''Burj Dubai'' The tallest building of the world

[Solid Knight]

They just need to hurry up and build that space elevator.

[morphen]

next up; Postition available as window cleaner in dubai ;)

[Knife Party]

Kudos to the engineers for the amazing feat achieved. Don't see it as a waste of money at all, just Dubai beefing up it's commercial and tourism sector, honestly don't understand why so many people would be hateful of that. Been to Dubai many times (lived in Bahrain ) and liked it alot - by far the most western, which is a good thing to a limited extent if you ask me, I'm fond of the subtle mix of local and western culture more, all in all shaping to be a great city - many would be jealous of as this thread has shown

[yxz]

minimum: 10 deg C

average: 29 deg C

maximum: 47 deg C

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=temperature+dubai

:broken:

[Warboy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakheel_Tower

No it's not, that's a lie. It's a building that uses all the faulty xbox 360s glued together.

Anyways, back on topic. I can't wait to see the movable Dubai building.

[ReDFoX2200]

Anyways, back on topic. I can't wait to see the movable Dubai building.

yes I want to know more details about this and I think it should be called rotating not movable :D

[Warboy]

yes I want to know more details about this and I think it should be called rotating not movable :D

the rooms can move, its just put into sections that can be removed at any time really.

Edited November 23, 2009 by Warboy

[Pikey]

It seems all is not necessarily rosy in the emirate of Dubai .. money is tight even there!!

Shares hit by Dubai debt problems

European shares have been hit by concerns over Dubai's financial health, after a government-owned company asked for an extension on repaying its debts.

The UK's FTSE 100 index lost 3.2%, its biggest one-day fall since March, after Dubai World asked creditors to postpone upcoming repayments until May 2010.

Banks were hit particularly hard on concerns over Dubai's ability to pay back its debts.

The emirate has been badly affected by the global recession.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8381258.stm

[Panacik]

Damn Terrorists have too much money to waste :angry:

Ah ignorance is bliss :)

There's no facepalm great enough

:rolleyes:

QFT!

[what]

The whole big buildings thing are getting old. When are the gonna start constructing super massive space stations?

And only have a few trained personnel and the ultra-rich visiting them? What would be the point in that?

[Rappy Veteran]

It seems all is not necessarily rosy in the emirate of Dubai .. money is tight even there!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8381258.stm

crazy :|

[yxz]

http://gizmodo.com/5433690/unbelievable-23...-the-burj-dubai

http://www.dxbae.com/IMG_1844b-Panorama.html

[GuJu]

http://gizmodo.com/5433690/unbelievable-23...-the-burj-dubai

http://www.dxbae.com/IMG_1844b-Panorama.html

2.3 GIGApixel? :|

[hotdog666al]

Holy **** that's one big ass tower, looks like something from a game! <3

[Rappy Veteran]

http://gizmodo.com/5433690/unbelievable-23...-the-burj-dubai

http://www.dxbae.com/IMG_1844b-Panorama.html

that's insane :|

[VidER]

Holy **** that's one big ass tower, looks like something from a game! <3

Speaking of Games:

VidER

[Rappy Veteran]

Speaking of Games:

VidER

whoa that first bit was a bit crazy!

[Pupik]

Speaking of Games:

Damn, Bjork is annoying. Had to watch that trailer on mute.

[MrChainsaw]

Its opening on the 4th!

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

Speaking of Games:

VidER

That game looks crazy. Very cool they did it in Dubai

[SolidSapphire]

I love to visit this one day. Wouldn't you? And those islands...

[darthblader]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_City_Tower

DOOO IIITTTT!!

[Rappy Veteran]

surely one day all these buildings will bankrupt the country?

[lt8480]

surely one day all these buildings will bankrupt the country?

As many of the buildings only have a 30 year designed lifespan (very poor for large buildings)... unless the cities are "stable" economically by then it will most likely be that point. However if its not achieved sooner than that they will most likely pull from it sooner.

[SolidSapphire]

I think they were built to maintain the economy. "Tourism"