Meatchris

joined 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I remember them. Been there, walked up them. The photo deliberately exaggerates the precariousness, but they are spicy steps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

New Zealand didn't. The currently elected fuckwits did.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Look, they can't all be bangers

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don't tell my wife I'm 5 7 😭

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Do you mean vertically?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think expense & population not feasibility is why we don't have them dotted all over.

Surely an underground rock bunker would be exactly what they're looking for? Very "evil villain" aesthetic.

I'm dubious of claims of being overdue. How solid is the science backing those claims?

Well, the upside is if taupo goes, I should get a good view being only a few hours away 😬

[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (3 children)

What's your definition of a skyscraper? We have a load of buildings over 150m high, 40+ stories.

We have fancy earthquake tech for our tall buildings, like counterweights.

We're the same as Japan, we're both on the "ring of fire", basically little scabs of islands where continents rub against each other.

Japan has loads of tall buildings. And concrete ones too.

"the island is toasts" lol.