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more about #vertigo more comments → P3nnst8r: That is a long way down. #vertigo more » Spaceknight: how high do you have to go to see the curvature of the earth? #vertigo more » Jacubious: I remember flying into Dubai, you could see the building sticking up and out of the smog layer. When I asked the pilot about it they said they never s... more » RT100: Dubai looks like no other place on earth. One block is a bunch of sand, then the next city block contains the highest building in the world. #crazy. ... more » Haptic_Feedback_to_the_Future: Incidentally, it would be very difficult to actually see the 'wobbling' of the tower manifest on the video. That's because large towers (and the Burj... more » Curves: After watching that, I glanced down and realized I had a death grip on my desk. I didnt even realize I was "holding on" the whole time I was viewing ... more » Xof711: I sooooo wanna BASE this tower! #vertigo more » chrystlubitshi still güntered and dieseling: that is one brave, brave man... i start to feel a bit queasy in the st. louis arch... when looking at the people below me slowly come in and out of vi... more » Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I'm not going to hold you if you're about to puke. Sheesh. #vertigo more » sxs3200: The urge to jump from there would be too high for me (lolpun). #vertigo more » ninjagin: My college dorm was 14 stories high at the top, and there was a study lounge up there. Occasionally, we'd get some pretty strong winds -- from 80 to 1... more » eatamez2: Awesome sniper post? err.... #vertigo more » mrburglar: Ah, but what a beautiful, glorious view. Of sand and asphalt. Never mind. What is the point of this building? They have a LOT of open land over t... more » Ioncloud9: he should have dropped the camera with a parachute attached #vertigo more » Akibake-: Best suicide EVAR!! #vertigo more » -
#burjdubai
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] -
#defense
Inferno Speaker Blaster Makes you Vomit
Inferno is a "sonic barrier," a long metallic speakerbar that generates a sound made of four frequencies between 2 and 5 kilohertz. The sound itself is 125dB, which is the typical sound made by an alarm, but according to Danger Room's Sharon Weinberger, it's "the most unbearable, gut-wrenching noise I've ever heard in my life." It was a very quick exposure but Sharon says that it was a lot worse than the Pentagon pain ray. We talked with Dr. Maurice Goldman, managing director for the company in the US, about the uses and cost of these devices. More »
