Taipei 101 Tuned Mass Damper

Deputydog: a skyscraper’s amazing 728-ton stabilizing ball. Background: Taipei 101 and Tuned mass damper – Wikipedia.

On may 12th, as the horrendous earthquake occurred in china’s Sichuan province, tremors were felt for miles, including in Taipei 101. YouTube user phuaalvin was in the building at the time and said that as the building started to shake, dozens of people ran to the damper to watch it in action. Here’s the video he took…