Why does leaning tower of pissa lean & why doesnt it fall???

Question

Why does leaning tower of pissa lean & why doesnt it fall???

Answer 1

i don't now why it won't fall but the ground is soffter so the building sinkd i think

Answer 2

The ground sank on the one side, it probably will fall eventually.

Answer 3

It's been a slow process--when it first started to lean, they tried to correct it by building more on the top, to try to counterbalance it--that helped some, but not totally.  It probably will fall, sooner or later--it's a tourist attraction, so they hope it's later.

Answer 4

How do we know it's "really" leaning, and it's not the rest of the world that's slipped to one side - leaving the tower standing upright?

NURSE! I'm ready for my injection now......

Answer 5

It doesn't fall because there is still support underneath it's Center of Gravity.

Answer 6

Right so far, the ground on one side was sand while the other side was clay. I think it was three years ago they closed the tower and placed a concrete base all around the tower. However being Italians they didn't get it right the second time either and it still leans to one side.  :-)

Answer 7

It was built and their was rock under half and clay on the other half, its now been made safe

Its been reinforce and will not fall

Answer 8

Its leaning due to a poorly laid foundation and loose substrate that has allowed the foundation to shift direction..  IT would have fallen a while ago, but they are shoring it up and have done repairs to minimize the setteling.