Dubai Skyscraper almost completed....

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
<high pitch voice>Oooooh look at me, I'm an ME!!!!</high pitch voice>

Why yes, yes I am a mechanical engineer. I threw that in there because jpeyton was whining about hearsay. I wanted to say that I'm not just repeating something on blind faith that the other person told me the truth, I've actually studied this stuff before.

 

[sneakybit]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
I get the impression that Arabs believe having fancy buildings will make them a great country.

Skyscrapers are something to be proud of. You don't see countries with nonexistent economies building the tallest building in the world.

Some try, but they do it poorly.

MotionMan

That thing looks like a huge rocket. Is anyone sure there isn't a hidden warhead inside?!

 

[dr150]

I don't know why, but I just got a hard-on.

Is there a relation?.....

 

[Ruptga]

whoa

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: andy04

Originally posted by: KLin
I know I've asked this before, but which terrorist group is going to be the first to take it out with a 747?

LOL its built by them you ignorant fool

LOL at the ironing

 

[Dman877]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: KLin
I know I've asked this before, but which terrorist group is going to be the first to take it out with a 747?

You could fly an A380 into it and it still wouldn't go down. Properly engineered and constructed skyscrapers don't go down if a single plane hits it. I guess that tells you something about the quality of the twin towers.

Besides, all you need to do to prevent another 9/11 is put about $50 worth of steel reinforcements on the cockpit door.

The twin towers were properly engineered as commercial structures. Pre-9/11, how much time did architects really spend safe-guarding their structures from 747 attacks?

 

[Ballatician]

Originally posted by: MotionMan

Originally posted by: BassBomb
Dubai is intense

My dad visited it and got to go within 1km of the 7 star hotel (he didn't know you needed at least a $40 reservation for tea to go inside)

QFT.

Also, indoor ski slope in Dubai.

MotionMan

Cousins stayed at that hotel for one night as part of their honeymoon. The pictures of the inside were pure ridiculousness.

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: Ballatician
check this out:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com...05203_20914ddd28_o.jpg

Got it from the blog here: http://dubai-tower.blogspot.com/


I can't find the good time lapse video I saw of it.

I just ran across this:

http://burjdubai.ytmnd.com/