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Tall buildings create wind tunnel effects,
which are
particularly punishing for the unwary
pedestrians who
encounter their unpredictable vortices.
Furry Corners solves this problem. As
suggested by
the name, these are corner strips, out
from which
project a substantial hairy fringe.
Available
in a variety of strengths,
colours and
lengths, Furry Corners can be bespoke
customised
for any set of architectural and
environmental
circumstances.
When installed, pedestrians will be able
to look up the
corner edge of any tall building featuring
this innovation, and see which way the
fringe is blowing. To be at its
most effective,
several buildings in close proximity will
need to
cooperate, by installing these down the
length of a
busy avenue. In this way the patterns of
the prevailing turbulence can
be clearly visible, like those of a model
street in an
actual wind tunnel.
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Or you could install smoke pots, which "chime" the quarters. |
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Furry corners would serve another
porpoise too. They would tend to reduce
vortex shedding, and thereby reduce the
gustiness of the tunnelled wind. |
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Also good as scratching posts for
wandering, urban cows, though this may
lead to corner loitering. |
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