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Old 01-18-2009, 05:53 PM
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found this on another forum... 2600 ft tall! This is what your gas money funds




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Old 01-18-2009, 06:00 PM
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holy balls

im afraid of heights for sure now.
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Old 01-18-2009, 07:47 PM
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you could sky dive from that tower! are the housings for reals?
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dude that building is siiiiick....
I saw that palm island being built in a documentary.....some crazy stuff.
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That is incredible
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Absolutely mind boggling !
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Old 01-18-2009, 10:51 PM
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aren't there crazy sand/wind storms in Dubai? would hate to be on the top of that thing during one of those storms!lol
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I think this isn't the first time... somewhere near there in the plains of Chaldea in ancient times, there was a huge tower built called the Burj Babel....
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Too bad that the project has been delayed...

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123194489280581399.html

I guess no one...not even Dubai can escape from this worldwide economic downturn.
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Everytime I see this thing, or the Palm Island... it never fails to amuse me...
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