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  1. 08-19-2008, 11:00 AM #1
    Matt Molnar
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    Sick Photos of the World's Tallest Building: Burj Dubai


    Gallery here: http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/amazingburj
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  2. 08-20-2008, 11:37 AM #2
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    Re: Sick Photos of the World's Tallest Building: Burj Dubai

    Wow! You can really get a good feel for just how enormous that thing is.
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    Re: Sick Photos of the World's Tallest Building: Burj Dubai

    one thing i've always wondered is how do they get the cranes up to the roof and down again? if there's one already installed then the second should be easy, but how do they get the first one up? especially when the building is this damn tall...
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
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    Re: Sick Photos of the World's Tallest Building: Burj Dubai

    Quote Originally Posted by Jonesbeach
    Wow! You can really get a good feel for just how enormous that thing is.
    That's what she said... :D
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