World's Tallest Building Opens in Dubai

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Jan 6, 2010 2:04 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8440219.stm

It says that it took six years to complete construction on the building. It probably took just as long to make the fireworks.
Jan 6, 2010 2:04pm
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Jan 6, 2010 2:06 PM
I've seen taller.
Jan 6, 2010 2:06pm
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Jan 6, 2010 2:51 PM
what a shame. takes six years to biuld, then gets blown up in about 2 minutes.
Jan 6, 2010 2:51pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:54 PM
I remember hearing something about the temperature change from ground level to the top is like 18 degrees.
Jan 6, 2010 3:54pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:56 PM
You would have to pay me to go to the top floor of that building!
Jan 6, 2010 3:56pm
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Jan 6, 2010 3:58 PM
I wonder what half is residential and which is the offices. Could you imagine living near the top? You could run a skydiving business out of your condo. I believe the temp change, one pic I saw while they were building it around 2/3's of the building clouds were forming and you couldn't even see the top.
Jan 6, 2010 3:58pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:02 PM
Anyone else see the story on the BBC about porn videos being uploaded to youtube by masking them as children videos? Haha reminds me of our attacks on JJHuddle.
Jan 6, 2010 4:02pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:03 PM
charliehustle14 wrote: Anyone else see the story on the BBC about porn videos being uploaded to youtube by masking them as children videos? Haha reminds me of our attacks on JJHuddle.
Jan 6, 2010 4:03pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:14 PM
ricola wrote: what a shame. takes six years to biuld, then gets blown up in about 2 minutes.
Should make an interesting target.
Jan 6, 2010 4:14pm
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Jan 6, 2010 4:36 PM
funny thing is that the city is pretty much fucked and not many people will be able to rent a space in the building
Jan 6, 2010 4:36pm
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Jan 7, 2010 1:58 AM
2quick4u, it's a pretty well-off city. I'm betting someone will.
Jan 7, 2010 1:58am
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Jan 7, 2010 2:21 AM
mucalum49 wrote:Could you imagine living near the top? You could run a skydiving business out of your condo.
LOL!
Jan 7, 2010 2:21am
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Jan 7, 2010 2:30 AM
O-Trap wrote: 2quick4u, it's a pretty well-off city. I'm betting someone will.
Don't let the glitz and glamour of the Dubai blind you they are not well off, the emirate is in a lot debt and they just recently had to borrow $10 billion from its much richer and less extravagant neighbor Abu Dubai.
Jan 7, 2010 2:30am
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Jan 7, 2010 10:46 AM
O-Trap wrote: 2quick4u, it's a pretty well-off city. I'm betting someone will.
Would you want to rent space in the Middle East? I know I wouldn't
Jan 7, 2010 10:46am
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Jan 7, 2010 10:47 AM
How many terrorist attacks have happened in UAE? Just curious, I couldn't find it in a quick Google search.
Jan 7, 2010 10:47am
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Jan 7, 2010 10:58 AM
I don't think the UAE has many enemies, but I'm not certain on that. I guess everyone has enemies of some sort.

I just don't get it. Do they expect the middle east to become a vacation destination? It's the last place I'd want to go. Not because of the terrorists, but because of the climate. It's scorching hot their.

And no, they don't have any money. And I think they are running out of oil, so no one will be there in time.
Jan 7, 2010 10:58am
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Jan 7, 2010 11:25 AM
I don't think they had enough fireworks for a building opening.
Jan 7, 2010 11:25am
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Jan 7, 2010 11:28 AM
No way I'd go into a volitale area of the world to visit it, but hey, its cool to look at.
Jan 7, 2010 11:28am
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Jan 7, 2010 11:46 AM
thedynasty1998 wrote: I don't think the UAE has many enemies, but I'm not certain on that. I guess everyone has enemies of some sort.

I just don't get it. Do they expect the middle east to become a vacation destination? It's the last place I'd want to go. Not because of the terrorists, but because of the climate. It's scorching hot their.

And no, they don't have any money. And I think they are running out of oil, so no one will be there in time.
Are you serious? Dubai located within the United Arab emirates is a popular travel destination

It is amazing the architecture they are building there.
http://www.designbuild-network.com/projects/Hydropolis/
Jan 7, 2010 11:46am
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Jan 7, 2010 11:47 AM
Yeah, Dubai has been a pretty big draw (especially for wealthy Europeans) over the past several years. They've been hammered w/ the global economic situation, though.
Jan 7, 2010 11:47am
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equus

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Jan 7, 2010 12:38 PM
And, the view from the top. Caution, can be vertigo inducing!

Jan 7, 2010 12:38pm
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Jan 7, 2010 1:04 PM
Travis Pastrana would jump right off that.
Jan 7, 2010 1:04pm
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Jan 7, 2010 1:12 PM
Dubai is a pretty well off city (for now at least). I saw this building when we pulled in there last August, and it is pretty impressive. Dubai has some amazing architecture/engineering with this building, the man-made island, and the hotel shaped like a sail boat.

As for the safety, I personally felt safer in Dubai than I did in Thailand.
Jan 7, 2010 1:12pm
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Jan 7, 2010 2:11 PM
Al Capone wrote:
ricola wrote: what a shame. takes six years to biuld, then gets blown up in about 2 minutes.
Should make an interesting target.
I have been thinking the same thing. Isn't this going to be a huge target for those bastards that like to hijack planes.
Jan 7, 2010 2:11pm
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Jan 7, 2010 2:14 PM
That youtube video is insane!
Jan 7, 2010 2:14pm