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Chicago building world's second-largest skyscraper
The world's second-largest skyscraper is set to be built soon, with its completion due to be in 2011, and no, it's not in Dubai. For once, some skyscraper news is coming from American shores, with the spiraling Chicago Spire to be built in our very own windy city.
The epic structure, due to stand a whopping 2000 feet tall, is actually a residential building. It'll have 150 floors housing 1,194 residences, and it will rotate a full 350 degrees from top to bottom. This will ensure that no two apartments have the same view. And yes, the penthouse on the 150th floor is sure to be ridiculously expensive, but hey, start saving your pennies now. Maybe you'll have enough by 2011.
Chicago Spire, via Inhabitat
By Fiznu at 1:34 PM ON 06/11/08
Is it just me, or does this building look like the worlds largest joint?
By maksimir at 1:54 PM ON 06/11/08
Joint? That or a stylish dildo.
By theophrastus at 2:08 PM ON 06/11/08
i wonder why they chose a left-handed spiral..? as one of the ~11% of the populace, i approve; but one wonders if they give a reason for this choice.
By thebutterzone at 2:31 PM ON 06/11/08
Methinks it has something to do with the jetstream or typical wind direction.
By ???? at 2:49 PM ON 06/11/08
It looks like a sex toy for King Kong.
By dancesonsnow at 2:55 PM ON 06/11/08
A full 350 degrees?
By Dave T at 4:13 PM ON 06/11/08
It's really the secret lair for Bluntman and Chronic.
By murc at 8:36 PM ON 06/11/08
its looks pretty cool.
I to was puzzled by the "full 350 degrees" part.
By Traveler at 12:33 PM ON 06/12/08
Ultimate in building as phalic symbol. Constrution vids can be found on YouTube.
By Sly at 1:33 PM ON 06/12/08
Notice that the image shows a building that rotates a lot more than 350 degrees. 360 degrees would be one full rotation, the image depicts a building doing several rotations.
Oh yeah, and um.. sit and spin?
By ren at 2:55 PM ON 06/12/08
no dildo, big joint - stoners from miles around will gape in awe and attempt to light it up, then head over to the worlds biggest bag of doritos for their munchies
By adfvsdb at 7:41 PM ON 06/12/08
represents the campfire of the indian village that originally occupied the area before the founding of Chicago
By natsfx at 8:05 PM ON 06/12/08
put it in ur butthole
By joeyt at 9:04 AM ON 06/13/08
sly, if you'd look closely enough, you'd notice that is in fact only a 360 degree rotation. look again...
By maven2k at 1:40 PM ON 06/13/08
It looks like someone hammered a big screw-nail through from the other side.
By balls at 3:22 PM ON 06/13/08
joint, no no no, a poorly rolled spliff--it is 150 stories ya'll--at best.
By Sapanther at 10:39 PM ON 07/10/08
Actually it is a 630 degree rotation. Using the threads to show the corners of the base you can see that it rotates 1.75 times.
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