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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: clips on June 26, 2008, 05:00:13 AM
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Take a look at what Dubai is planning on doing with it\'s oil profits....alot of the designs are pretty radical,...but the buildings they plan to build are ultra sleek....and will put some of the american city skyline and others to shame...i was trying find to a really slick picture of a hotel that these guys built out in the ocean that currently exists in Dubai,...i mean the stuff they want to bulid,..looks like something out of a high tech sci-fi movie.....look thru all 4 pages to see what they plan to build,...one building they plan to make even rotates...:eek:...really ambituous and impressive stuff...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu96_jmNIn08AIaRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyNjFvbHVqBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0gxMzlfNzI-/SIG=126d7rlrv/EXP=1214570559/**http%3a//www.designboom.com/contemporary/dubai1.html
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Fockers got too much money, it\'s almost like they gave a class of kindergarteners AutoCad4Kids and told them to go apeshit.
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i was trying find to a really slick picture of a hotel that these guys built out in the ocean that currently exists in Dubai
Saw a show on discovery about that. It was crazy.
(https://psx5central.com/community/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fa%2Fae%2FBurj_al_Arab2_SvG.jpg&hash=f36aceb75836268d79ba62e611958f6533ce78dc)
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Looks like a wang
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You Look Like A Wang!
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Take a look at what Dubai is planning on doing with it\'s oil profits....alot of the designs are pretty radical,...but the buildings they plan to build are ultra sleek....and will put some of the american city skyline and others to shame...i was trying find to a really slick picture of a hotel that these guys built out in the ocean that currently exists in Dubai,...i mean the stuff they want to bulid,..looks like something out of a high tech sci-fi movie.....look thru all 4 pages to see what they plan to build,...one building they plan to make even rotates...:eek:...really ambituous and impressive stuff...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geu96_jmNIn08AIaRXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyNjFvbHVqBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA0gxMzlfNzI-/SIG=126d7rlrv/EXP=1214570559/**http%3a//www.designboom.com/contemporary/dubai1.html
I ve been in Dubai many times and I ve done some research on their economy.
Dubai\'s economy doesnt rely on oil. It diversified itself away from oil. Tourism is the primary driver of Dubai\'s economy and soon probably trade as well.
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True story, but without oil it would have never happened.
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True story, but without oil it would have never happened.
Into some extend yes. It was their initial booster. Lets not forget that Dubai was just a desert some decades ago :)
But they have diversified away from oil for years. It is not something recent. Oil is more like a security. One which they know they will have to abandon. Dubai invests on alternative energy sources as well. They think long term, never myopic.
They have projects that will end in decades from now. They are unbelievable
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Islamic terrorist will lay waste to their tower of Babylon.
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Revenues from petroleum and natural gas contribute less than 6%
MOving skyscraper(Dynamic architecture)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRSalQJZoB8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xdjcQ0ZJVA
Probably my favorite of Dubai
http://www.break.com/index/did-you-know-dubai-and-our-gas.html
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interesting video clips.
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Donald Trump is supposed to be building a place there.
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on behalf of the CN Tower I want to say \'fuck you dubai\'
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That vid luckee posted had that underwater hotel out on the water that i was talking about....crazy...that island of hotel and resorts that look like a palm tree out on the water is also incredible....an indoor ski area,...an amuesment park 3 times the size of disneyworld?....these cats are doin\' it big over there...:fro:....when construction is finally finished over there it is going to be one massive tourist trap,....they have the money and more than enough land to build it upon.
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yeah in all honesty when it is completed it is going to be one beautiful city
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I wonder what\'s gonna happen when they don\'t have that oil money rolling in in like 50 years.
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I wonder what\'s gonna happen when they don\'t have that oil money rolling in in like 50 years.
I think that\'s why they\'re transforming their country into a massive vacation spot.
@Luke...yeah..that\'s the other hotel out on the water that i was referring to....it almost looks like a sailboat..:p
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Donald Trump is supposed to be building a place there.
He already has a place there, its in one of the vids.
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I wonder what\'s gonna happen when they don\'t have that oil money rolling in in like 50 years.
Does it really matter in 50 years? Their reserves only make up 6% of their income as it is now.
I just wonder if they can lease/sell all of that space they are creating. Thats going to be one helluva job.
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That vid luckee posted had that underwater hotel out on the water that i was talking about....crazy...that island of hotel and resorts that look like a palm tree out on the water is also incredible....an indoor ski area,...an amuesment park 3 times the size of disneyworld?....these cats are doin\' it big over there...:fro:....when construction is finally finished over there it is going to be one massive tourist trap,....they have the money and more than enough land to build it upon.
I ve seen the construction areas, the palm islands and the most luxurious hotel in the world (the one that looks like a sailboat) :)
If you see them in real life it is even more impressive.
Their aerial railways are also very impressive looking. It goes through buildings, under bridges etc etc. They will be offering train services throughout Dubai to reduce traffic.
I ve also heard about a space park of some sorts where they will try to simulate in some areas lack of gravity. I am not sure how true that is though and how they will do it
I ve taken some pictures but unfortunately they are blurry
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This is good. We\'ll need good places to abandon to when it finally hits the fan in the U.S., right?
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Leave my Dubai alone :p
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one of my friends is in dubai working on this kind of shit.
he\'s earning about £60k a year, and I think he said he\'s in a 2% tax bracket
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What does he do b/c the laborers dont make shit.
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What does he do b/c the laborers dont make shit.
he\'s an engineering supervisor.
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He will have a job for the next 20 years over there...lol
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he\'s on a 3 year contract, with an option to extend it after that time.
if he stays on for 10 years, he\'ll be rolling in money, his accomodation is dirt cheap too.
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Right now there is huge demand for civil engineers in Dubai. High salaries for them
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So how much will it take to move this city out of the fucking desert?
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Where?
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So how much will it take to move this city out of the fucking desert?
Why would you want to do that?
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cause it\'s in a desert. Or is this one of those no humidity 78 degree year round type of deserts.
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cause it\'s in a desert. Or is this one of those no humidity 78 degree year round type of deserts.
It is no longer a desert. It is hot there, but it is pretty fine