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Some like it big

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edited September 2008 in Social Entropy++
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Skyscrapers. Since the early 19th century man has tried effortlessly to recreate the Tower of Babel, reaching to the heavens so we may inevitably crash to the ground again and speak in tongues for the rest of our lives.

So what is the tallest building in the world? According to some it is the Sears Tower, which is 1,729 feet to the top if you include radio antennae etc., whereas others will tell you it is the Taipei 101, which is 1,667 feet excluding the above. Nobody really cares about either of those buildings though, because the Burj Dubai is stupid high, and while final numbers are not going to be released until it is finished, it is expected to be over 2,684 feet tall. Oh and that's not even the biggest, I guess they are also working on a 1,200 meter (basically 4,000 feet) high building also in Dubai. Dibs on the corner office.

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This is the Burj Dubai at current:
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So SE++, what do you think about retardedly huge buildings, awesome skylines and the impossible quest to create an elevator to the moon?


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  • lostwordslostwords Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    huge tall buildings are dumb. thats why i like dc

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  • NogsNogs Crap, crap, mega crap. Crap, crap, mega crap.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    bigger is better

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    tiny penis thread

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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    dubai
    where architects go to do acid and design

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  • Vampire_GoldfishVampire_Goldfish Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Making suicide more fun, one building at a time.

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  • Firematic.Firematic. Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I like those massive pyramids that will house a million people, and save the world with their snootiness.

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  • Calamity JaneCalamity Jane That Wrong Love Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    dubai is every totalitarian city you've ever read about in dystopian literature

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  • Caulk Bite 6Caulk Bite 6 One of the multitude of Dans infesting this place Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    In a world of freakishly tall buildings, Spider-Man is king.

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited September 2008
    Vampire_Goldfish wrote: »
    Making suicide more fun, one building at a time.

    if you jumped off of the roof of that building you'd just land on one of the smaller less important towers.

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  • Vampire_GoldfishVampire_Goldfish Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    robothero wrote: »
    Vampire_Goldfish wrote: »
    Making suicide more fun, one building at a time.

    if you jumped off of the roof of that building you'd just land on one of the smaller less important towers.

    Looks like I'm sticking to bridges.

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  • KrentzKrentz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Screw investing, Dubai is like a playground for super rich people to have fun with their money. But I guess when you control the export of the world's most valuable resource, you can do that.

    I want to see what happens to Dubai when the oil runs out.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Fuck Dubai.

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  • Caulk Bite 6Caulk Bite 6 One of the multitude of Dans infesting this place Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Krentz wrote: »
    Screw investing, Dubai is like a playground for super rich people to have fun with their money. But I guess when you control the export of the world's most valuable resource, you can do that.

    I want to see what happens to Dubai when the oil runs out.

    What are you, crazy? the oil will never run out!

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That one is tall but awfully skinny.

    Girth is important too.

    See

    Like

    Penis.

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Fuck Penises

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Dubai disgusts me

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    let's take a trip to dubai you can meet us at the gate I'll be yo private eye

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I would build a throne on the top and throw things off.

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  • That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    droppin pennies from the top everyday

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dude, superballs. I bet those suckers would bounce a mile.

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  • JansonJanson Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Dubai is fucking horrible

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I love skyscrapers. They're just such an awesome example of the feats of engineering that humans are capable of when we aren't trading food stamp cards for bags of meth or acting a fool on TV.

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Janson wrote: »
    Dubai is fucking horrible

    Just wait until they find out that they built a female building and have to put a burkha on it.

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  • That Dave FellaThat Dave Fella Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Mysst wrote: »
    Dude, superballs. I bet those suckers would bounce a mile.

    think of the possibilities!

    i wonder if they have an observation deck thought, cause people are gonna try this kinda shit

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You guys get pretty twisted up about Dubai.

    Racists.

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    this is right in mecca next to the mosque
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    it looks so terrible

    but this proposed expansion project for it looks kickass
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  • Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Tarting up Mecca, eh?

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Fuck. That's awesome.

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  • FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Zephyr wrote: »
    but this proposed expansion project for it looks kickass
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    holy shit

    if only I had a gigantic finger

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  • ZephyrZephyr Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    that would be so cool to go to if saudi arabia didnt have the most oppressive fucking laws on earth

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  • JansonJanson Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Zephyr wrote: »
    that would be so cool to go to if saudi arabia didnt have the most oppressive fucking laws on earth
    Hello is that a poppy seed on your shoe

    Welcome to four years in gaol ahahaha

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  • AretèAretè infiltrating neo zeed compoundRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i cant wait to go back to dubai

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  • Caulk Bite 6Caulk Bite 6 One of the multitude of Dans infesting this place Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    FAQ wrote: »
    Zephyr wrote: »
    but this proposed expansion project for it looks kickass
    26520140171d511acb26o1zz5.jpg

    holy shit

    if only I had a gigantic finger

    It is goo to know that we are thinking on the same wavelength.

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited September 2008
    that whole design is a gigantic FU to all the other buildings in the area

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  • NuzakNuzak Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    there is a crane on that massive sky scraper

    a) how did science put it up there
    b) which terrified bastard gets to use it

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    how will science get the crane down

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  • DruhimDruhim Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    it will become part of the building

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited September 2008
    those buildings are a series of cranes

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This is what that tower looks like now, a better shot than the one in the OP. The one he posted is very old.

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  • Peter EbelPeter Ebel CopenhagenRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I fucking hate Dubai.

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    Fuck off and die.
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