World's tallest building in Dubai opens.

**Heavencloud** · 2010-01-04 20:59

Video is scary, wish it wasn't so polluted there or you could see pretty damn far.

**Tyche** · 2010-01-04 21:12

I give it three weeks before someone BASE jumps it, if it hasn't already been done.

**Correction** · 2010-01-04 21:39

Originally Posted by Tyche

I give it three weeks before someone BASE jumps it, if it hasn't already been done.

Alain Robert has been invited to climb it, although presumably for safety/PR reasons they did not have him do it at the unveil.

Also needs more rampage in those pics.

http://i47.tinypic.com/2nod9u.jpg

**Pirian** · 2010-01-04 21:57

Worlds largest erection

How am I the first one to make this joke this far into the thread? Guess I'm just immature

**aru** · 2010-01-04 22:07

Originally Posted by Atreides

from what I've read, they made the top 30-40 floors so small that they really can't be used for office space, so storage is really all they're good for.

Well that's certainly disappointing. For the amount this thing sways it would have been awesome to install some kind of supermassive pendulum, or some other anti-sway tech, but instead they decided those floors are better served to house toilet paper and light bulbs. Exciting! They could have probably just dug down a few additional stories for that storage space...

I kind of raise my eyebrow at the amount of glass that is used as well. The combination of the wind speed shown in the video coupled with the the sandy terrain is literally going to sandblast those windows to the point that you won't be able to see out of them. I wonder how they are going to clean those windows... I also wouldn't be surprised if that amount of rocking from the wind load pulls some of the building apart. I wonder how much kinetic energy a bolt or a piece of siding would generate falling from that height.

To boot, the building's design is pretty bland. It's probably a problem when those low-rise pavilions (the two buildings on their own little island) are more interesting than the 1/2 mile tall building.

And what's with the stupid symbols at the bottom of the lagoon? Is someone summoning Ifrit or are Ed and Al preparing some kind of crazy transmutation?

**Cyn** · 2010-01-04 22:12

Originally Posted by aru

Well that's certainly disappointing. For the amount this thing sways it would have been awesome to install some kind of supermassive pendulum, or some other anti-sway tech, but instead they decided those floors are better served to house toilet paper and light bulbs. Exciting! They could have probably just dug down a few additional stories for that storage space...

I kind of raise my eyebrow at the amount of glass that is used as well. The combination of the wind speed shown in the video coupled with the the sandy terrain is literally going to sandblast those windows to the point that you won't be able to see out of them. I wonder how they are going to clean those windows... I also wouldn't be surprised if that amount of rocking from the wind load pulls some of the building apart. I wonder how much kinetic energy a bolt or a piece of siding would generate falling from that height.

To boot, the building's design is pretty bland. It's probably a problem when those low-rise pavilions (the two buildings on their own little island) are more interesting than the 1/2 mile tall building.

And what's with the stupid symbols at the bottom of the lagoon? Is someone summoning Ifrit or are Ed and Al preparing some kind of crazy transmutation?

A chunk of metal reaches terminal velocity pretty quickly anyways, and those are fountains.

**Zilong** · 2010-01-04 22:14

Maybe now they can slam an airliner into it too.

**Cyn** · 2010-01-04 22:16

Originally Posted by Zilong

Maybe now they can slam an airliner into it too.

Hahaha...

**Zoolander** · 2010-01-04 23:12

Twice as tall as the empire state building...jesus. That is really difficult to even fathom, I mean the ES bldg is pretty fucking high. Didn't even realize they were making this thing, although it doesn't surprise me at all.

**Cyn** · 2010-01-04 23:18

Empire state building held the title for like... a year. In the 30s.

Not even in the top 10 anymore.

**wipers** · 2010-01-04 23:20

Yea I'm sorry I forgot to put GDP vs. debt my bad.

**Afrohatch** · 2010-01-04 23:30

Originally Posted by Cyn

Empire state building held the title for like... a year. In the 30s.

42 years actually, thx wiki

**Kiro** · 2010-01-04 23:31

Originally Posted by BRP

This will make a great headstone for the city.

^

**Kuya** · 2010-01-04 23:32

Can i find the G spot from up there?

**wipers** · 2010-01-04 23:34

If you take your woman to the top of the building you won't need the G spot.

**Cyn** · 2010-01-04 23:37

Originally Posted by Afrohatch

42 years actually, thx wiki

You're right.

I was actually going for tallest structure, and thought it was a lot shorter than it was, but it was 23 years.

**Kuya** · 2010-01-04 23:39

I don't see how this tower could be more exciting than making me a sandwich.

**Kyo** · 2010-01-04 23:42

Shit wont last, someone will pipe bomb it.

**Tyche** · 2010-01-04 23:51

Well, it wasn't finished, but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pGp1LX8yZY

**wop** · 2010-01-05 03:16

Another random fact, this building uses as much electricity as the whole city.

And, each time someone flushes the toilet, water is being pumped half a mile up the sky.

LOL

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