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    Image of TysonZetes TysonZetes
    11/09/09

    In reply to World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
    Hmm, Dubai is like my 10 year-old godchild... He wants crap just because everyone else has it and of course, he gets it. I'm kinda' bored of that pattern and Dubai has no character now- it's just a spoiled brat.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    11/09/09

    In reply to World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
    Funny that you should post this... I'm at the Bellagio right now. :) About to head home, unfortunately. I love me some Vegas. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    11/09/09

    @Homerjay is utterly alone.: You could always move here like me. Then you'd be home right now. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    11/09/09

    @Xeno: No thanks. 3 days at a time is PLENTY. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Lukasz Fabis Lukasz Fabis
    11/09/09

    In reply to World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
    Could someone explain to me Gizmodo's infatuation with those money-sucking, environment-raping slave drivers in Dubai?

    I really don't understand what is so appealing about Dubai's waste and excess built on the backs of slaves. No, seriously, I don't. #burjdubaifountain
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    Benguin promoted this comment Lukasz Fabis was starred Lukasz Fabis was unstarred
    Image of Benguin Benguin
    11/09/09

    @Lukasz Fabis: Maybe because it reminds us of home.

    Good ol' America. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/09/09

    In reply to World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
    Every single time I see "worlds biggest" or "world's largest" It's always in dubai. That is excluding humans of course. All of the worlds largest of those are in America apparently. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    11/09/09

    @yantelope: You wish!

    People in the UAE are eating too much of the wrong foods and straining the nation’s food supply, according to food experts and a recently released UN report. The Food and Agriculture Organisation estimated that the average daily caloric intake per person in the UAE in 2005 was just over 3,000 calories – almost a third above the recommended amount for a healthy person.
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    At least one child in six in the UAE under the age of five suffers from stunted growth as a result of poor nutrition, according to doctors.
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    More than one in three children in Dubai are overweight, according to a study released yesterday by Dubai Health Authority.

    Sources:
    [www.thenational.ae]
    [www.thenational.ae]
    [www.thenational.ae] #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    11/09/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: Oh noes! Factual evidence that combats the "fat American" stereotype? My head asplode! #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11/09/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: Curses! Foiled again! #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    11/09/09

    @Slyd3z: Nope, it merely says "Other people are fat, too!"

    Many Americans are still tubs of delicious lard. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of vqro vqro
    11/09/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: We are indeed the fattest in the world. How dare Dubai want to take that title from us!!! #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    11/09/09

    @vqro: The UAE is at a disadvantage and has to import some 80 per cent of the food it consumes. We can take 'em! Home-grown advantage! #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    11/09/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: Oh, okay. In that case, can you help me put together a petition to get the Windows 7 burger on American Burger King menus? #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    11/09/09

    In reply to World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
    at first i was like "eh"

    then I noticed it was 6 stories high :| #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of macpatrik macpatrik
    11/09/09

    In reply to World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
    This makes the Bellagio fountains look like a garden hose and a flashlight. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    11/09/09

    @macpatrik: Really? considering how old the one at the Bellagio is, I'd say it's surprisingly similar, only bigger. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/09/09

    In reply to World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
    I would think the air there so dry that all this water would evaporate quickly. Its pretty though, and I wouldnt mind throwing a penny in it. #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    11/09/09

    @Curves: Humidity in the UAE is very often over 80%. Thankfully summer is over, so it's no longer 105 degrees at night with 95% humidity. Walking home from work was bleh.

    Also, don't throw a penny, get some 1 fil pieces. Only 0.0027 cents! #burjdubaifountain
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    Image of spathak85 spathak85
    11/09/09

    @Curves: Lol.

    "The air is dry and leads to the water evaporating quickly".

    Clearly you do not have a science background and I won't hold you liable for your comment.

    Humidity levels in Dubai are perennially high. It ranges from a healthy 40% all the way up to 80% during the high season. It has been found to be more than 80% sometimes.

    The heat in Dubai is unbearably high only for 2-3 months a year to even have a significant effect on still-standing water bodies i.e. artificial lakes and ponds a la Emirates Hills, Jumeirah Lake Towers, The Meadows etc.

    The average temperature is lower now than it was a decade ago, rain is more common than in yester-years. Humidity levels remain high. The water is not evaporating simply because the air is dry.

    Dubai is an amazing city with unbelievable identity crisis. Having being born and brought up there, I can attest to the outlandish and seemingly unsustainable undertakings by the city and its myriad planners. It always takes time for forward vision and unabated excited execution balance themselves out. The exuberance has ended and the process of balance is underway.

    I cannot help but appreciate Dubai for its initiatives notwithstanding the numerous issues that have arisen. Nowhere in the world can yo usee so many things being done so fast. The underlying issues, contradictions and concerns will duly be addressed.
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    11/09/09

    @spathak85: The actual quote is "I would think the air there so dry that all this water would evaporate quickly". That has nothing to do with a lack of science background, more lack of familiarity with the climate of the UAE. And please feel free to hold me liable for any comment I make here, but please just use the actual quote. #burjdubaifountain
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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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    switchblade saints promoted this comment TVGenius was starred TVGenius was unstarred
    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    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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    Platypus Man promoted this comment SusmitaCaesar was starred SusmitaCaesar was unstarred
    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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    Platypus Man promoted this comment michaelfox was starred michaelfox was unstarred
    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    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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    Gann promoted this comment quantumbits was starred quantumbits was unstarred
    Image of Gann Gann
    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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