This 660-ton pendulum protects Taiwan's tallest skyscraper from earthquakes

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side-by-side of Taipei skyscraper and massive spherical tuned mass damper
The Taipei 101 skyscraper (left) and the tuned mass damper inside it (right).

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The tallest building in the US could be in... Oklahoma

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Left image is the 1,907 ft tall structure will be one of four towers at The Boardwalk at Bricktown development in Oklahoma City and the right image is of the base of the structure with residences, hotel and mall.
The tallest building in the US is being proposed for Oklahoma City, left, as part of a giant complex called The Boardwalk at Bricktown (right).

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