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[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 140 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Don't forget:

  • Out of control sea level rise due to climate change, which is why they all live up in the sky

  • Mutants in the lower levels

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 months ago (4 children)

This I do not remember. Is this true?

[–] saigot@lemmy.ca 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)

IIRC the canon reason they are above the clouds is because of smog.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 3 months ago

Just searched, and it looks like you're correct.

Also, apparently there's an episode where Spacely and Cogswell are arguing about real estate and they discuss a rule of Orbit City which requires all buildings to be at least 2200 feet off the ground (I assume from their "bottom"), which would make their homes roughly the top floors of the Burj Khalifa

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