, 11:37:21 AM
Need to get Mike Holmes in there to "make it right" :)

~kk

With his crew handy to clean up the mess after his head explodes.

cosmonaut · February 12, 2010, 12:09:12 PM

Quote from: Ktrek on February 11, 2010, 08:02:23 AM
I think if I lived in the building next door I woud be moving immediately. I wonder if anyone was hurt when that fell?

Kevin

Wondered that too, imagine living in a house and suddenly...

But it seems only one worker was hurt. Though I don't have an original source and even then, China doesn't have a free press, so I wouldn't believe it anyway.

http://izismile.com/2009/06/29/apartment_building_fell_down_in_china_12_pics.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1196064/Tumbling-tower-China-Amazing-pictures-13-storey-block-flats-toppled-over.html