# Dubai has a message for those who don't believe that bigger is better. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 15, 2008, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302 "2008-08-15T11:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/141 "2010-01-04T12:10:21Z")
Takes some balls to build the most expensive worlds tallest building and then load it with tons of explosivies for its grand opening. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/142 "2010-01-04T12:45:51Z")
this makes me dizzy just watching it > **[Raise Your Hand If You Spent New Years Eve on Top of the Tallest Structure in...](https://gizmodo.com/5438561/raise-your-hand-if-you-spent-new-years-eve-on-top-of-the-tallest-structure-in-the-world?autoplay=true)** > > Yes, me neither. But these guys almost did, filming this crystal clear video—much better and vertigo-inducing than the previous one, thanks to a better camera and wider lens angle—on December 31, from the tip of the Burj Dubai. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/143 "2010-01-04T12:53:08Z")
will be visiting it in March… i’m pretty stoked. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/144 "2010-01-04T13:01:04Z")
> [@LAFENGAS](#): > > will be visiting it in March… i’m pretty stoked. Very cool, I’m hoping to make a business trip there sometime soon. Fingers crossed. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/145 "2010-01-04T13:16:25Z")
Dubia has a message for those who don’t believe that bigger is better… And that message is you can build the worlds tallest building if you stop paying your debts. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/146 "2010-01-04T13:30:53Z")
Tallest buildings built by slaves. (I read the article dubbin posted- good article) ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/147 "2010-01-04T18:37:49Z")
2.3 gigapixel wat? > **[Unbelievable 2.3 Gigapixel Photo of the Burj Dubai](https://gizmodo.com/5433690/unbelievable-23-gigapixel-photo-of-the-burj-dubai?autoplay=true)** > > Believe it or not, this is the Burj Dubai. The very end of it, the top of its antenna tickling the sky. It's just a tiny part of this brain-imploding 2.3 gigapixel photo of the largest skyscraper in the world: ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/148 "2010-01-04T18:41:57Z")
meh…untill buildings reach over a mile high…I’m unimpressed. ---
**Author:** ![longuyen88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/longuyen88/32/7611_2.png) [@longuyen88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/longuyen88)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/149 "2010-01-04T19:33:17Z")
Imagine being a construction worker … ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/150 "2010-01-05T03:07:51Z")
“A plane won’t be able to slice through the Burj like it did through the steel columns of the World Trade Center,” he said. [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml\_dubai\_tallest\_building](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_dubai_tallest_building) ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/151 "2010-02-09T06:30:50Z")
… Aaaaaaand it’s been closed: [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=abAf6OI2KF8k](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=abAf6OI2KF8k) _"About 60 people were stranded for more than an hour on an observation deck at the world’s tallest tower in Dubai because of electrical problems, Gulf News reported, citing witnesses and emergency officials._ The incident occurred three days ago, the Dubai-based newspaper reported. Burj Khalifa visitors were brought down from the 124th floor using service elevators after an electrical fault prevented the main elevator from reaching the floor. Gulf News said the deck will remain closed until Feb. 14. The tower’s developer, Emaar Properties PJSC, said in a statement yesterday that it had closed the observation deck for maintenance after experiencing power supply problems. The statement didn’t say that any people had been stranded. The company offered visitors refunds or priority booking. An external spokeswoman for Emaar declined to comment today. " ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/152 "2010-02-09T06:46:18Z")
Growing pains 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/153 "2010-02-09T07:03:06Z")
> [@JEG](#): > > meh…untill buildings reach over a mile high…I’m unimpressed. x2 where the fuck is my elevator to space ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/154 "2011-04-21T14:33:45Z")
Newman would love this. $10k for 10min at the top; [https://youtu.be/vCg2ce-rVTk](https://youtu.be/vCg2ce-rVTk) ---
**Author:** ![gt08vapor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@gt08vapor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gt08vapor)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/155 "2011-04-21T15:02:43Z")
> [@Penfold](#): > > “A plane won’t be able to slice through the Burj like it did through the steel columns of the World Trade Center,” he said. > > [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml\_dubai\_tallest\_building](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_dubai_tallest_building) This theory should be tested ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/156 "2011-04-21T15:10:05Z")
$10k for ten minutes and they are all dudes? Uh, no thanks. lol ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/157 "2011-04-21T20:22:00Z")
uhh yeah i would be shitting myself sitting up there…especially seeing how much room they have ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/158 "2011-04-21T20:39:49Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > $10k for ten minutes and they are all dudes? Uh, no thanks. lol Seriously. If you’re spending $1k/minute just to BE somewhere, there is only one acceptable activity to be using those $1k minutes for… Joining the half mile high club or whatever the building is. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/159 "2011-04-22T06:07:57Z")
great. more shitty youtube videos of people being useless. ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302/160 "2011-04-22T06:21:01Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#): > > great. more shitty youtube videos of people being useless. almost like every post i’ve seen from you over the past 2 years. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302.md?page=7) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-has-a-message-for-those-who-dont-believe-that-bigger-is-better/53302.md?page=9)