Who else thinks that the super skyscraper that they are building in Dubai will collapse once it's finished?

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt


Were you born monumentally stupid or did you lose a bet and have to make a fool of yourself for today? Who cares how prevalent terrorism is in Dubai. It wasn't prevalent in the USA either, but I seem to recall a couple of tall buildings getting knocked down? Terrorists can strike anywhere at any time Skippy, that's the whole point of terrorism. If they keep to their own neighborhoods they're not much of a threat.

I've come to a conclusion, you can't fake stupid that easily just by losing a bet. You truly are stupid enough to believe that the building is safe just because it's in Dubai. Do the gene pool a favor, DON'T REPRODUCE.

I guess architects should just get out of the skyscraper business...because you said so. :roll:

Enjoy your fear-mongering and orange alerts champ.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: RelaxTheMind
200 floors of call centers... at least I wont be on hold long to get tech support.

This is Dubai, not Delhi.

 

[futuristicmonkey]

Why is the CN Tower practically never on these tallest-buildings lists?

 

[sygyzy]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt


Were you born monumentally stupid or did you lose a bet and have to make a fool of yourself for today? Who cares how prevalent terrorism is in Dubai. It wasn't prevalent in the USA either, but I seem to recall a couple of tall buildings getting knocked down? Terrorists can strike anywhere at any time Skippy, that's the whole point of terrorism. If they keep to their own neighborhoods they're not much of a threat.

I've come to a conclusion, you can't fake stupid that easily just by losing a bet. You truly are stupid enough to believe that the building is safe just because it's in Dubai. Do the gene pool a favor, DON'T REPRODUCE.

I guess architects should just get out of the skyscraper business...because you said so. :roll:

Enjoy your fear-mongering and orange alerts champ.

LOL

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Ilmater
1 strategically-placed bomb will take that out. You know some stupid terrorist will perceive a plight against "Allah" and take that place down. I'm not stepping foot in it (but then again, I'm not getting near that thing... those people over there are CRAZY!

That's why you build it in a Muslim country. Problem solved.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: futuristicmonkey
Why is the CN Tower practically never on these tallest-buildings lists?

It's in Canada. It doesn't count.

 

[chusteczka]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
it won't collapse

it is scary to us, but i am sure 100 floors was scary to our grandfathers

All of the tall buildings scare me enough to avoid them.

 

[SamurAchzar]

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt


Were you born monumentally stupid or did you lose a bet and have to make a fool of yourself for today? Who cares how prevalent terrorism is in Dubai. It wasn't prevalent in the USA either, but I seem to recall a couple of tall buildings getting knocked down? Terrorists can strike anywhere at any time Skippy, that's the whole point of terrorism. If they keep to their own neighborhoods they're not much of a threat.

I've come to a conclusion, you can't fake stupid that easily just by losing a bet. You truly are stupid enough to believe that the building is safe just because it's in Dubai. Do the gene pool a favor, DON'T REPRODUCE.

I guess architects should just get out of the skyscraper business...because you said so. :roll:

Enjoy your fear-mongering and orange alerts champ.

Not so simple really. Like the Saudis are under attack from extreme Muslim groups, Dubai will be too once their regime seems too close to the west or too detached from Islam. Don't forget that these are Iraqis who kill other Iraqis in Iraq...

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: SamurAchzar

Originally posted by: jpeyton

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt


Were you born monumentally stupid or did you lose a bet and have to make a fool of yourself for today? Who cares how prevalent terrorism is in Dubai. It wasn't prevalent in the USA either, but I seem to recall a couple of tall buildings getting knocked down? Terrorists can strike anywhere at any time Skippy, that's the whole point of terrorism. If they keep to their own neighborhoods they're not much of a threat.

I've come to a conclusion, you can't fake stupid that easily just by losing a bet. You truly are stupid enough to believe that the building is safe just because it's in Dubai. Do the gene pool a favor, DON'T REPRODUCE.

I guess architects should just get out of the skyscraper business...because you said so. :roll:

Enjoy your fear-mongering and orange alerts champ.

