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Culture_Vulture 01-02-2010 01:20 PM

Burj Dubai opens Monday
 
it stands at over 800 meters. compare that to the current record holder: 508 meters. :high:



http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIM...ll-reuters.jpg

http://www.quitor.com/wp-content/upl...ubai-tower.gif

Quote:

'We thought that it would be slightly taller than the existing tallest tower of Taipei 101. (Emaar) kept on asking us to go higher but we didn't know how high we could go,' he said. 'We were able to tune the building like we tune a music instrument. As we went higher and higher and higher, we discovered that by doing that process... we were able to reach heights much higher than we ever thought we could. We learned quite a bit from Burj Dubai. I would think we could easily do a one kilometre (tower). We are optimistic about the ability to go even higher.'

too bad they built it in a soon-to-be ghost town :h5:

InvisibleSoul 01-02-2010 01:29 PM

One of the new wAnders of the world.

Razor Ramon HG 01-02-2010 01:29 PM

I'd be scared as fuck if I looked off the top of the building.

Culture_Vulture 01-02-2010 01:46 PM

Imagine a fire escape routine woohoo

Domani 01-02-2010 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Physixx (Post 6751949)
Imagine a fire escape routine woohoo

everyone gets a parachute, base jump out of the window..

jmvdesign 01-02-2010 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG (Post 6751937)
I'd be scared as fuck if I looked off the top of the building.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrGsS2IQqAg

Culture_Vulture 01-02-2010 02:42 PM

^crazy

orange7 01-02-2010 02:42 PM

:eek: that thing is longer than my 6"

InvisibleSoul 01-02-2010 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmvdesign (Post 6752003)

I think a whole new term needs to be coined from this...

Forget a million-dollar view... this thing has a billion-dollar view...

Bouncing Bettys 01-02-2010 04:13 PM

someone has already base jumped this thing. here's the video for those who haven't seen it before
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0vQvHdN5qA

JSALES 01-02-2010 04:35 PM

i'd love to be on top of that building

Greenstoner 01-02-2010 04:35 PM

woah... that nuts

antonito 01-02-2010 05:44 PM

That's just surreal. That video from a while ago of the guys doing pull-ups on the crane gave me the :cry: feeling from watching it, this just doesn't even register, you shouldn't be able to look down on other highrises like that.

JSALES 01-02-2010 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmvdesign (Post 6752003)

such a spectacular view

hal0g0dv2 01-02-2010 06:05 PM

thats fucked the base jumping

SkinnyPupp 01-02-2010 10:08 PM

Things obsolete this decade: Dubai

twitchyzero 01-02-2010 11:06 PM

the next tallest building to trump this one will require oxygen tanks when you are at the top (outdoors)

Ulic Qel-Droma 01-03-2010 12:12 AM

http://www.imagehosting.gr/out.php/i...-1920x1200.jpg
click for bigger pic!

JSALES 01-03-2010 01:16 AM

^ amazing

twitchyzero 01-03-2010 01:26 AM

^desktop'd...too bad most of what you see from up to is just sand

kychesu 01-03-2010 12:48 PM

too bad they built it using slaves

TheKingdom2000 01-03-2010 06:15 PM

sorry guys. i'm pretty ignorant..
but why is dubai obsolete?

fliptuner 01-03-2010 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mx703 (Post 6753425)
sorry guys. i'm pretty ignorant..
but why is dubai obsolete?

http://www.revscene.net/forums/dark-...ighlight=dubai

GabAlmighty 01-03-2010 06:49 PM

First vid is private only or something?

Quote:

Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 6752556)
the next tallest building to trump this one will require oxygen tanks when you are at the top (outdoors)

10,000' my man;)

tiger_handheld 01-03-2010 08:13 PM

imagine running two 767's at a 45 degree angle into this thing. someone should try it..


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