A building nicknamed the Walkie-Talkie Tower at 20 Fenchurch Street in London has also had issues with wind, but it was the tower’s relationship with the sun that has earned it other nicknames like the Walkie-Scorchie and the Fryscraper. During construction, it was discovered that the building’s concave facade could reflect and channel sunlight, raising temperatures on the streets below. The skyscraper managed to melt the plastic components of a parked vehicle, and it even lit a rug on fire in a neighboring building. One reporter demonstrated its power by frying an egg on the street below in
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