I say I wouldn’t mind watching those islands get washed away like a sand castle at high tide. As long as no one got hurt of course. :tup:
^ $500 obo?
are those some of the cars they just abandon because they’re stupid rich and don’t care about them so they just leave them in the desert when they crash them?
I hear they leave all kinds of stupid fast SUV’s out in the desert after they break down during dune-runs.
thats pretty crazy
yes bing
its true
There is a “regular astonishing sight” at Dubai’s international airport, says Mark Hollingsworth in ES Magazine: dozens of luxury cars – Mercedes, Porsches, BMWs, etc – abandoned with their keys still in the ignition. In some cases, notes of apology are taped to the windscreens.
The owners of these vehicles are mainly British expatriates, who have left in a hurry because they faced “crippling debts” as a result of Dubai’s financial meltdown and their own profligate behaviour. Many of them, says Hollingsworth, have defaulted on loans; rather than risk arrest and jail, they drove at top speed to the airport where they jumped on the first flight to London.
If you’re looking for a microcosm of the world financial crisis, then Dubai is it. The Alice-in-Wonderland atmosphere of crazed spending was more extreme than anywhere else and now the tourism-and-expatriate-dependent little kingdom is heading precipitously towards bankruptcy. Last month it was bailed out with a $20bn package by its oil-rich neighbour, Abu Dhabi, but, with $80bn worth of debts, it could still go bankrupt this year.
Five years ago Dubai was expanding faster than anywhere else. Vast hotels were going up everywhere, as were millions of houses as British and other expatriates flooded in, along with Hollywood stars and supermodels. In the surreal world of Dubai, you could even ski on an indoor ski slope or watch racing camels being trained in a hotel swimming pool.
Nor, in this “kingdom of bling”, did anyone worry much about Islamic law, which prohibits alcohol and gambling and under which prostitutes risk being stoned or flogged to death. Almost everything was available in the Western hotels, “as long as patrons were discreet”, and plane-loads of high-class call girls from eastern Europe descended on Dubai. “The government don’t mind because it brings money,” said one local madam. “Hotels, taxis, restaurants, shops – everything benefits from the girls. Now tourists come here just for sex.” Dubai, says Hollingsworth, was the Las Vegas of the Middle East: “everything was illegal and yet everything was available”.
By last year, 100,000 Britons were living in Dubai, paying no tax and enjoying the sunshine for 300 days a year. Now, with property prices plummeting and the price of everything else staying high, they’re leaving in droves. So are the Americans. And the days of film stars throwing glitzy parties in Dubai, I’d guess, will soon be gone, too, if they aren’t already.
^ Ouch.
So People are maxxing out there visa’s and running home lol
Great way to live for 30 days
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Here’s some interesting facts regarding Palm Islands of Dubai and how they made this island in open sea, just see below:
^ Due to its immense scale and unique shape, The Palm, Jumeirah and The Palm, Jebel Ali are visible from space with the naked eye.
The creation and development of The Palm is an unparalleled feat of design and engineering. The Palm is destined to be like no other place on earth.
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^ The brilliance of The Palm is both in its tribute to the date palm tree, referred to as ‘bride of orchard’, and in its ideal geometry for creating maximum beach frontage.
Each island will add 60 kilometres of shoreline to Dubai, increasing the UAE’s beachfront by an extraordinary 166%.
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^ Rocks weighing a total of 7 million metre cubed (per island) are being brought in from sixteen different quarries throughout the United Arab Emirates.
The Palm comprises approximately 100 million cubic metres of sand and rock.
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^ If all the fill materials used to build one Palm island were placed end to end, a wall two meters high and half a metre thick could circle the world three times.
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^ Dredges play a prominent role in building The Palm. Sand is first dropped into place and piled at a specific angle of repose, ensuring it will hold its place.
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^ After the initial dumping of sand, a dredger brings the sand level to the surface with a process called “rainbowing”, which literally sprays the sand into proper position.
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^ The Crescent surrounds the island and acts as a breakwater - able to withstand a 4m wave. It is built from the bottom up, beginning with the sand, geotextile fiber, small rocks, and then medium sized rocks, once above water.
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^ Expert Divers examine rock placement underwater to ensure correct positioning. Divers are also used to review placement of geotextile.
Over 100 studies from transportation, marina design and water supply to technology and civil works have been completed to assess and ensure The Palm’s feasibility.
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^ Where do all the trees that the islands will require come from?
Over 12,000 Palm trees will be grown on a nursery in Jumeirah, Dubai.
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^ From crabs to shell fish, reefs, coral and rocks, the Arabian Gulf is full of marine life. The Palm will help stimulate its development by adding nutrient rich materials. Residents and visitors will delight in snorkelling, scuba and diving in this rich resource.
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i would fucking love to go
but my wife would get arrested for having birth control
and we would both be jailed for kissing in public lol
Pretty crazy stuff!