DUBAI: Burj Dubai (700m/850m) Part 22 - Page 2

Octoman · November 24th, 2006, 10:56 AM

How long after its completed before someone base jumps off the top or climbs up the outside ...

k.03 · November 24th, 2006, 11:03 AM

Considering all the setbacks, base jumping doesnt sound like a ery good idea...

***AltinD*** · November 24th, 2006, 11:08 AM

Since the facade will not have horizontal parts, it will be imposible for the French Spiderman (or any other) to climb the building bare-handed.

I doubt anyone will be able to base jump either, since there is no roof and even the open terraces or the observation deck will be somehow covered becouse of the wind effect. Not to mention the extra tight security the building will have.

dettol · November 24th, 2006, 11:13 AM

He uses suckers to attack sheer glass faces. Nothing stops the french spider man :P

CULWULLA · November 24th, 2006, 11:38 AM

sounds like base jumpers nightmare.

Rachmaninov · November 24th, 2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CULWULLA

at currently 310m/86st, Burj Dubai is now about equal height with Dubais tallest-Emirates offcie tower.not counting any of the spires that reach higher.
When burjD reaches lev97 it will equal Emirates 355m spire. thats another 10 floors or so.may reach this by xmas?

heres some more diagrams

Thank you!!

Burj Duboy · November 24th, 2006, 01:52 PM

Hey Octoman we must be twins as well as chain smokers.

Pippoken · November 24th, 2006, 07:39 PM

no Friday update?? Really missing Imre his wonderful updates

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Erebus555 · November 24th, 2006, 07:53 PM

Great, another thread... The cladding really needs to get going. I really do think this'll meet its completion date - I'm certain of it.

Essa · November 24th, 2006, 08:03 PM

took this few hrs ago

ANB · November 24th, 2006, 08:15 PM

great! looks very tall!

madeinttown · November 24th, 2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Domenico

He uses suckers to attack sheer glass faces. Nothing stops the french spider man :P

well, the lack of oxygen from the height of that buiilding would suffocate him until he passes out...and then falls

googlepeakoil · November 24th, 2006, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Domenico

He uses suckers to attack sheer glass faces. Nothing stops the french spider man :P

If we're talking about the famous Alain Robert(sp?) he clings to the edges of the facia panels - even if they're only about 2 inch apart... or climbs between 2 bits of steel, spread eagle - inching up.
He does NOT use suckers - not that i've seen. That would be cheating!
He's about 5ft tall - and weighs only about 8 stone. Got a cold sweat just watching the doc about him.
The only time he really got in trouble was climbing the steel cable of the Golden Gate Brdg i think and that's cos the wind chill made it about -10C. He had difficulty on one other building in London, England I think. But he's climbed most of famous skyscrapers around the World, ones between 30 - 110 story ones. I think he's climbed all the ones in the Paris Business district.

See if you can find 'any' suckers in these pics!
http://www.alainrobert.com/fr/photo2.htm

googlepeakoil · November 24th, 2006, 09:14 PM

Do you realise by February - it'll probably have more floors than any other skyscraper in the World. It should have more than 110 by then. 22 floors x 3 days = 66 days or 9 weeks (a little over 2 months).
I reckon it's 2/5th's of it's final height - and 1/2 of it's total number of stories.

eng_kheffa · November 24th, 2006, 10:24 PM

i think 1 month is enough time 4 BD to be the tallest in dubai

Bender · November 24th, 2006, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Essa

took this few hrs ago

I love this pic. BD appears even taller when taken with its environment than on close-ups.

eng_kheffa · November 24th, 2006, 10:38 PM

yea but miss the cladding

dubaiflo · November 25th, 2006, 12:24 AM

http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/6615/dsc01420wf9.jpg

now thatone really shows how might Burj Dubai is.

skyperu34 · November 25th, 2006, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Bender

I love this pic. BD appears even taller when taken with its environment than on close-ups.

WOW, looks like Sears tower....... and over 400 meters high... This one is a very cool update !

malec · November 25th, 2006, 02:11 AM

Looks absolutely massive in that pic, looks more like 400m. It's probably because of the low floor to ceiling height compared to other towers like the petronas and taipei 101

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dettol Logarithm Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Auckland Posts: 836 Likes (Received): 0	He uses suckers to attack sheer glass faces. Nothing stops the french spider man :P

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googlepeakoil Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 129 Likes (Received): 0	Do you realise by February - it'll probably have more floors than any other skyscraper in the World. It should have more than 110 by then. 22 floors x 3 days = 66 days or 9 weeks (a little over 2 months). I reckon it's 2/5th's of it's final height - and 1/2 of it's total number of stories.

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malec Rrrraaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cork Posts: 10,452 Likes (Received): 9	Looks absolutely massive in that pic, looks more like 400m. It's probably because of the low floor to ceiling height compared to other towers like the petronas and taipei 101

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