MetaFilter posts tagged with tower

Eiffel Tower blueprints

Joe Beese — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:43:22 -0800

So you want to build your own Eiffel Tower. Then you'll need 7,300 tons of iron, 2.5 million rivets, and some blueprints. (You may also need a copyright lawyer.)

the new museum of modern arts

SamsFoster — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:25:59 -0800

Stunning Conceptual Alternative Design for the New Museum of Contemporary Art Tower

Bringin' 'em down. Or, over.

flapjax at midnite — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 19:01:20 -0800

From Sheffield, England to Yongbyon, North Korea, nuclear plant cooling towers are coming down! And pretty much without a hitch. Things didn't go quite so well, though, for an old flour factory in Turkey, which just rolled over onto its roof. D'oh!

Moar Crafty

juv3nal — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:50:58 -0800

Remember Gemcraft? They made moar.

Solar Towers are a magnificent alternative to solar cells.

brenton — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:39:58 -0800

A solar updraft tower generates electricity with nothing more than a greenhouse and a tall chimney. A 195 meter tall prototype in Spain cheaply operated at 50 kW for years. Now there are plans to build others, including a 40 MW tower, 750 meters tall (near twice as tall as the current tallest structure in the EU). Two others, a 200 MW tower in Australia (previously discussed) or a 400 MW tower in Namibia could become the tallest structure of any kind if built: 1km and 1.5km tall, respectively. Yet even those are dwarfed by the theoretical super chimney which could stand 5km tall and 1km wide. Such a tower would use the Earth's atmosphere itself as the greenhouse, could cause rain, reduce global warming and generate over 300,000 MW of "green" electricity. EnviroMission has a fantastic video demonstration of their Solar Tower.

Fire towers

Upton O'Good — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:43:19 -0800

The fire tower, or fire lookout, was one of the main wildfire-fighting tools of forest services across the world for much of the 20th century. Most are small cabins, alone or placed on 80-foot steel towers; these are then placed on top of peaks, giving them an unobstructed view of the surrounding countryside. (There are some exceptions, of course.) Operators in the towers, equipped with binoculars and firefinders, spent their days searching for smoke or lightning strikes, which would be pinpointed and radioed in for firefighters. (The lookout operators, who staff the towers for a season at a time straight, have a life that is generally pretty solitary and quiet, though sometimes rather intense.) At peak, there were thousands of fire towers across North America; while most of these no longer exist, a few hundred are still active. The FFLA maintains a fairly comprehensive list of most towers, active or historical, in the US, with pictures and notes. In addition, many active lookouts maintain their own pages: Rex Kamstra has a good list. For more contemporary photography, there's also a gallery on Flickr.

That's where I play tower defense games!

EarBucket — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:47:10 -0800

Viking Defense. Another tower defense game, with a few interesting twists. And, of course, Vikings.

EYEZMAZE Strikes Again

Rinku — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:02:57 -0800

Friday Flash fun: GROW TOWER. EYEZMAZE pr ev io us ly.

Corpse Craft

boo_radley — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:18:17 -0800

Corpse Craft is a flash game -- a puzzle/ strategy hybrid that's one part Same Game and one part Tower defense and one part Edward Gorey. Decent art, sound, story and gameplay.

White House Tower Defence

GuyZero — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:04:09 -0800

Friday Flash Fun! It's two great flavors that taste great together in White House Tower Defence!

They're coming outta the goddamn walls.

Artw — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 08:20:25 -0800

The žižkov television tower in Prague was pretty weird looking to begin with, since 2000 it's gotten much stranger...

World's First Rotating Skyscraper

troubadour — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:32:21 -0800

But where are the flying cars?

GemCraft

juv3nal — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:39:38 -0800

GemCraft Flash Tower Defense goodness. Neat little rpg/upgrading touches in between maps. Lots of maps with some epic bosses thrown in every once in a while. Protips: your mana/gold is also your life/health. Mana pool thingy trades a chunk of mana for a higher income rate/greater max. capacity so is best used early. Meet "glowing frame" score thresholds to unlock seekrit levels.

Towers of Babel

dhruva — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:31:26 -0800

72 Views of the Tower of Babel

Kiss your free time goodbye.

MythMaker — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:50:42 -0800

Protector. ~Flash Friday~ Protector takes the mechanics of tower defense games, and adds an RPG element to it. Specialize, level up, and say goodbye to your free time. previously

I know it's not friday.

juv3nal — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:23:58 -0800

Flash Element Tower Defense 2 (registration not necessary to play). From the creator of Flash Element TD & Desktop TD. via JiG

Lyon's Electronic Office

tellurian — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 20:53:42 -0800

In October 1947, the directors of J. Lyons & Co (think - teashops, nippies, bakeries, ice-creams, steakhouses, hotels, Wimpy Bars and Dunkin' Donuts), decided to take an active role in promoting the commercial development of computers. In 1951 the LEO I computer was operational and ran the world's first regular routine office computer job.

Save vs. Recession +5

boo_radley — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:59:26 -0800

Fantasy Stock Market Limit Break Go! A literal interpretation of fantasy stock market trading in Dungeons and Day Traders reg. req. Start with the rules and get trading in a week long mishmash of pyrolisks and porkbellies, mushrooms and margins, dragons and drawdowns...

Mount Fuji's Tower of Doom Cousin

Burhanistan — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:53:59 -0800

The X-Seed 4000 is currently the Earth's tallest proposed structure. The project is currently on hold, due to a funding shortage^, but adventures in Arcology will probably continue.

Flash Onslaught.

Mitheral — Tue, 22 May 2007 09:36:43 -0800

What did you do this weekend? I played Onslaught a mildly addictive, protect your base using upgradeable towers, flash game. Basic manual, extra detail FAQ and unlimited^* money sandbox version.

Demolition, man.

punkfloyd — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 09:22:50 -0800

At 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, one push of a button will bring down the 30-story Landmark Tower in Fort Worth, Texas, one of the tallest buildings ever to be imploded. Thousands will watch. Here’s a preview and detailed explanation of the process. Many locals remember the giant, 77-ton electric clock that once spun on the roof.

If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants

Mitheral — Tue, 03 May 2005 18:19:31 -0800

Human Towers. An old custom of Catalan, Castellers build human towers several stories tall. Via the Cellar's IOTD. Site is in spanish, click on links with foto and video.

plinth — Wed, 28 Mar 2001 06:32:36 -0800

And the circle is complete. Turn a fridge into a compter case? Been there, done that. Turn a computer case into a fridge? Ahh, now there you go. [via /usr/bin/girl]