The First Image of the World’s New Tallest Building
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Now them and dubai are going to get into a dick waving contest.
The richest man in the world could afford 3 of these. If i had that kind of money, i'd do it just for the laughs.
This is why I want to be a architect.
I've always wanted to own the top penthouse in a skyscraper like this.
Just looking down the city at dawn.
Do I see a helicopter pad on the side of the building?
CN Tower is forgotten.
*sniff*
[QUOTE=polarbear.;31496862]CN Tower is forgotten.
*sniff*[/QUOTE]
It has been long forgotten.
[QUOTE=Mr.T;31496879]It has been long forgotten.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but I doubt this building has a glass floor area like the CN tower
Good God it must be terrifying to work in those cranes. Look at that support, it's fucking nothing! (sure it's reliable and made for the job, but fuckdamn what if something happens to it?
Sure as hell wouldn't stay up too late before going to bed if I had to work there in the morning.
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[QUOTE=Lufttygger306;31492113]Gabe Newell's new home[/QUOTE]
Fatness = width, not height.
Or are you implying he would lie down on the side inside of it?
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Fatness = width, not height.
Or are you implying he would lie down on the side inside of it?[/QUOTE] Maybe hes implying his wealth.
I don't care it it's a dick waving contest done by countries that are behind the world in terms of civil rights. So was the Space Race. Just like that, this is cool as hell.
[QUOTE=kimr120;31495396]Just one problem, the height limit needs to be 1024 blocks.[/QUOTE]
The height limit is a setting from 1.8 on.
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Considering it's in Saudi Arabia it will probably just like Half-Life 2
these things look more and more like the citadel
Now watch as the Saudi Arabia government puts up screens all over the city to broadcast propoganda...
[QUOTE=ccg;31490829]I don't understand why people feel the need to make a building so fucking big. There's no way they're going to need all of that space in there. It's just a waste of time and money.[/QUOTE]
when earth becomes coruscant you'll understand
ICC? I thought it was IFC or thats what we call it
Dear ambitious engineers,
Please stop doodling those towers on napkins and presenting those to everyone, fucking build them
[QUOTE=Wam;31490731]It's things like this that remind me of the fact we're in the future right now.[/QUOTE]
We're in the future of our childhood. Now I want to see the future of nowdays.
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Shit, and I thought the Eifel tower was high
[img]http://queerid.com/images/user_media2/c1eeeefb-2657-498e-bb6e-b8bcec3482a6comparison_1531554i.gif[/img]
The senior engineer in charge of the project must have some massive balls.
[quote][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-7v4qnHP8[/media][/quote]
I believe this fits into the subject
uh... cool? why don't we spend money and time on things that matter
[QUOTE=Sanius;31502935]uh... cool? why don't we spend money and time on things that matter[/QUOTE]
why don't you spend money and time on things that matter
[QUOTE=TippZ;31493683]good GOD i love that map[/QUOTE]
I always got scared when falling, pretty obvious why.
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I'd hate working up there, 1 kilometre high :tinfoil:
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how the fuck are they getting cranes that high to place the last part.
[QUOTE=Sanius;31502935]uh... cool? why don't we spend money and time on things that matter[/QUOTE]
Because it's Dubai. It's filled with rich fucks that doesn't care about the world, but making big expensive things to show off their wealth.
haven't like hundreads of these buildings been announced but not a single one ever ends up being built
[QUOTE=dgg;31503289]Because it's Dubai. It's filled with rich fucks that doesn't care about the world, but making big expensive things to show off their wealth.[/QUOTE]
No it's actually Jeddah
That's in a completely different country
[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illinois"]I still think we should have built this mile high tower.[/URL]
Drop a penny.
[QUOTE=Da Jester;31507636]Drop a penny.[/QUOTE]
terminal velocity faget
