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by Mawgan on December 29th, 2006

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Were the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center absolutely parallel? Or did the distance apart differ between the top and the bottom to allow for the Earth's curvature?

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  • by ChrisDG on December 29th, 2006

    ChrisDG

    They would be slightly further apart at the top due to the curvature but because the towers were relatively close together, this difference would be negligible.

    Compare this with the Humber Bridge in England where the difference between the bottom and top of the towers is measurable (~35mm).

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  • by Jeff1089 on March 3rd, 2007

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    Good question. My guess would be that the Earth's curvature would not figure into the design or realisation of the towers, as it would probably be effectively negligible when you consider that the distance between the towers would be constantly varying by a number of cm (at least) due to wind, structural dynamics, expansion due to heat etc.

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  • by koldkanuck on December 5th, 2007

    koldkanuck

    The earth isn't flat?
    OMG!

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  • by rOCkEr-cHIcK on December 29th, 2006

    rOCkEr-cHIcK

    no duh, nothing's ever perfectly straight- but it appears that way.

    why do you care?

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