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The Dubai Tower

mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,940
edited January 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
anyone else think this building has a wicked/evil fairytale kind of look to it?

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  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Well I'm scared.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    Lizard wrote:
    Well I'm scared.

    me too.
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  • mervin50mervin50 Posts: 217
    Looking at that picture, all I can say is Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmmmberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! :lol:
  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    it's ridiculous. no building needs to be that tall.

    obviously overcompensating...
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    its too fuckin strange..!!
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    mookeywrench wrote:
    anyone else think this building has a wicked/evil fairytale kind of look to it?

    dubai-skyline-3.jpg


    put tweety bird in front of that background and tweety will look wicked/evil :shock:
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,940
    norm wrote:

    put tweety bird in front of that background and tweety will look wicked/evil :shock:

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  • Cliffy6745Cliffy6745 Posts: 33,922
    Jesus christ, look at all the cranes.
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,201
    mookeywrench wrote:
    anyone else think this building has a wicked/evil fairytale kind of look to it?

    dubai-skyline-3.jpg

    BTW that's a beautiful image, somehow it seems they need another tower to counterbalance that big one.

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  • PorchsitterPorchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,078
    I am sure base jumpers everywhere would give anything at that opportunity.
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  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    so is this part of the reason why this country's state-owned company had debt problems?

    does this cool in an evil fantasy world look
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    Check out the shadow that thing leaves...

    http://maps.google.com/maps?source=ig&h ... a=N&tab=wl

    Zoom in for the full effect. And if you look just a little bit to the southwest along the coast, you can see the Palm Jumeira and the Palm Jebel Ali. The opulence in this city is unreal. We paid for it when we bought gas.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    mensane wrote:
    it's ridiculous. no building needs to be that tall.

    obviously overcompensating...
    I see no problem. Better to build up than build horizontal and knock down more forests. Imagine the land we'd save if all buildings were condensed to that..
  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    mensane wrote:
    it's ridiculous. no building needs to be that tall.

    obviously overcompensating...
    I see no problem. Better to build up than build horizontal and knock down more forests. Imagine the land we'd save if all buildings were condensed to that..

    :lol: forests? it is in the desert.....
  • davidtriosdavidtrios Posts: 9,732
    it's friggin ugly
  • Leathe?ma?Leathe?ma? Яussia Posts: 354
    looks a lot like Sauron's tower. Sun for the eye. Soon Frodo will destroy it :lol:
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Jesus christ, look at all the cranes.
    reminds me of Dublin a couple of years ago :(

    I think this tower may serve as a nice example of stupid people with too much money :roll: I'm sick of hearing about these greedy, self obsessed fucks... higher higher higher... make it the biggest in the world! Nothing's exciting anymore cos everything's super big and ridiculous.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
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  • PorchsitterPorchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,078
    At one point, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world. Then, it was the WTC. Then, it was the Sears Tower, and so on and so on. Of course they keep building these things bigger and bigger. Is it ridiculous? Perhaps. Ostentatious? Absolutely. Will people travel from all around the world travel to pay money for the opportunity to go to its observation deck so they can say they went up in the "world's tallest building?" Without a doubt. They'll pay good money for the tour. They'll buy the overpriced t-shirts and coffee cups. They'll even pay the ridiculous price for a soda and candy at the snack bar. That's the reason they keep building them and will continue to build them. It's been this way forever.
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    Porchsitter wrote:
    At one point, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world. Then, it was the WTC. Then, it was the Sears Tower, and so on and so on. Of course they keep building these things bigger and bigger. Is it ridiculous? Perhaps. Ostentatious? Absolutely. Will people travel from all around the world travel to pay money for the opportunity to go to its observation deck so they can say they went up in the "world's tallest building?" Without a doubt. They'll pay good money for the tour. They'll buy the overpriced t-shirts and coffee cups. They'll even pay the ridiculous price for a soda and candy at the snack bar. That's the reason they keep building them and will continue to build them. It's been this way forever.
    for a couple of months... it used to be that something would be the tallest building in the world for maybe a decade... now you barely have time to plan your trip and it's been overtaken by something else... so why bother? :? I wouldn't.
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • PorchsitterPorchsitter Loganville, GA Posts: 1,078
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    Porchsitter wrote:
    At one point, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world. Then, it was the WTC. Then, it was the Sears Tower, and so on and so on. Of course they keep building these things bigger and bigger. Is it ridiculous? Perhaps. Ostentatious? Absolutely. Will people travel from all around the world travel to pay money for the opportunity to go to its observation deck so they can say they went up in the "world's tallest building?" Without a doubt. They'll pay good money for the tour. They'll buy the overpriced t-shirts and coffee cups. They'll even pay the ridiculous price for a soda and candy at the snack bar. That's the reason they keep building them and will continue to build them. It's been this way forever.
    for a couple of months... it used to be that something would be the tallest building in the world for maybe a decade... now you barely have time to plan your trip and it's been overtaken by something else... so why bother? :? I wouldn't.

    Very, very true. :mrgreen:
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Fuck Dubai. A living example of mankind's one default: GREED
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  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Fuck Dubai. A living example of mankind's one default: GREED
    I kinda agree... the whole place just stinks of greed :oops:
    The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
    Verona??? it's all surmountable
    Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
    Wembley? We all believe!
    Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
    Chicago 07? And love
    What a different life
    Had I not found this love with you
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Heineken Helen wrote:
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Fuck Dubai. A living example of mankind's one default: GREED
    I kinda agree... the whole place just stinks of greed :oops:

    It screams "Hey, look how much money we've thrown away on this ridiculous extravagant pile of shit that we're going to call a "getaway". Come here and spend a shit load of money so we can just continue to make this place a fantastic waste of money."

    An indoor beach? On an island? Really? What else screams a fucking waste of money? Also an indoor ski/snowboarding facility?? Jesus...take a vacation to Utah, or anywhere else that has excellent skiing and experience the real deal...

    Dubai is a fucking waste of space...

    sorry people, but this shit annoys me. :x
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Porchsitter wrote:
    it was the Sears Tower
    It's the Willis Tower now. :lol:
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