NEW YORK | One World Trade Center | 1,776' Pinnacle / 1,373' Roof | 108 FLOORS - Page 1229

chris123678 · #**24561** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 4:46 PM**

Just some info about the topping out.

Date: Monday, June 25, 2012
Time: 10:00AM - 11:00AM
10:00 AM - Remarks
10:30 AM - Steel beam signing
10:40 AM - Lifting of final steel beam (weather permitting)
Place: 4 World Trade Center
Entry: Corner of Liberty and Greenwich Streets Manhattan

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/2012/06/21/457...#storylink=cpy

Roadcruiser1 · #**24562** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 4:54 PM**

I might actually go to the World Trade Center on June 25th. I hope to get some pictures.

WTCman7301 · #**24563** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 5:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Roadcruiser1

I might actually go to the World Trade Center on June 25th. I hope to get some pictures.

Lucky, I wish I live in New York so I can capture that moment.

CarlosV · #**24564** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 6:34 PM**

just got home got caught in a tremendous thunderstorm!!!! I LOVE IT...can't see anything right now!!! temp right now at 90 degrees!!!!

DSC_0249 copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

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NYC GUY · #**24565** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 7:48 PM**

Why is floor 104 taking so long? Does it have to do with the heat?

WTCman7301 · #**24566** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 8:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by NYC GUY

Why is floor 104 taking so long? Does it have to do with the heat?

Well from I've been seeing it has been taking so long because of weather conditions and because of the thunderstorm today, so maybe thats why. But I heard that Saturday could be a good day so lets see what happens tomorrow.

NewYorkDominates · #**24567** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 9:09 PM**

One World Trade Center was in Madagascar 3,tall and fully completed.Yeah,I'm very childish when it comes to animated movies.

Edit:I even found out an article,or at least a portion of it talking about WTC in the Madagascar trilogy.

"Whereas the series previously featured the old World Trade Center in a flashback of Alex's arrival in the city (a choice Darnell and McGrath say they were sometimes criticized for), the new film contains a background image of the new One World Trade Center. The thought to include the building occurred to the directors earlier this year while they were in New York doing audio recording and saw the rising skyscraper while walking down the street.
The new WTC might still have weeks to go before the completion of construction, but in animated form, it's already done."

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/europea...162928942.html

Hudson11 · #**24568** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 9:28 PM**

what a storm! Rain came down in buckets. It's strength didn't surprise me, following a heat wave and all.

hunser · #**24569** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 9:36 PM**

WTCProgress.com

NewYorkDominates · #**24570** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 10:45 PM**

Credit:Gregory Patrick

CarlosV · #**24571** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 10:51 PM**

^^^ amazing!!

i was trying to get that but was not able to yet!!!

Gabedamien · #**24572** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 10:53 PM**

My shot of the pre-storm effect. I saw this and was like “WHERE IS MY CAMERA AAHHHHH”

By the way, this scene was especially mind-blowing for me because from my apartment, at this time of day, the light is supposed to hit 1WTC from the right (west) side. Here it’s backwards! That’s some spooky lighting right there.

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(lightning strikes of 1WTC)
Credit:Gregory Patrick

Now those are some cool photos. Unfortunately I wasn’t watching until the storm had rolled in, by which time I couldn’t even see 1WTC proper from my window.

CarlosV · #**24573** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 11:07 PM**

wow great shot Gabedamien, freaky east light effect......now back to normal west side!!

I love thunderstorms!

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Davidsam52 · #**24574** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 11:17 PM**

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Credit:Gregory Patrick

Lightning 101: when a storm is approaching, get the HELL away from that crane!!

Gabedamien · #**24575** Posted **Jun 22, 2012, 11:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by CarlosV

wow great shot Gabedamien, freaky east light effect......now back to normal west side!!

I love thunderstorms!
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Thanks Carlos, I love thunderstorms too... when I don’t have to be anywhere, of course!

Here’s another shot from the same series. This was really an amazing bit of luck that I noticed this, I was on the phone with my dad and he mentioned that they had storms in CT, and I was like “yeah we had some earlier today, but if I look out the window right now it’s OH WOW um dad I have to go take some pictures right now so I’m hanging up ok bye luv ya” click.

Hm, I may have overdone the “Dutch angle” effect on this one.

NYC GUY · #**24576** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 1:53 AM**

Now that lightning won't effect the crane right?

Roadcruiser1 · #**24577** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 2:39 AM**

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Now that lightning won't effect the crane right?

Cranes are protected from this sort of thing. The people that build the cranes know of this. They are protected with devices and stuff.

TBone7281 · #**24578** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 2:53 AM**

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Cranes are protected from this sort of thing. The people that build the cranes know of this. They are protected with devices and stuff.

Devices and stuff? Very technical!

The crane is probably grounded somehow, but the important part, the cab, is most likely surrounded by a Faraday Cage.

sw5710 · #**24579** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 4:35 AM**

grounding straps from the base of the crane to the building.

CarlosV · #**24580** Posted **Jun 23, 2012, 9:14 AM**

photo by my buddy Anthony from NJ who is a construction worker at the site taken 6/22/12

photo copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

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today, good morning NY, above the clouds

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right now

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