Dubai opens world's tallest tower

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http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/01/20101416252573608.html

http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2010/1/4/201014173357651734_3.jpg

Dubai sends America a message:

"YOU LOSE"

http://www.minnpost.com/client_files/alternate_images/10906/mp_main_wide_BurjDubaiTower452.jpg

http://english.aljazeera.net/mritems/Images/2010/1/4/20101410166594360_20.jpg

5 million square Feet.

828m - height
57 - number of lifts
169 - number of floors
1,044 - number of apartments
31,400 - tonnes of steel used
330,000 - cubic metres of concrete used
$1.5bn - estimated cost
95 km - the distance it can be seen from
10C - cooler at the top than the bottom
158 - floor where "highest" mosque is planned
76 - floor of "highest" swimming pool
12,000 - number of labourers who toiled
$5 - daily wage of a labourer
$3m - price of a 80th floor one-bedroom apartment in 2008


It uses as much electricity as an entire city. And every time the toilet is flushed they've got to pump water half a mile into the sky.

BEAT THAT TOTAL AND UTTER FAILURE AT CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AMERICA!!!


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[-Z-]

http://www.dubaichronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/burj-dubai.jpg

U can see some Normal sized sky Scrapers to the left and right of the tower.

U can see cranes on the tower. Those cranes are Gigantic in size, take a look at the GIANT cranes in comparison to the tower.


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[Divine Intervention]

Dubai = idiots.

btw stats and figures for your electricity claim. furthermore, a city of what size?

[Minimus]

Probably what Superman's penis looks like.

[Dogma]

WElcome back Minimus

[Warl0rd]

And I wonder why the country is now bankrupt

[Divine Intervention]

WElcome back Minimus

i blame myself. i tried to recruit him but only succeeded in bringing him back to the forums ::oops:IUH:::

[-Z-]

Dubai = idiots.

btw stats and figures for your electricity claim. furthermore, a city of what size?

the United Arab Emirates are Idiots... they are competing with America for the biggest Idiot Title.


As per my claim, I have no idea about figures, I just read that on a new site.

Probably a small city.


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[northbabylon]

also the sears tower is taller then the empire state building at 442M. With the antennea it reaches 527M

[northbabylon]

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj227/BlueStar91/Amazing/world-tallest-skyscrapers.jpg

[Soviet Russia]

Well since all the ultra-rich people of the world go to Dubai for holiday... i think they might be upon something with that ****

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Well since all the ultra-rich people of the world go to Dubai for holiday... i think they might be upon something with that ****

lmao, is this a joke?

Dubai is desert right?




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[Will]

Not the cities.

[-Z-]

Not the cities.

isnt it just irrigated desert?


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[Soviet Russia]

isnt it just irrigated desert?


Z

They have human-made wonders

[Shabaz K]

They have human-made wonders

and then a desert:D

[boostah]

isnt it just irrigated desert?


Z

Las Vegas is also 'just' a desert.