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    The Space Age Designs That Inspired Star Trek — and Corporate America

    Digital Cloud Could Be London's Next Monument

    Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline

    V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001

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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/12/09

    In reply to The Space Age Designs That Inspired Star Trek — and Corporate America

    His design for the North Christian Church seems like its waiting for liftoff to commence. #eerosaarinen
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    11/12/09


    @EdificeComplex: #eerosaarinen
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    11/12/09

    @EdificeComplex: Don't forget:
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    11/12/09

    @BEERxTaco: What I meant to say was:

    #eerosaarinen
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    11/12/09


    @BEERxTaco: #eerosaarinen
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    11/12/09

    @EdificeComplex: Renew...Renew...Renew!!!! #eerosaarinen
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/12/09

    @esophus: Well, look! LOOK! LOOK, IT'S CLEAR! #eerosaarinen
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    11/12/09

    In reply to Digital Cloud Could Be London's Next Monument
    They're going to let people ride bikes in it?!

    That seems sort of okay when they're going up the ramp, but a disaster on the way back down...
    -Kle. #thecloud
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    Image of WindowlickinDaywalker WindowlickinDaywalker
    11/11/09

    In reply to Digital Cloud Could Be London's Next Monument
    There's only one thing funner than making bubbles, and that's popping them.

    I eagerly await the construction of this tempting target. #thecloud
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/11/09

    In reply to Digital Cloud Could Be London's Next Monument
    "...pitched the Cloud to the city of London for the 2012 Games."

    Are they saying it could be ready in time for the 2012 games? If so that's pretty impressive to go from planning to full completion in 2 years. Although if it was designed as a modular system that would speed up construction. #thecloud
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    11/11/09

    @EdificeComplex: Well, if it's made mostly out of Mr. Bubble, that might speed things up. #thecloud
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/11/09

    @BadUncle: With this they could build whole cities. #thecloud
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/11/09

    @EdificeComplex: You FOOL. You're giving away all of our secrets. #thecloud
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/11/09

    @LittleDragon: Moral ambiguity has no place in supervillainy.

    What happened to the Academy?

    [io9.com] #thecloud
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/11/09

    @EdificeComplex: Some one said there was something wrong with the hashtags. If you click on the link of any of your posts to it, you will get to it. #thecloud
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    11/11/09

    In reply to Digital Cloud Could Be London's Next Monument
    Awesome!! I must now get another job so that when Mr Tax man stings me for every penny I own...at least its getting spent on something awesome!! I hope it rocks as much as the Millenium Dome...scoff scoff!!!!! #thecloud
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/11/09

    In reply to Digital Cloud Could Be London's Next Monument
    Some of those pictures look like they came straight out from Thunderbirds (the 60s TV show)... Number 2, in particular. #thecloud
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    11/10/09

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    What they are not telling you that this is just a sly way of hiding their secret volcano supervillain lair in plain sight.

    Muhahahahahaha! No one will ever know... oh, wait #theberg
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    Image of firstanointed firstanointed
    11/10/09

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    Why don't they turn that land into something useful instead, like a humongous community produce garden or something? Think of something that gives back! #theberg
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    Image of NotChoinski NotChoinski
    11/10/09

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    I wonder what the carbon footprint of this project would be. #theberg
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    11/10/09

    In reply to V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001

    Do you think they know we don't actually have a ship? #v
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    11/11/09

    @twophrasebark: all part of the deception, of course. #v
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    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    11/10/09

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    I wanna move out west. Who's with me! #theberg
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    11/10/09

    In reply to V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001
    I knows Google Sketchup when I sees it! #v
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    Image of Chip Skylark of Space Chip Skylark of Space
    11/10/09

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    Wow. This triggers so many responses...

    1) Berlin was built on a marsh. Nice soft ground; it's been filled in for 750 years now, but a swamp is still a swamp. If these people were to dump 1000 meters of fill into a flat area, there will be a greater subsidence, and foundations around the area will crack as the ground sinks. The areas that were covered by glaciers during the last ice age are still rebounding- this is the obverse of that.

    2) If you build a 1000 meter mountain, will you get avalanches? Once again, if you live down the road from the newly minted Tempelhofberg, keep aware of where you children are, during the winter.

    3) Does it rain much? Landslides could be a joy as well. Landslides are more deadly then the avalanches. The rubble and debris from each landslide could be added to the new mountain. Hugh Grant might be able to explain what it's like to walk up a hill but come down a mountain.

    Doesn't this seem like something they'd be doing in Dubai? #theberg
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    Image of EdificeComplex EdificeComplex
    11/10/09

    In reply to V's Mothership Already Landed In Milwaukee In 2001
    Calatrava certainly thinks outside the box. His wave design for the Tenerife Opera House is one of my personal favorites.
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    Image of CSX321 CSX321
    11/10/09

    In reply to Largest Man-Made Mountain Could Rise Above Berlin's Skyline
    Okay, so the unasked question... We have man-made mountains? What's the world's largest man-made mountain now? #theberg
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    Image of snaboobaly snaboobaly
    11/10/09

    @CSX321: Right here. (kisses biceps) #theberg
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/10/09

    @CSX321: I thought Disney's "Matterhorn" was the current tallest man-made mountain, but I'm likely wrong. #theberg
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    Image of PhDelish PhDelish
    11/10/09

    @CSX321: Better question - WHY do we have man-made mountains? Who is like...you know what? My city needs a big fucking mountain. #theberg
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    Image of CSX321 CSX321
    11/10/09

    @snaboobaly: At least nobody's posted a link to Fleshbot. #theberg
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    11/10/09

    @PhDelish: well, just judging from the information available here, germans and walt disney corp. to name a few. #theberg
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    Image of jenndavo jenndavo
    11/10/09

    @PhDelish: You underestimate the power and lunacy of your average tourism board. First Berlin, then Orlando -- a full set of Floridian Alps, staffed by twirling animatronic Julie Andrews(es?). #theberg
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