#funnyshit

This is not AI. A 13-story building really toppled over almost intact.

On June 27, 2009, an apartment block under construction at Shanghai’s Lotus Riverside complex fell completely onto its side.

Investigators found that excavated soil had been piled about 33 feet (10 m) high on one side of the building while a 15-foot-deep (4.6 m) underground garage was being excavated on the other. The resulting lateral pressure exceeded the foundation piles’ capacity and caused the entire structure to tip over.

The original structural design, geotechnical survey and foundation piles were found to meet applicable standards; the failure was linked to the construction conditions around the building.

Shanghai, China — 2009

Willem de Haan, "Highrise Campsite: Nature City" (2023),

The installation holds up against the broader housing conversation happening across Europe. The Netherlands, like most of Western Europe, is grappling with a serious shortage of affordable space. Urban density is rising, rural areas are under development pressure, and the idea of simply going somewhere open and uncrowded feels increasingly like a privilege.

Highrise Campsite makes that tension visible without screaming at you about it. It’s quietly funny and quietly uncomfortable, which is exactly where the best social commentary lives.

Scaffolding, camping gear and lights,

Sandy Skoglund, "The Green House," 1990,

Cibachrome print,

4 Player Chess by CozyBuildingBlocks7126

852 Lego pieces, 51.2cm x 51.2cm.

When someone lost 100 pounds