Not so simple really. Like the Saudis are under attack from extreme Muslim groups, Dubai will be too once their regime seems too close to the west or too detached from Islam. Don't forget that these are Iraqis who kill other Iraqis in Iraq...

You mind hopping back into your time machine and grabbing me the score for Super Bowl 50? Maybe some Lotto numbers too.

 

[foghorn67]

It will collapse when they put the radio mast on the top. hehe, picturing someone playing jenga.

 

[waggy]

WTF you people expect them to just stop doing anything? so you want them to build a bunch of bomb shelters instead? fvck.

 

[randumb]

The mass damper stabilizing that building must be HUGE.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: futuristicmonkey
Why is the CN Tower practically never on these tallest-buildings lists?

It's in Canada. It doesn't count.

hehe

It's because it isn't a Building, it is a free standing structure(or something like that).

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: waggy
WTF you people expect them to just stop doing anything? so you want them to build a bunch of bomb shelters instead? fvck.

Apparently you didn't take heed to the wise words of our forum sage:

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Terrorists can strike anywhere at any time Skippy

Anywhere, any time! Mushroom clouds in our backyards, dirty bombs in our drive-thrus! Even in the jar of extra creamy you have in your pantry!

Saddam and his team of scuba assassins were ready to swim the Atlantic and murder your entire family in your sleep had we not invaded.

ANYWHERE, ANY TIME! Keep your eyes peeled! Beware of tall buildings and taxi drivers!

 

[FreshPrince]

Taipei 101 is better designed...

this building sucks, it has a wide base and thin narrow top, a 5 year old can design this.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Taipei 101 is better designed...

this building sucks, it has a wide base and thin narrow top, a 5 year old can design this.

You have to appreciate what they're doing architecturally.

Past "world's tallest" buildings have inched up from the previous record holders. The Burj Dubai will be anywhere between 800-1000 feet taller than the previous record holder.

 

[Smartazz]

Originally posted by: ZetaEpyon

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
I'm sure there'll be a good number of people who'll live, work and eat there and probably not leave the building for days.

It really seems like a lot of these super-skyscrapers are getting close to the old SimCity arcologies, with the exception of the potential for self-sustainability. I expect to see a real one within my lifetime.

lol, you're right. I always wondered why they took them out of the new SimCity games.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Taipei 101 is better designed...

this building sucks, it has a wide base and thin narrow top, a 5 year old can design this.

I agree. Taipei 101 is great.

but its still amazing what they are doing. I would love to visit and see this thing.

 

[FreshPrince]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Taipei 101 is better designed...

this building sucks, it has a wide base and thin narrow top, a 5 year old can design this.

I agree. Taipei 101 is great.

but its still amazing what they are doing. I would love to visit and see this thing.

the sheer size of it, yes.

 

[waggy]

though the Petronas Towers are amazing also.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Taipei 101 is better designed...

this building sucks, it has a wide base and thin narrow top, a 5 year old can design this.

I think it's nice. Having a tapered building helps create the illusion of it being taller than it really is. When the building is already the tallest in the world, it will look amazing from the perspective at the bottom.

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
Taipei 101 is better designed...

this building sucks, it has a wide base and thin narrow top, a 5 year old can design this.

I agree. Taipei 101 is great.

but its still amazing what they are doing. I would love to visit and see this thing.

Taipei 101 looks pretty cool in Flight Simulator X.

 

[judasmachine]

I'm just waiting for an american to fly a plane into it.


sick joke, i know, and i apologize.

 

[Minjin]

I have tremendous respect for Dubai engineers and the vision of the people in control there.

They've built:

The Palm Islands
The World Islands
The Burj-Al-Arab

And plenty more.

These are the good guys, folks. I've been there and its a nice place. :thumbsup:

 

[Acanthus]

Originally posted by: eleison

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
It won't collapse. Making a building 3000 feet isn't really all that much different from making one 1000 feet. It's just a matter of engineering strong enough. If you have the money you can make one a mile high without it collapsing.

O RLY?

Frank Lloyd Wright designed a mile high tower before his death.

It never came to fruition.