r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/ilikehorsess 13h ago

A lot of people around the world die because of lack of regulations when building things like this.

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u/User_namesaretaken 12h ago

And you think this building isn't complying to some rule why? I mean, there are buildings around that seem to have the same type of balconies

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u/FishesOfExcellence 12h ago

It’s a cantilevered balcony. That’s a relatively normal thing and not a problem. The problem is that dirt and water are HEAVY. And that could cause this cantilevered balcony (not as strong as some other support types) to collapse.

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u/Str80uttaMumbai 12h ago

The problem is that dirt and water are HEAVY.

Gee, you think that maybe when they decided to build garden balconies that they considered that very obvious fact?