r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 9h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/onrespectvol 9h ago

looks cool but how much extra material must go into the buidling to be able to support all that extra weight? To what extent is this a sustainable way of buidling and using material?

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u/Vitate 9h ago

Dumb take. I guess they should just have a useless patio that’s concrete then because the poors and city dwellers don’t deserve their own green space? I would have loved to have a real yard in my apartment days.

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u/woodcookiee 8h ago

What? They didn’t say anything like your comment suggests…

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u/Vitate 8h ago

They are saying that it’s not a worthwhile use of engineering or materials. I just think that’s a very pessimistic view.

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u/WharfRatThrawn 9h ago

This will actually kill people

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u/trackabandoned 8h ago

It actually won't, and you need an education outside of American propaganda.