You can find out by watching 'Engineering Connections' at 20.10 GMT on Sunday 22nd February if you have access to the British BBC2 TV channel.
See what Richard Hammond, star of BBC's 'Top Gear' motoring show thought of the boat, and how it helps explain the engineering behind Taipei 101
If you can't access BBC2 it will be available on-line via the BBC iPlayer on www.bbc.co.uk.