"this is good enough"

etc.

i am too but i mean, that's just how it is

I mean is kinda true

If you're in a building that will collapse, then youre fucked already

depends on the strength of the earthquake, the building and your luck

you might just be trapped for a few days

you have like, 5 seconds to get out if the quake is large enough to seriously damage your building

Assuming you fall with the building and the building is not a 10+ story building or something like that

You might be trapped in the crashed building

a few bottles of water and a radio might save your life

are there anti earthquake building standards in taiwan?

yes, putting empty barrels of oil into the walls

hah

some of the best in the world if what i've been told is correct

but yeah, that too

@porco true, I have my abandoned building exploration bag ready for emergnecies

have you ever seen the Taipei 101s earthquake "defense" system?

you can take the lift up and see that huge ball

I went there once, was impressive

lmao giant red ball in the middle of the buiulding . sounds funny at first, but its an engineering masterpeice

lol

it actually is

I just wonder how much the suspensions actually help

I mean if the building starts moving

I was up at the observation deck during an earthquake once

that must have been super exciting

did the ball move?

i just wonder if you even felt anything

no i couldn't see any apparent moving

that one we could see is a model on display actually

yes the 101 is impressive

I just looked it up, the ball is the real ball. not a model on display.

but the bottom is supported by hydraulic stuff so it doesn't look like its moving

yes the hydraulic suspensions

I am just questioning their size compared to the size of the ball

its protection seems somewhat limited though

the hydraulic suspensions seem to be there to limit the movement of the ball so that it doesn't swing out of control

The ball may provide ample suspension from horizontal quakes but the same can't be said for quakes with a lot of vertical movement

if theres vertical movement shits fucked no matter what you do, thankfully thata pretty rare

another small quake right now.