Wouldn’t you have hated it if you parked your car next to a gleaming
skyscraper only to find hours later that the same skyscraper had melted
your car by converging the sunlight? That is what happened to one
unfortunate Jaguar Owner, Mr Martin Linsday when he parked his shiny new
black Jaguar next to the newly constructed 37 storey skyscraper.
Dubbed as the “Walkie Talkie” due to its unique shape, the skyscraper
has a bend in its Facade which makes the whole building act as a
converging mirror. The street opposite to the skyscraper now bears the
brunt of up to 70 degree celsius of concentrated sunlight. So when Mr Martin parked his car that morning, he had no idea that
such a thing could happen and ruin his car. The story of him finding
about the “accident” is also pretty interesting. A photographer who was
walking around the area noticed the car in bad shape. He casually went
upto a stranger who was standing on the footpath and said "Have you
seen that car? The owner wont be happy". The stranger remarked, "Well, I
am the owner and thats pretty awful". The windscreen had a note beneath
the wiper which was from the construction company that is constructing
the skyscraper. It read ” Your car’s buckled, could you please give us a
call?”.
This incident has sparked a new debate on the viability of the
skyscraper design as it has started to effect the life of commuters on
the street. With temperatures soaring upto 80 degree celsius, this could
also cause serious burns to some unsuspecting passer by. Therefore, the
construction company is now planning to modify the design of the
building. Nevertheless, the Jaguar of this unlucky owner is ruined and it must
have felt awful.
Check out some of the pictures of the car below.
Source : http://wonderfulengineering.com
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