Whenever a company seeks to develop a plot of land, and build a giant structure on top of it, impact testing is very important…or it should be. However, the rules and regulations have their weaknesses, and in London they somehow allowed a developer to create a massive 37-storey office block, that has a concave shape, and expands outward towards the top, in order to maximize the usable space inside without taking into consideration some very important boy scout knowledge.
Since most of its exterior facade is covered in glass, its shape very unfortunately focuses light down right in front of it, and this was noticed recently by a man who found his new-gen Jaguar XJ in a…curious state after parked outside for around two hours.
Upon his returns, he saw someone taking a photo of his car, asked her why she was doing that, before facing reality.
The mirror was severely warped, as was the black plastic bit that they (rather controversially) used to cover up the C-pillar, along with the door handles. This amounts to “about a thousand pounds” in damages, all of which will be covered by those in charge of the building site. More details in the videos below – the last one is an animation.
By Andrei Nedelea
Story References: BBC
Shout out to Evandil and Ian for the submission!
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