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re: Residential skyscraper goes up in flames in United Arab Emirates

Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:16 pm to
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
148037 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:16 pm to
quote:

This tends to happen a lot there.

3 years ago, different skyscraper

LINK


I guess when slaves build your stuff you get what you pay for.l

the unfortunately named Torch Tower... which was the 2nd time that particular tower went up in flames
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
78048 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:17 pm to
quote:

The Burj Khalifa is over 2700ft and you can stay as high as the 154th floor

frick that.

You can probably feel it swaying too.
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
148037 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:18 pm to
quote:

You ain't lying. The Burj Khalifa is over 2700ft and you can stay as high as the 154th floor

if your buddy asks you to help him move there... you tell him

ETA: frick moving furniture... and frick trying to bring up a car full of groceries to the 154th floor
This post was edited on 5/5/20 at 10:19 pm
Posted by cable
Member since Oct 2018
9735 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:20 pm to
COVID-19 takes more lives
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
67021 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:21 pm to
quote:

groceries to the 154th floor

There’s probably a convenience type store about every 10-20 floors
Posted by Rhino5
Atlanta
Member since Nov 2014
30970 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:22 pm to
Don’t live 4,000 feet in the air and you can escape this.
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
8620 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:24 pm to
That looks terrifying.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
43342 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:24 pm to
Holy shite
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
66741 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:24 pm to
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
14625 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:29 pm to
quote:

OJ as The Security Man


Posted by Klingler7
Houston
Member since Nov 2009
12620 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:31 pm to
I would be scared to have sex on the 154th floor. I don’t care if you offered me Beyoncé and a bottle of scotch.
Posted by Byrdybyrd05
Member since Nov 2014
26570 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:33 pm to
I remember when the news used to cover stuff like this. Good times......
Posted by NastyTiger
Hammond/Baton Rouge/Lafayette
Member since Jun 2005
11271 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 10:35 pm to
That is awful. Hopefully people were able to evacuate..
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
39656 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 11:12 pm to
Those middle eastern sky scrapers are pretty janky. Got put way up in an apartment in Qatar once


Could definitely see how this could easily happen


Posted by supadave3
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2005
32431 posts
Posted on 5/5/20 at 11:27 pm to
Either that's old news, or that's happened there before.
Posted by tketaco
Sunnyside, Houston
Member since Jan 2010
21815 posts
Posted on 5/6/20 at 12:40 am to
Wonder if one of my usual Filipino cam girls were in there.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger
Undisclosed Secure Location
Member since Feb 2008
25166 posts
Posted on 5/6/20 at 3:49 am to
Is it made out of cardboard?
Posted by GeorgeReymond
Buckhead
Member since Jan 2013
10427 posts
Posted on 5/6/20 at 4:12 am to
Only 7 injured LINK
Posted by liz18lsu
Member since Feb 2009
18137 posts
Posted on 5/6/20 at 4:19 am to
quote:

I guess when slaves build your stuff you get what you pay for.l



The pyramids disagree
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