The Humming Skyscraper

Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

1 Dec 15

@ridingbet all tall man made structures sway as do trees - if they didn't the wind would shatter them

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

It surely sways, I remember that the tall building in Monte-Carlo moved when the wind blow, some of them almost half meter.

ingrid

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

2 Dec 15

@arthurchappell yes, I believe they put something to make the skyscraper sway with the winds. so it is like you are playing on a swing when you are up high the tower. Those who love to stay up with no agoraphobia should be enjoying their moments as if flying.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

1 Dec 15

That could turn people off toward skyscrapers.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

I cannot believe that they are unable to solve the problem.

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AbbyGreenhill

@AbbyGreenhill (45494)

• United States

1 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I guess knocking it down would fix the problem.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

@AbbyGreenhill I thought to this extreme solution, but it's for the wellness of all the neighbors.

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

1 Dec 15

Apparently the architect bought the top two floors and now lives there, so it cannot really be as loud or annoying as the video suggests (in the documentary video which follows the one you posted, he actually describes his penthouse as "quiet and peaceful"). Of course, aeolian music is very ancient - the Greeks had aeolian harps and I'm sure that people living in caves, even, must have noticed that, with certain wind directions and speeds, all sorts of hums, sighs, groans and whistles were produced.

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

1 Dec 15

@owlwings Embarrassingly I had to actually look up the location of this building. Despite having been built some 9 years ago, I have not seen it. It is situated on a side of Manchester that I rarely have reason to visit, so I would have been just as likely to notice a tall building in Mongolia.

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43910)

• Cambridge, England

1 Dec 15

@LadyDuck Well, we have more than one person from Manchester here, so perhaps @Asylum or @arthurchappell could give us a resident's ear view!

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

As the building is very tall, I am sure that it is more quiet inside (as the windows would not be opened) than outside. I am not surprised that the architect says that his penthouse is "quiet and peaceful", I would like to know what those who live near the tower say.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

1 Dec 15

I'm attending a convention at this hotel in March next year

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (44998)

• Preston, England

1 Dec 15

@LadyDuck I have never heard it from getting near the hotel which I pass often. I think the volume has been cranked up on the video to make it more dramatic

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

Please let me know if the noise is so eerie as we can hear in this video.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

@arthurchappell This is a possibility, I believe that people would complain if the noise was too loud.

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

1 Dec 15

There is no way I would put up with that noise. It must drive people crazy. I wonder how they can live or even work there.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

I am pretty sure that you cannot feel the noise inside, but you surely feel it if you live nearby.

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21852)

• Canada

1 Dec 15

@LadyDuck That's quite a noise to not hear if you are inside.. it must be built well.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

1 Dec 15

Sounds like a design flaw to me. I wouldn't want to live anywhere near it.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

I imagine that it's a design flaw, they say it's the glass blade on the top. I wonder if they can remove it.

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ElizabethWallace

@ElizabethWallace (12074)

• United States

2 Dec 15

@LadyDuck The architect would probably be unhappy.

rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

3 Dec 15

It's scary because it seems the tower not only produces that sound but it seems it sways also .

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rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

4 Dec 15

@LadyDuck Oh my that is scary . Although we know that their bases have rolling balls that's why they sway with the wind , right ?

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

3 Dec 15

All the very tall buildings sway a bit when there is strong wind.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

4 Dec 15

@SIMPLYD No, their bases do not have rolling balls, they have solid foundations, thy sways the same way that tall trees sway. Every material is a bit elastic.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61102)

• United States

1 Dec 15

The worst part is it isn't just those that live in the building it is all their neighbors. I guess we can only hope it isn't windy that often in Manchester.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

It's what I thought, or at least that the hotel sits on an industrial area. The noise during the night would be extremely annoying.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (51012)

• Canada

1 Dec 15

That is quite the loud sound. I would imagine that the sound would carry quite far.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

It's what I imagine, it's pretty annoying for those who live in the area.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

2 Dec 15

Wow, that is pretty loud. I wonder if the people inside can hear it as much as you can outside?

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

2 Dec 15

It seems that inside people do not hear the noise. This makes sense because the windows cannot be opened in those tall buildings.

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Sharon

@simone10 (54187)

• Louisville, Kentucky

3 Dec 15

@LadyDuck It's good that they can't hear it from the inside. I just think it's amazing.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

1 Dec 15

WOW! I just read through the discussion, @LadyDuck ! I do hope Arthur will let us know about the noise level... I would think he must be right that the volume is cranked up high on that video or too many people would have complained and something would have to be done about that noise!

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

2 Dec 15

Even if people complain, I believe there is nothing that they can do. Looking at the video it seems to be in an industrial part of the city.

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

1 Dec 15

that would drive me nuts after awhile

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

This is the kind of noise that I cannot stand.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

1 Dec 15

I would not like it at all but I do not want to live in the city either. I guess in my area some might not like the coyote howling though.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

I prefer to hear a coyote howling that this creepy sound.

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Kimberley

@mom210 (9117)

• United States

2 Dec 15

@LadyDuck Oh me too, I actually enjoy the coyote. This, I do not enjoy at all.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (82789)

• United States

1 Dec 15

Wow that is weird and eerie sounding

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

It's not a pleasant sound for sure.

Fishmomma

@Fishmomma (11377)

• United States

19 Feb 17

That is an interesting building maybe the neighbors are use to the sound. I live near a railroad and couldn't sleep when I moved in, but now have no problems with the sound of the railroad whistle and the sound the train makes on the tracks.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

19 Feb 17

Some people can get the habit to the sounds, I never did. When I lived in Italy I never took the habit to the sound of the tramway, but I am a very bad sleeper.

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Yalul

@yalul070 (1713)

• Manila, Philippines

1 Dec 15

Is it safe? Even if it is, I would also not live in a place like that.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

I suppose that it's safe, it surely sways, because all tall buildings do, but the noise is eerie.

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Alfredo Rossi

@amadeo (111938)

• United States

1 Dec 15

That is kind of spooky.do you think a lot of the buildings have some humming noice.

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@LadyDuck (471456)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 15

I do not believe that many buildings have humming noises, even if I know that all tall buildings sway. This is something that scares me.

S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

1 Dec 15

Anna it is interesting, sounds like a group of honey bees. It is true that to live among this sound is really hard.

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