r/WTF • u/porcupine9 • 9d ago

Skyscraper swimming pool during Myanmar earthquake

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u/prunford 8d ago

I'm in Bangkok, about 2km from where the construction building collapsed. Was in the 29th floor of a 2 year old 32 floor condo building during this. I was born and raised in Southern California so I'm no stranger to earthquakes but I've also never been in a high rise building during one. The force of the building swaying back and forth is something I will never forget, the room was moving back and forth several feet, it legit felt like the building was falling over.

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u/PineappleWolf_87 8d ago

Did it feel like it had rollers? My understanding structurally it's better to have more movement than less.