[HN Gopher] World's Littlest Skyscraper ___________________________________________________________________ World's Littlest Skyscraper Author : benbreen Score : 34 points Date : 2021-03-13 06:38 UTC (16 hours ago) (HTM) web link (en.wikipedia.org) (TXT) w3m dump (en.wikipedia.org) | [deleted] | ben_w wrote: | I wonder if "Tom Scott did a video on this" is the new "Simpsons | already did it"? | | https://youtu.be/xGQgmmrXONk | | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpsons_Already_Did_It | paulhart wrote: | Spinal Tap called... | xwdv wrote: | A millionaire's wife bought it once to save it from being | demolished. | djoldman wrote: | > The key to McMahon's swindle, and his successful defense in the | ensuing lawsuit was that legal documents listed the height as | 480" as opposed to 480'. Investors didn't seem to notice, and | McMahon never verbally stated that the actual height of the | building would be 480 feet (150 m).[2][15][16] The proposed | skyscraper depicted in the blueprints that he distributed (and | which were approved by the investors) was clearly labeled as | consisting of four floors and 480 inches (12 m) | jamesgreenleaf wrote: | That's one expensive apostrophe. | | I wonder if similar scams via smart-contracts exist yet. | Judgmentality wrote: | I feel like mistaking " for ' is understandable, but how do you | not notice 4 floors when you're expecting 40? | eddieh wrote: | Easy "The building will consist of 4Occupied floors." | Especially since at the time old-style numerals were common | and the number would look more like "4o" anyway. Just put a | small space between the 4 and the lowercase o--just enough to | be legally ambiguous. | simonebrunozzi wrote: | Too late, investors already gave him money by then. | Judgmentality wrote: | I'm not sure when they gave him the money, but it | specifically mentions the investors approved the blueprints | with only 4 floors. | | I understand people can be lazy and make mistakes, but | that's pretty egregious. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-03-13 23:00 UTC)