Comments on: How Engineers Crowned World’s Tallest Building http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/how-engineers-crowned-worlds-tallest-building/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:30:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/how-engineers-crowned-worlds-tallest-building/#comment-1046967 Rick Auricchio Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:15:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/16/how-engineers-crowned-worlds-tallest-building/#comment-1046967 I recall seeing a TV show about the competition at the time for the Tallest Building honor. Competing builders thought the Chrysler Building would easily lose, but the Chrysler builders secretly constructed the spire within the shell of the building. When it was done, they raised it...and surprised their competition! I recall seeing a TV show about the competition at the time for the Tallest Building honor.

Competing builders thought the Chrysler Building would easily lose, but the Chrysler builders secretly constructed the spire within the shell of the building. When it was done, they raised it…and surprised their competition!

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