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Originally posted by Japher
I'd be too scared to go up in it... I'd probably pee my pants in the elevator. Not for fear, but just because it would probably take too long.
I've been on an elevator that travels 2km before. It didn't take too long, just a few minutes.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
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It's like SimCity in real life, with the unlimited money cheat.THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
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I hope that the extra tourism and visitor revenue will make up for the inefficiency of building skyscrapers next to empty land.
I am all for land conservation, and awesome skyscrapers, but this is way over the top.Comment
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The "new money" Asian countries that build these things are not constrained by the decision making models used in the west for skyscraper construction."The French caused the war [Persian Gulf war, 1991]" - Ned
"you people who bash Bush have no appreciation for one of the great presidents in our history." - Ned
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Dubai is unreal, if any of you ever get a chance to go jump on the opportunity."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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That building is so tall it might offend GodI need a foot massageComment
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SMITE!
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I'm glad they're doing Burj Dubai. The competition before it was very childish. "I'm the tallest!" - "No, I am if we don't count the antenna!" - "No, only the last occupied floor counts, so I am!".
If you have to argue about a few meters here and there you're obviously not doing it right
Burj Dubai will be CLEARLY the highest, no stupid caveats, and I respect that
It also looks cool and is an engineering marvel of our age
I'm curious why they opted for a reinforced concrete design. What are its advantages over the lighter steel frame design which is usual in skyscrapers.Comment
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Why are people refering to dubai as being in asia? I guess technically it might be (i'm not really clear on where europe ends and asia begins), but it's located in the region typically refered to as the middle east. I can't ever remember hearing Saudi Arabia being refered to as an asian country, for instance.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
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You need that territory to get your seven Asian reinforcements."The DPRK is still in a state of war with the U.S. It's called a black out." - Che explaining why orbital nightime pictures of NK show few lights. Seriously.Comment
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The middle east is more properly thought of as SW Asia. It's mostly a cultural issue that it isn't thought of as an Asian country (kind of like Russia, though that's more debatable.)"In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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But then Greenland should be in N. America.Originally posted by Patroklos
You need that territory to get your seven Asian reinforcements.THEY!!111 OMG WTF LOL LET DA NOMADS AND TEH S3D3NTARY PEOPLA BOTH MAEK BITER AXP3REINCES
AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
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Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
The middle east is more properly thought of as SW Asia. It's mostly a cultural issue that it isn't thought of as an Asian country (kind of like Russia, though that's more debatable.)
I just find it interesting how the language is used, and different terminology is reserved for different countries in the same region.
When talking about a supposedly backwards, wartorn, and fundementalist anti-west country it's the middle east, and when talking about a seemingly prosperous and rich tourist haven, it's asia.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
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wiki says it's a middle easter country in southwest Asia... I confussed, but see Ludd's point.Comment
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