Solid Knight Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 They just need to hurry up and build that space elevator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphen Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 next up; Postition available as window cleaner in dubai ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yxz Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 minimum: 10 deg Caverage: 29 deg C maximum: 47 deg C http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=temperature+dubai :broken: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboy Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReDFoX2200 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warboy Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 It seems all is not necessarily rosy in the emirate of Dubai .. money is tight even there!! Shares hit by Dubai debt problemsEuropean 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panacik Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Damn Terrorists have too much money to waste :angry: Ah ignorance is bliss :) There's no facepalm great enough:rolleyes: QFT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted November 26, 2009 Veteran Share Posted November 26, 2009 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 :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yxz Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 http://gizmodo.com/5433690/unbelievable-23...-the-burj-dubai http://www.dxbae.com/IMG_1844b-Panorama.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuJu Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 http://gizmodo.com/5433690/unbelievable-23...-the-burj-dubaihttp://www.dxbae.com/IMG_1844b-Panorama.html 2.3 GIGApixel? :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog666al Posted December 25, 2009 Share Posted December 25, 2009 Holy **** that's one big ass tower, looks like something from a game! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted December 25, 2009 Veteran Share Posted December 25, 2009 http://gizmodo.com/5433690/unbelievable-23...-the-burj-dubaihttp://www.dxbae.com/IMG_1844b-Panorama.html that's insane :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidER Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Holy **** that's one big ass tower, looks like something from a game! <3 Speaking of Games: VidER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted December 26, 2009 Veteran Share Posted December 26, 2009 Speaking of Games: VidER whoa that first bit was a bit crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pupik Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Speaking of Games: Damn, Bjork is annoying. Had to watch that trailer on mute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChainsaw Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 Its opening on the 4th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted December 26, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted December 26, 2009 Speaking of Games: VidER That game looks crazy. Very cool they did it in Dubai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidSapphire Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I love to visit this one day. Wouldn't you? And those islands... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthblader Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_City_Tower DOOO IIITTTT!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rappy Veteran Posted December 28, 2009 Veteran Share Posted December 28, 2009 surely one day all these buildings will bankrupt the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt8480 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidSapphire Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I think they were built to maintain the economy. "Tourism" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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