World's Tallest Building Causing Earthquakes?

IZ Reloaded writes "A geologist thinks that the increase in the number of earthquakes in Taiwan is due to Taipei 101, the world's tallest building. CNN reports: 'Lin said Taipei 101 weighed 700,000 tons and estimated stress from vertical loading on its foundation at 4.7 bars, of which some would be transferred to the earth's upper crust due to extremely soft sedimentary rocks beneath the Taipei basin. If a fault is about to crack, then a little pressure can trigger an earthquake. It's like the last straw that breaks the camel's back.'" More from The Guardian.

Comments

it may be tall but its not the "largest"

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought the largest building was the pentagon,

Re:it may be tall but its not the "largest"

[nulthor]

I thought it was the manufacturing plant for 747s. It even has its own atmosphere.

Kind of like the Titanic was 'Unsinkable'?

[Solarbeat]

We humans need to be careful when thumbing our nose at nature... or at the very least making such extreme declarations...

Re:Biggest problem

[mister_llah]

You forgot a few steps, though, didn't you?

4. ???
5. Profit!

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Dastardly, indeed !