Oh no, shaky ground in Miami.

The Porsche Design Tower is sinking "at an unexpected rate".  But you can bring your car up to your apartment while it lasts.

Man builds castle on sand. Castle sinks. Man is befuddled. 

914Driver said:

The Porsche Design Tower is sinking "at an unexpected rate".  But you can bring your car up to your apartment while it lasts.

That article has a goofy headline. It is no longer a design.... when the building is standing. 

The comments on that web site are cancer. Holy cow I'm glad we have effective moderation here.

@OHSCrifle: I was confused, too, but the name of the building is "Porsche Design." Not really the most elegant name out there.

In reply to dculberson :

It's their brand for all the logoed "lifestyle accessories". There are Porsche Design sunglasses, watches, shirts, hats, luggage, etc etc etc.

Mndsm said:

Man builds castle on sand. Castle sinks. Man is befuddled. 

Gotta build two more and let them sink (burn and fall over), then it should be good.

In reply to Duke :

Reminds me of my last, VERY strange trip to mn. I stopped in at a gas station to grab a dew zero and saw a Ferrari.... something. It was new and ugly and wrapped (presumably) in some absolutely hideous matte finish. It seriously looked like a kit car. I only recognized it as real because we were about 5 min from the actual Ferrari dealer and it was too new to be a knockoff. 

Shaking my head at this monstrosity (I don't like the Ferrari ethos at all, but that's not a discussion for here) I proceed in. As I open the door, out walks the absolutely most bedazzled human I've ever seen in my life. It was as if this man had bought his weight in fly paper, affixed it to himself, and rolled in the "official Ferrari merchandise" section at said dealer. It was a SPECTACLE. my brain completely glitched as I swept from head to toe (It was safe to assume he had Ferrari drawers on) and I mutter "of berkeleying course it is" probably a little too loud. I don't think he liked it, because he was obviously VERY proud of his Italian stallion. In any event, he sneered and walked off without any further confrontation, clearly offended that the peasant in the rental Hyundai dare cast a gaze in his direction. 

They didn't even have any good mt. Dew either. 

So between it sinking and the oceans rising when will it go from a 60 story to a 59 story?

dculberson said:

The comments on that web site are cancer. Holy cow I'm glad we have effective moderation here.

@OHSCrifle: I was confused, too, but the name of the building is "Porsche Design." Not really the most elegant name out there.

Oops you're right. I'm gonna just leave my dumb comment there for historical accuracy. I must have dyslexia - my brain thought it said "Porsche tower design". 

I was expecting an Earthquake report.........back to my Coco

slefain said:

Mndsm said:

Man builds castle on sand. Castle sinks. Man is befuddled. 

Gotta build two more and let them sink (burn and fall over), then it should be good.

 

slefain said:

Mndsm said:

Man builds castle on sand. Castle sinks. Man is befuddled. 

Gotta build two more and let them sink (burn and fall over), then it should be good.

 

Huge.... tracts of land!

There is a history of building towers in sketchy places.

Mndsm said:

Man builds castle on sand. Castle sinks. Man is befuddled. 

It can be done with the right type of foundation. The world's tallest building is built on sand:

Edit: Sort of an intentional approach to the "build it on top of 3 sunken castles" construction method

I've seen enough Florida building projects  on Plainly Difficult on the YouTubes to know how this ends.

Noddaz said:

There is a history of building towers in sketchy places.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/10/san-francisco-millennium-tower-sinking

Appleseed said:

I've seen enough Florida building projects  on Plainly Difficult on the YouTubes to know how this ends.

In currently cold and rainy London?

Oh, that's how the VIDEOS end.  Carry on

In reply to Duke :

Don't forget their bong and hookah! 

Mndsm said:

Man builds castle on sand. Castle sinks. Man is befuddled. 

In reply to Noddaz :

They should just rename it the Leaning Tower of Porsche & raise the rent since it's more "exclusive". 

Noddaz said:

There is a history of building towers in sketchy places.

 

I propose an alternative hypothesis:

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to Noddaz :

They should just rename it the Leaning Tower of Porsche & raise the rent since it's more "exclusive". 

"Slant to sample" $350,000

Mndsm said:

In reply to Duke :

Shaking my head at this monstrosity (I don't like the Ferrari ethos at all, but that's not a discussion for here) I proceed in. As I open the door, out walks the absolutely most bedazzled human I've ever seen in my life. It was as if this man had bought his weight in fly paper, affixed it to himself, and rolled in the "official Ferrari merchandise" section at said dealer. It was a SPECTACLE. my brain completely glitched as I swept from head to toe (It was safe to assume he had Ferrari drawers on) and I mutter "of berkeleying course it is" probably a little too loud. I don't think he liked it, because he was obviously VERY proud of his Italian stallion. In any event, he sneered and walked off without any further confrontation, clearly offended that the peasant in the rental Hyundai dare cast a gaze in his direction. 

That's pretty funny.  The only Ferrari-branded thing I own is a watch my friends bought me for Christmas after I got the car.  It lies broken in a drawer somewhere.  When I had my GT3, they got me a ridiculous hat that said "911 to the core".

When I had my Volt, the same friends got me a license plate surround that said "My other car is a Ferrari".  I wasn't sure where on the dorky scale it fell to ACTUALLY have a Ferrari as your other car.  They never made good on the threat to get  "My other car is a Volt" to put on the 360 for symmetry. 

In reply to mfennell :

I sent a buddy "My other car is a Hyundai" for his GT3 and he installed it.