# Dubai plans first rotating skyscraper

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**Created:** [December 4, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-plans-first-rotating-skyscraper/21136 "2006-12-04T14:54:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 4, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dubai-plans-first-rotating-skyscraper/21136/15 "2006-12-04T19:41:08Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> That’s pretty cool, but I still think building an entire island chain community out of nothing, and shaping it like a palm tree was much cooler.
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> [http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/dubai/the\_palm\_islands.php](http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/dubai/the_palm_islands.php)
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> Still, hopefully eventually Discovery will do an Extreme Engineering and show us how you make a giant building spin.
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> The fun stuff you can do when every time you drill a hole on your land oil comes out. 🙂

They’ve already one-up’d themselves. The new one is called “The World”. Multiple man made islands layed out as, well… The World. Schumi was already given an island by the Prince of Dubai as a retirement gift… a $7 million dollar gift :eek:  
[http://www.theworld.ae/](http://www.theworld.ae/)

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