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Rotating Solar-Powered Skyscraper

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the backside-apartments-that-never-have-glare dept.

PieEye writes "Wired is pointing out a recent Gear Factor blog entry that highlights a new skyscraper in the works which will be solar-powered, and what's more will rotate with the sun. From the article: 'The completed tower will offer 200 expensive apartments for people who want to spend lots of money to screw up their circadian rhythm. Singh said they want to build many more such towers, with one for every time zone.'"

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  1. Great by afaik_ianal · · Score: 5, Informative

    So now I can get home from work an hour early and can catch my neighbour's wife having an affair.

    But seriously: How exactly is a rotating building meant to mess up one's circadian rhythm? Does the blogger think this building is rigged up to do a lap of the Earth each day? It's spinning on the spot!

    Finally, why link to a crappy blog entry complete with typos and irrelevant BS, when you could link directly to the article?

  2. Perpetual Shadow by maglor_83 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Give me an apartment in perpetual shadow. No more glare on the TV!

  3. Re:for cheapskates only by bahstid · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I get the feeling that you are going to be the first of a long line of people missing the point, so I thought I'd jump in here... As I understand it, the tower doesn't rotate in order to get more sunlight; it rotates because rotating a building is a cool thing to do. Constantly changing views and all that...

    The solar power part is a way to do this without condeming the tennants to a lifetime of mad energy bills.

  4. Re:I am the only one ... by ricree · · Score: 5, Funny

    Come on, this is Slashdot. You're the only one who's even read the article.

  5. It actually rotates 360 deg over 7 days by MushMouth · · Score: 5, Informative

    Whoever wrote the blurb, didn't bother to read the original article. This doesn't rotate to keep certain apartments in the sun, it rotates to allow all apartments to have the same view, albeit on different days.

  6. Interstructure by camperdave · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I hope it rotates only 180 degrees (or less) then rotates back. Rigging plumbing, sewage, power, cable, phone, etc for full 360 degree rotation will be tricky.

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  7. Re:Sense of Direction More Likely to be Affected by chris_eineke · · Score: 5, Funny
    The 90 degree change in orientation grossly affected my navigation sense for months.
    Lesson learned: don't park your trailer upright.
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  8. Sponsored by the local cable TV franchise by Sloppy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I guess directional antennas will have to rotate in the opposite direction.

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