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The height of skyscrapers means that they need special precautions to counter their swaying in the wind.

One option is a liquid damper, which uses friction from water moving back and forth in the damper to dissipate energy.

Another option is a simpler sloshing tank, shown here in triplicate with different central baffles, to counter the building's motion.

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