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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 12:45 AM
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View from the top of Burj Dubai tower
Hold on to your lunch- this is from the top of the tallest building in the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eU5QpFZAfo
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qnr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 12:49 AM
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1. Ah - I see. I was wondering when you'd gone to Dubai.
Interesting view, thanks for the link.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 12:57 AM
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2. I would totally puke up there
:o
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Sugarcoated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 02:31 AM
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3. Eeeek!
I'd be huddled on the floor of that thing he's up there in whimpering and :cry:ing like a fool.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 04:06 AM
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4. Once it gets past a certain height it's not so bad.
At that height, you could easily save yourself with a parachute.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 06:57 AM
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5. Dubai sucks.
It's a dumbass fantasyland built for and by the wealthy on the backs of slave labor. :mad:
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Suich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 04:47 PM
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6. )))gulp(((
That's way higher than the Space Needle!

:)
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 05:18 PM
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7. I CAN SEE MY HOUSE FROM HERE!
Well, almost.
;-)
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 05:25 PM
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8. I swear to gawd I saw Putin's omnipresent head floating on the horizion.
My god, he's *everywhere!*

:D
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 05:29 PM
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9. GET SARAH!
:rofl:
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 06:16 PM
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10. Insane.
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 06:20 PM
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11. Wonder how many 'third world' workers died during its construction?
I'll bet they don't have first world safety standards.
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kayakjohnny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 06:31 PM
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12. Not the best place in the world to
smoke a big fat dubai.
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-21-09 10:21 PM
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13. I dunno 'bout dat- look how high THEY got!
:evilgrin:
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