@The5thElephant: don't worry dude, you'll be safe. the electricity will choose the path of less resistance and in a building where the lightning rod is part of the structure the least resistance path is definitely not you
This might seem like a stupid question but I tend to ask those. Is there anyway for them to capture that electricity and convert it into something usable?
@jepzilla: ah i c...well what a waste. Maybe they should build another building similar in height right next to it and bounce the lightening back and forth like tesla coils put on a show.
@The Lab: Really? I really doubt that. What's your source? [peswiki.com] [en.wikipedia.org]
Given, they're wikis, but they seem more accurate than your numbers.
its all part of their plans... that is just one of their many energy sources (including uranium, of course petroleum, sweatshop kids, and A-rab money) to get project x in the basement running.
Whats project x you ask? ill keep that for the next burj dubai post.
@Franknbeans: Well, buildings like this (actually, real estate in general) and the credit crisis are both big reasons that Dubai is in danger of defaulting on its sovereign debt. The US got owned because of a real estate bubble bursting and making houses less valuable than mortgages. Subsequently, people defaulted on their loans, causing instability in the broader financial system. The same thing is happening in Dubai, although as we can imagine, Dubai has proportionately more debt-financed mega real estate developments right now.
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@Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.: I want to see Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's ruler and majority stakeholder in Dubai World, get tossed in Dubai's notorious debtors' prison! Any expat in the country who tried "to 'standstill' and extend maturities until at least 30 May 2010" would immediately be in prison. What's "Schadenfreude" in Arabic?
However, Burj Dubai's developer is Emaar Properties, their house of cards has yet to announce a collapse.
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Please gooaplesoft, please... DO TELL !!!!!
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Tomorrow came and they weren't ready for it.
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However, Burj Dubai's developer is Emaar Properties, their house of cards has yet to announce a collapse.