Floating Building Optical Illusion (6 pics)

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6 Oct, 2014 |
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Alex Chinneck is the master of illusion. This 40-foot art installation in London's Covent Garden Market has many people confused. The building appears to be floating, but how is that possible?

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№1 Author: Nick1090 (6 Oct 2014 02:46) Total user comments: 1257

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The illusion of weightlessness is made possible by a lot of polystyrene and 16 tonnes of steel. A 12-metre armature hidden inside the structure is connected to the ground through an innocuous market cart, in which a 6-tonne counterweight stops it all from toppling over.

Thank you google :04:

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№2 Author: Aindy (6 Oct 2014 10:10) Total user comments: 2863

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Nick1090,
That green thing on the right? Looks like the only thing touching the upper building.

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№3 Author: Tomaz86 (6 Oct 2014 16:30) Total user comments: 10834

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Awesome.

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№4 Author: Nick1090 (6 Oct 2014 22:28) Total user comments: 1257

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Aindy,
I guess so :01:

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№5 Author: adzhoe (9 Oct 2014 04:43) Total user comments: 15112

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Thank you Nick1090...

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