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more about #burjdubai more comments → The5thElephant: I bet there is at least one metal fixture somewhere in that tower that if you lean on it at just the wrong time.... more » P3nnst8r: I hope that thing's grounded. more » russdanger: "IGOR! - RAISE THE PLATFORM!!!" more » dimsum4u: 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 usa... more » sharkync: Seeing how Dubai is on the verge of bankruptcy, they can probably use this free energy. more » Switters79: Shocking... more » Uncletwitch: God will smite this.. Tower of Babel more » IronDiggy: I think the Burj Dubai is just a secret invention of Nikola Tesla. more » AkkiRonin: I'm thinking tower of babel, wrath of god. more » Hello Mister Walrus: Sure, we're bankrupt, but... lightning!! more » PN - gooapplesoft: 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)... more » Pope John Peeps II: Boy that's at least 15d6 right there. more » Winters75: I bet it is because of ostentatious buildings like this that Dubai is now in a financial squeeze.. more » Weihovah: bring the flux capacitor online so we can send this building back to the future more » Bluecold:Of volcanic temperament but soothed by a custard pie balsam.: Take pictures while the fun lasts now that the largest investor in Dubai, Dubai World, won't pay it's debts for 6 months. [news.bbc.co.uk] more » -
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The Burj Dubai Just Can't Stop Getting Struck By Lightning
A tipster sent along this spectacular photo of the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest, most absurdly ostentatious building, getting struck by lightning. While checking for newness, I noticed something amazing: This happens all the time. More » -
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This Video From the Tip Top of the Burj Dubai Makes Me Sick to My Stomach
Hold me, I feel like puking after watching this video from the top of the Burj Dubai, the tallest man-made point on earth. The shaking? That's because the tower's wobbling. Vertigo, uggghhhhh. [YouTube via Skyscraper Forums via Mahoney's Playground] -
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World's Tallest, Most Expensive Fountain In Sparkling Action
As you would expect, the world's tallest fountain is in Dubai. As you would expect, it's next to the world's tallest building. And as you would expect, it's as naff as everything else in there. More » -
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This Is What the Burj Dubai Would Look Like in Midtown Manhattan
What would the Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building, look like if it was in NYC? It would look something like this. Holy shit, this thing is huge. And here's some more perspective for you: More » -
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Cleaning the Tallest Building In the World Requires High Pressure Water Guns and Balls
Things in Dubai get dirty pretty fast thanks to the desert. But how the heck do you clean the 2,683-foot Burj Dubai? What about a window-cleaning SWAT team rappelling down its surface with high pressure water guns. [Thanks Gerard] -
