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Tallest Skyscraper in the World Almost Completed, Defies Belief [Burj Dubai]

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2008-08-19 11:30:00 by Jesus Diaz in Gizmodo
...Burj Dubai tower, the tallest skyscraper in the world , is about to be completed. To celebrate it, David Hobcote has taken a series of amazing high resolution pictures from the air which give an exact impression of the breathtaking, massive scale of this building. Inside, it looks like a set from Blade Runner or the interior of the Death...
 
Tags: dubai, burj dubai skyscraper, skyscraper, interior shot, interior, burj dubai tower, shot, tower, towers shot
 
 
 
 
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Record Base Jump Off The Burj Dubai

2008-11-21 19:05:42 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
 
...Burj Dubai in May while it was being built and jumped off at 650 meters up. You know, because they're crazy. Crazy risk takers. Rumor has it one of the guys even went as far as to have sex with a prostitute without putting a jacket on first. Yeah, and there was a frost warning in effect! Two Guys Jumped Off the Burj Dubai and Lived to Tell...
 
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PICTURE AND VIDEO: World's tallest building 'Burj Dubai' still to be completed but yet immense

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2008-01-11 08:07:15 by HASH0x8a75a2c in Techlaunches.com
Dubai really thinks big, after the largest hotel and the largest mall, now they are building the tallest building 'Burj Dubai'. Quote "This building is going to break all height records in all categories. The project manager claims that the building would be more than 700 meters and morethan 160 stories." Source
 
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5250-Foot Tower Will Make Burj Dubai Look Like Pencil [Mile High]

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2008-03-31 06:52:38 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
...Burj Dubai tower looks amazingly tall, but it's final height currently projected to be 2,300 feet is less than half that of a new building planned for Saudi Arabia. It's going to be 5,250 feet high. Yup, that's just 30 feet short of a mile tall: taller than anything under construction anywhere, and making it easily the world's tallest...
 
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Burj Dubai Becomes World's Tallest Man-Made Structure Today [Skyscrapers]

2008-05-20 03:40:00 by AddyDugdale in Gizmodo
 
...Burj Dubai skyscraper in the Middle East stands at 650 meters, and here's a diagram found on the SkyscraperCity forums, comparing it to all the other towers. The construction has finally surpassed the current tallest man-made structure, the Warsawa radio mast in Poland, which stands at 646 meters. Only another 169 meters to go before the tip...
 
Tags: man-made structure, stands, middle east stands, meters, skyscrapercity, burj dubai skyscraper, warsawa radio mast, skyscrapercity forums, aircraft beacon
 
 
 
 
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Burj Dubai Becomes Worlds Tallest Man-Made Structure Today [Skyscrapers]

2008-05-20 07:40:00 by posted by Pantha in
 
...Burj Dubai skyscraper in the Middle East stands at 650 meters, and here's a diagram found on the SkyscraperCity forums, comparing it to all the other towers. The construction has finally surpassed the current tallest man-made structure, the Warsawa radio mast in Poland, which stands at 646 meters. Only another 169 meters to go before the tip...
 
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Eye Candy: The Burj Dubai Nears Completion

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2008-08-19 16:04:04 by Editor in Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome
The Burj Dubai tower, tallest building in the world, is soon to be completed. So photographer David Hobcote took a bunch of high-res pictures from the air to commemorate the 2,087 ft structure. As you can see, the results are breathtaking. And, if you don't start again, potentially lifetaking. Hit the jump for several more of the ridiculousness
 
Tags: burj dubai tower, photographer david hobcote, high-res pictures, ridiculousness, bunch, world, jump, hit, structure
 
 
 
 
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A Skyscraper So Tall Builders Can't Use Walkie-Talkies [Burj Dubai]

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2008-08-22 13:10:00 by Jesus Diaz in Gizmodo
...Burj Dubai started to get really high, the construction workers discovered one problem that seems obvious now: their walkie-talkies stopped working as they climbed the structure The reason was simple: distance. At the beginning of the construction they used walkie-talkieswhich are light, durable, and have a long battery lifeacross the site....
 
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Photo: The Burj Dubai Skyscraper

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2008-09-10 20:02:00 by Chief Gadgeteer in Gizmos for Geeks
This thing is phenomenal. This a building gadget if Ive ever seen one. The Burj Dubai Skyscraper . Oh yes, this is already the tallest man-made structure on Earth. Price tag: US$4.1 billion Click the pic for the full-sized image Bookmark/e-Mail
 
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