Need Your Mind Blown For The Next 5 Minutes?

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Though sister Olympic stadium "The Bird’s Nest" gets the bulk of internationalattention, Beijing’s National Aquatics Center is another beautiful example of natureinfluencing the design of man. Dubbed the "Water Cube" due to its unique design, this hallhoused the 2008 Olympics’ water sports competitions. The key feature of this mind-bendingbuilding is the polyhedral exoskeleton, each hole filled with polymer skin, designedspecifically to mimic water bubbles. This unique outer layer reduces the need forartificial lighting and heating, and when illuminated at night, provides one of the mostspectacular sights in modern architecture. Continue Reading


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Re: Need Your Mind Blown For The Next 5 Minutes?

that was good. Astounding what the mind of humans has produced.

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Re: Need Your Mind Blown For The Next 5 Minutes?

it was made it china, probably wont last long and is full of toxins and rip offs of other designs. still its really cool