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Buck Hoists Play an Essential Role in Building the Tower

To help transport construction materials and builders to different floors of the Scorpion Tower, the team uses two elevators attached to the building, known as buck hoists. Though the buck hoists are meant to ease the building process, the crew encounters a dilemma when they discover that the buck hoist tower has begun to lean away from the building.
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Creating the Scorpion Tower’s Silky Aesthetic
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The Team Stumbles Upon a Problem Inside the Building
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Buck Hoists Play an Essential Role in Building the Tower
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Skinny Skyscraper - S1 E5

Premiered On: 10/06/2021

Architects and engineers in Manhattan are redefining how much land it takes to support a skyscraper. They have designed a needle-thin tower 82 stories high, built on the construction equivalent of a postage stamp.

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