Giant ball bearings!!!

[Srt4eric]

Every time I see these I forget to take a picture. This is one of the smaller 692 bearings that the Apple Park campus sits on. You can see my 24oz Yeti coffee cup for scale.

 

[Kensington Reefer]

Every time I see these I forget to take a picture. This is one of the smaller 692 bearings that the Apple Park campus sits on. You can see my 24oz Yeti coffee cup for scale.

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oh my, you’ve got a lot of big balls!

 

[sfsuphysics]

What is the point of these? Is it some sort of counter motion if there's an earthquake or something?

 

[Srt4eric]

What is the point of these? Is it some sort of counter motion if there's an earthquake or something?

Yep. The entire mile round campus "floats" on these. It's supposed to reduce shaking by 80%. Here's a neat article on them.

Inside Apple’s Earthquake-Ready Headquarters (Published 2019)

Apple’s “spaceship” headquarters are in one of the few Silicon Valley buildings that use seismic technology to protect against earthquake damage.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Patio]

Awesome/massive! The company I work for did the building services (plan review/ inspection / engineering) for the Apple Spaceship.

 

[Thales]

I want that for my house/tank

 

[Wlachnit]

Very cool