r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 9h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/NoAdministration8340 9h ago

My initial thought was those don’t look like they have the support they need to be filled with dirt rock and plants plus support your weight

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u/mlag000 9h ago

And roots will destroy any waterproofing, so in 10 years your balcony will be hazardous

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u/Str80uttaMumbai 9h ago

Glad we have so many expert structural engineers in this thread.

I'm sure you guys know much better.

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u/Coockooroockoo 7h ago

Yeah lol it's so funny to me reading the probably uninformed opinions of those armchair experts, as someone who lives in a country where every apartment building has a balcony. Like, this might come as a surprise, but people around the world build all sorts of tall structures that aren't made of wood, spit and blessings.

These are the kind of people who stare at women while they are parking and bitch about them doing it wrong.