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This is just insane.

http://gizmodo.com/5038788/tallest-skyscraper-in-the-world-almost-completed-defies-belief

bballp6699 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:50 am Post subject:

Oh look at us, we have a bazillion dollars.

manOFice · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:52 am Post subject:

how stupid, I bet it falls at the first wind storm

ilikegreens · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:16 am Post subject:

No, I actually saw something on the discovery channel about this, they had a special way they made it so it can be narrow, yet stand up to major storms. I forget what they did, I think I saw it on mega builders or something.

Gman14 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:34 am Post subject:

yeah... well the twin towers weren't supposed to fall from a plane hitting it either... anything that tall can't really be all that safe.

dmorris68 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:21 am Post subject:

CollidgeGraduit · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 10:32 am Post subject:

tylerc · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:10 pm Post subject:

My neighbor is an engineer and he agrees with CG, lol

Gman14 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:

lol ok ok dumb point by me apparently. lo siento.

JennyWren · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:49 pm Post subject:

Architect must have a very tiny.....

dmorris68 · Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject:

akalic · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:08 am Post subject:

doylnea · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:46 am Post subject:

dmorris68 · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

samz465 · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject:

My neighbor said this is illegal, lol

J4320 · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

^ That was kind of not funny at all... nor did it make any sense.

Wolfeman · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:36 am Post subject:

That's our gas money in action. Check out the other craziness Dubai is planning. Some of this stuff is insane...
http://www.realtyna.com/dubai_real_estate/dubai-future-projects.html

phriq · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject:

This stuff is insane.... and pretty pointless. lol, but cool none the less.

good2speed · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:19 pm Post subject:

FYI for those who are not aware.

The government of Dubai has made a lot of cash by resourcing it's vast oil supply. People from Dubai have experienced tremendous luxuries and a high standard of living, well except for migrant workers brought in from China, India, and Singapore.

Dubai has long been known as a wealthy state. Their main cash cow is oil exportation and the sultan of Dubai is worried that once Dubai's oil runs out its economy will collapse. Dubais economy is heavily dependant on the production and sale of oil.

So, the Sultan has proactively decided to use Dubai's untapped resources to keep the economic boom going. Dubai has beach front property and has near tropical weather making it an ideal vacation destination. Only problem with buildng in Dubai is space limitations. Thus contractors have sought to build out into the sea. This is all at the request of the sultan and his desire to make Dubai the premeire vacation destination for the wealthy.

They have taken vast projects such as the world and palm islands.(islands built from scracth out in the middle of the sea) They've also created the Burj al arab, the world tallest hotel building. And now theyve built this new world tallest skyscraper.

All this construction is not too show off. It's too keep the economic boom going and to ensure that western money will keep flowing into Dubai long after its oil supply has run dry.

Odoyale rules · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject:

Holy crap is that big

J4320 · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:

that's what she said

dmorris68 · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:38 am Post subject:

Twon · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:46 am Post subject: