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Offline TheMedz

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1050 on: May 10, 2011, 10:49:25 am »
Is it some form of earthquake engineering under a building in San Francisco?

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« Reply #1051 on: May 10, 2011, 11:26:48 am »
Going from TheMedz, I would suggest that it is a Common Pendulum Seismograph placed in the Empire State Building or some other such large edifice.    Z**
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« Reply #1052 on: May 10, 2011, 07:04:40 pm »
Despite the use of hydraulic power the lifting machine seems rather puny therefore I imagine the block is quite light and possibly made of expanded foam or some such material.

It's actually made of concrete and weighs 400 tons.  :D

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« Reply #1053 on: May 10, 2011, 07:07:11 pm »
Going from TheMedz, I would suggest that it is a Common Pendulum Seismograph placed in the Empire State Building or some other such large edifice.    Z**

No, it's not a seismograph and it's not in the Empire State Building, however it's not far from 34th & 5fth.

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« Reply #1054 on: May 10, 2011, 07:58:23 pm »
Something to do with the University, perhaps? It's just down the road, isnt it?

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« Reply #1055 on: May 10, 2011, 08:22:06 pm »
Something to do with the University, perhaps? It's just down the road, isnt it?

No, nothing to do with the University. Maybe you can be swayed to provide the correct answer?  8)

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1056 on: May 10, 2011, 08:49:54 pm »
Citigroup Centrer (formally Citicorp Center) , New York

"Some buildings already use advanced wind-compensating dampers. The Citicorp Center in New York, for example, uses a tuned mass damper. In this complex system, oil hydraulic systems push a 400-ton concrete weight back and forth on one of the top floors, shifting the weight of the entire building from side to side. A sophisticated computer system carefully monitors how the wind is shifting the building and moves the weight accordingly. Some similar systems shift the building's weight based on the movement of giant pendulums."



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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1057 on: May 10, 2011, 08:58:50 pm »
Yes!  &well&

You should try running for New York's Mayor Jason.  :D

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« Reply #1058 on: May 10, 2011, 09:09:15 pm »
You should try running for New York's Mayor Jason.  :D
$good$ Now there's an idea  :laugh:

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1059 on: May 10, 2011, 09:43:47 pm »
Another one from the family photo archives. Where is this and how is it driven?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1060 on: May 10, 2011, 10:06:03 pm »
In Gastown, Vancouver, BC

Powered by Gas!  There is also a steam powered clock in the same town but this seems to have a gas cylinder in the base.
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« Reply #1061 on: May 10, 2011, 11:37:24 pm »
In Gastown, Vancouver, BC

Powered by Gas!  There is also a steam powered clock in the same town but this seems to have a gas cylinder in the base.

The clock above is The Gastown steam clock.

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1062 on: May 11, 2011, 01:12:42 am »
Where would you have found these rooms?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1063 on: May 11, 2011, 07:28:01 am »
Looks like the Control Room of a Nuclear Power Plant?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #1064 on: May 11, 2011, 07:33:04 am »
Looks like the Control Room of a Nuclear Power Plant?

No, I'm afraid it isn't.