I love these new bikes from Japan. .Sure would love to have one park in my room hahah!
Smaller version would fit my style.:)
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TAMING TYPHOONS: Incredible Storm Water System in Japan
If you think that’s a computer rendering, guess again. The incredible engineering masterpiece pictured above is a massive stormwater management solution for the metropolitan area of the city of Saitama, Japan. While it looks like the set of the next action blockbuster or music video, the structure is real and will leave you washed away if you overstay your welcome when a typhoon hits. Coming in at 25.4 meters tall (83 feet) and 78 meters (255 feet) wide and running 177 meters long (580 feet), the massive underground system started construction in 1992, and is open for tourists interested in exploring a vast concrete landscape.
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Labels:
japan,
natural disasters,
storm,
taming,
typhoon
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