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---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote : ---In [email protected], <awoelflebater@...> wrote : ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote : Is that one building really shaped like an expanding telephone call box or is it a distortion of the lens? They call it the walkie-talkie, I hate it and most of the towers around it. They are too much all in one place, ruins the skyline for me. Does make a nice picture though and it has a huge roof garden that I have yet to see. What they didn't realise when they were building it was that a concave shape would focus the light and sure enough, on the first hot day it melted someones car: 'Walkie-Talkie' skyscraper melts Jaguar car parts - BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675 'Walkie-Talkie' skyscraper melts Jaguar car part... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675 A new London skyscraper dubbed the "Walkie-Talkie" is blamed for reflecting light which melted parts of a car parked on a nearby street. View on www.bbc.co.uk http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23930675 Preview by Yahoo Now that is formidable. You'd think the building might single out foreign cars to melt instead of the venerable National Jaguar brand. wow, no kidding it has a rooftop garden. Here it is:
