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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    Does it have 5 floors just for pets?
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    Image of RyaninCalgary RyaninCalgary
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    I think it's really sad there's been nothing new built on the WTC site. :(
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    Image of aec007 aec007
    09/23/09

    @RyaninCalgary:
    400 days to build the Empire State.
    8 Years to build Nothing.
    Pretty sad state of affairs.....
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    Image of Avizzv92 Avizzv92
    09/23/09

    @aec007: No amount of technological innovation and progress will replace the working class attitude that is missing in America now that built the Empire State building back then.
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    Image of trs trs
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    What I find amazing is that 78 years later, the Empire State Building is still up there on the list of world's tallest buildings.
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    Image of TVGenius TVGenius
    09/23/09

    @trs: I always wonder, what is the life expectancy of some of these early skyscrapers? At what point will maintenance no longer suffice, and the thing's gotta come down? A 100-story implosion would be pretty wild, although infeasible because of the amount of debris.
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    09/23/09

    @TVGenius: well it alread..

    nvm I am not even touching that one
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    Image of SusmitaCaesar SusmitaCaesar
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    Where's Toronto's CN Tower in the "perspective" image?
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    09/23/09

    @SusmitaCaesar: It's an observation tower, not a skyscraper, so my guess is it doesn't count...
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    Image of michaelfox michaelfox
    09/23/09

    @Platypus Man: Doesn't really matter. It's a free standing structure, so it should still be included, purpose aside.
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    09/23/09

    @michaelfox: Burj Dubai is a skyscraper, so people want to see its height compared to other skyscrapers. It's not a "tallest structures" comparison, it's just a helpful graph to compare it to other similar things.
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    Image of quantumbits quantumbits
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    Personally, I'm not really impressed by these structures that end up looking and functioning more like spires based, in large part, on winning a glorified pissing match. That's why I was always in such awe of the WTC buildings.
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    09/23/09

    @quantumbits: Yeah, we all know it's the girth that really counts, right?
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    Image of quantumbits quantumbits
    09/23/09

    @Gann: Too easy...
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    Image of HannoverFist HannoverFist
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    Dubai loses its luster when you find out that all the development is built upon the backs of slave labor. Just google "Dubai slavery" if you want to find out more.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    Did Alain Robert climb Burj Dubai yet?
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    Where is North Korea Tower??
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    09/23/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: If you mean the Ryugyong, that thing only comes in at 330m height. Of course the Empire is only taller because of it's antenna.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    09/23/09

    @Malfunktion v2: That was actually more of a "Why are we not building this for the glory of leader Kim?" comment.
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    So what would happen if you threw a penny off of it?
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    Image of GarciaConcern GarciaConcern
    09/23/09

    @MarcusMaximus: Its speed would increase exponentially every few feet until it became a red hot copper bullet of death capable of piercing the earth and splitting men asunder. Or its terminal velocity might top out at, say, 80 MPH and give someone a nasty welt. Science is such a buzzkill...
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    Image of DonLuc DonLuc
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    Give Dubai 30 years and it will eerily resemble New York. No need to photoshop.
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    09/23/09

    @DonLuc: more like the New York of 2050...
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    Image of madog madog
    09/23/09

    @DonLuc: In 30 years it'll return to its natural state: desert.
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    Image of Sir Gibler Sir Gibler
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    i just googled me some Russia Tower and its sadly been canceled as of June
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/23/09

    In reply to This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
    *giggles*
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    09/14/09

    In reply to Volcano-Shaped Italian Mall Gives Malls a Good Name

    If this were built in the USA the center would be filled with kiosks and it would have a roof.
    I remember Town East mall in Mesquite TX. It looks like a volcano and it used to have a big open area in the middle and then for no reason other than greed they filled up the center with shops. Now it is a big triangle with nowhere to sit.
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    Image of CSX321 CSX321
    09/14/09

    @reddingofish: The center of Town East Mall was the set for part of Logan's Run, wasn't it?
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    09/14/09

    @CSX321: Your thinking Cotton Candy.
    [www.youtube.com]
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    09/14/09


    @CSX321: Here is what it used to look like on the inside. They have since built another building around the center so the open area is lost.
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    09/14/09

    @reddingofish: Just looked it up... I was thinking of Hulen Mall in Fort Worth.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    09/14/09

    In reply to Volcano-Shaped Italian Mall Gives Malls a Good Name
    Hope you like it Frucci. Cause I can guar-an-tee ya that something like this is in Bloomberg's folder marked Revenue Generation, sub-folder Central Park, sub-sub-folders Reservoir/Great Lawn.
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    09/14/09

    In reply to Volcano-Shaped Italian Mall Gives Malls a Good Name

    I'll let you guys get back to commenting on this in a second. I just want to say that Beyonce has the best gadget blog ever!
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    09/14/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: He is just lucky she wasn't packin' heat.
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    09/14/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: *Snoop Prompts This Comment.*

    Sorry, that's all I can do.
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    09/14/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: well, if you like it then you should have put a comment on it.
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    09/14/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: How is this comment related to the post? Why is this dude approved for comments but im not? No one here gives a shit about Kanye West!
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    09/14/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I will not let you turn this into a meme. I'm watching you on Twitter. I'm watching you here. I'm watching you.

    *points at eyes*
    *points at you*
    *points at eyes again*
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    Image of Nick Nick
    09/14/09

    @natural selection: really? really?
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    09/14/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I have to agree Kayne, but not about the blog. The video for Single Ladies WAS the best video ever. I challenge anyone to prove me wrong with a better video for a song released this year!
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    09/14/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_AteABadCerealBar: definitely a freudian slip
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    09/14/09


    @natural selection: If you don't shut the hell up, I'm going to shove my keyboard down your fucking throat.
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    09/14/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: thank you :D :D :D
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