Five of the Ten highest skyscrapers in China are currently under construction. Each of these would rank in the tallest 35 building in the world (based on their proposed heights). The Chinese economy exhibits a great deal of bubble tendencies. The second tallest skyscraper in the world is currently under construction in India. So there is no clear signal to issue a crisis signal, but there is enough evidence at this time to issue an alert. There are however four record setting buildings in the proposal stage.
Skyscrapers Are A Great Bubble Indicator in Forbes
Look Out Below: Why Skyscrapers are Classic Bubble Indicators
Council on Tall Buildings database
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You’d think the city of Ordos would be proof enough…
I made a dream one night, I was playing a video game. The game was to pilot a jet fighter in 3rd person mode across a city of extremely tall and densely packed skyscrapers. You had to maneuver around the skyscrapers and not crash in them all the while chasing your enemies and shoot them down.
Imagine jet-fighter dogfight but in a city of skyscrapers. The skyscrapers were also translucent, you see them, but you could also see through them.
The skyscrapers were about two miles long and went beyond the clouds. The enemy took refuge in the city, knowing it would be difficult to chase them because now I would have to maneuver around the skyscrapers.
I then asked some guy in the dream: how come I can play video games while I dream ? To which he replied: because of partition computing. I didn’t know what partition computing was. I knew about partitioning a hard disk but partition computing ? Then, a quick search on wikipedia about partition computing revealed interesting things.
What a bizarre comment.
HA HA HA HA HA !!!!
I didn’t expect you to understand and to be honest, this comment has very little to do with the subject in terms of libertarianism, economic activity and bubble indicator. I just felt like sharing it.
Bizarre ? LOL !
Another disaster indicator I’ve noted is the Olympics, usually 5 years before disaster hits. LA before the riots? Sarajevo? Moscow? I’m sure I’m missing some here.
Berlin 1936
Athens 2004 (although that’s ~4-6 years depending)
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