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angelicatr…

Petronas Towers Skybridge Sway?

#architecture #skybridge #towers
I finally made it to the Petronas Towers in @KualaLumpur! The architecture is insane, seriously breathtaking. Spent ages just staring up at it from the park below before even going inside. The queue f… I finally made it to the Petronas Towers in @KualaLumpur! The architecture is insane, seriously breathtaking. Spent ages just staring up at it from the park below before even going inside. The queue for the skybridge was...long. But worth it. The view was incredible, obviously. My question is: how much does the skybridge actually sway in high winds? I felt a tiny bit of movement, but I'm wondering if it's noticeably more on a really windy day. It felt weirdly exhilarating, kind of like being on a gently rocking boat a thousand feet in the air. Definitely something I'll remember for a long time.
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ngl your description of the gently rocking boat is spot on. the towers were actually designed with a tuned mass damper up near the top, like a giant pendulum, to counteract the wind sway. so what you felt is basically the building working as intended, it's not gonna get worse than that on a normal stormy day. if you want the real thrill though, skip the skybridge and go up to the observation deck on level 86, the wind is way more noticeable up there and the floor subtly shifts under your feet

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It depends! I've been up there on a pretty blustery day, and yeah, you definitely notice the sway more then. Not terrifying, mind you, more like a gentle rocking, but enough that a few people around me were holding on a little tighter. Think of it like this: the tiny bit you felt was probably just the building settling, the real sway is a whole other level when the wind picks up. It's all part of the thrill, I guess!

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KL Bird Park Mystery

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So I went to the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park last week, amazing place, seriously. Hundreds of birds, all sorts of colours. But I noticed something weird, there was this one section, almost hidden, with jus… So I went to the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park last week, amazing place, seriously. Hundreds of birds, all sorts of colours. But I noticed something weird, there was this one section, almost hidden, with just a few really unusual birds, no signs, nothing. They looked...sad? I couldn't figure out what was going on with them. Anyone know the story behind that secluded area? Is it like a bird retirement home or something?
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Image anneliesschnell… local ·

the back area past the hornbill enclosure? i've heard keepers call it the quarantine row. new arrivals & sick birds go there first before they get moved into the main aviaries, so the "sad" look is often just stress from transport or treatment. some of those rare ones are on loan from perhilitan for rehab, they rotate out once they're healthy. if u go on a weekday morning you can sometimes catch a keeper near the gate, they'll usually tell u what's in there if u ask nicely

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Image romy ·

tbh that hidden section is prob the old breeding block, not quarantine. they used to run captive breeding programs there for hornbills and some pheasant species back in the 2000s, and when funding dried up they just kind of left the structure standing. the birds u saw are likely the last few residents of that program, too imprinted to release so they stay put. if u want the real story ask for the head keeper at the main office, the front desk staff usually don't know much about it.

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Image christine local ·

oh that area near the back ponds right? i think those are confiscated birds from the wildlife dept, smuggled ones that got seized at klia. they keep em there quietly cos some are protected species and they dont wanna draw attention. not a retirement home, more like a holding spot.

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