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Old 2005-02-23, 05:53 PM   #1
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Old 2005-02-23, 06:25 PM   #2
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Uh, it's your turn to go get it.




Can you imagine getting whacked with a tennis ball falling from that height?
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Old 2005-02-23, 08:33 PM   #3
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That's so scary shite.

I love that hotel. It looks like a lit up sail at night, it even changes colors. Unfortunately it is really expensive to stay there, tens of thousands of dollars per night. Not to mention the trek to the United Arab Emirates.
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Old 2005-02-23, 08:36 PM   #4
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Can you imagine getting whacked with a tennis ball falling from that height?
Its an island dude. You'd have to be swimming
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Old 2005-02-23, 10:51 PM   #5
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Or maybe standing near the base of the hotel.
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Old 2005-02-24, 08:56 AM   #6
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It's OK, they use special "Floating" tennis balls, just like the floating golf balls they use over at the Hilton driving range.
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Old 2005-02-24, 09:21 AM   #7
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That has TSUNAMI written all over it ...
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Old 2005-02-24, 09:31 AM   #8
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I like the BBC caption:

"After losing the hotel's supply of balls, the day comes to an abrupt end for the pair - all that is left is finding a way of getting down"
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That has TSUNAMI written all over it ...
Wait... the building's gonna create a Tsunami? or maybe the tennis balls when they hit the water?
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That has TSUNAMI written all over it ...
Wait... the building's gonna create a Tsunami? or maybe the tennis balls when they hit the water?


Man!!! Are we all awake this morning ....
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Old 2005-02-24, 09:34 AM   #11
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That has TSUNAMI written all over it ...

A tsunami in Dubai? That would be a first...i suppose its possible...I'd be more worried about a car bomb, luckily, they put it on an island...

Is it just me, or do they have WAY too much frigin money there...first the the new F1 circuit...then this...their architectural ideas are pretty sweet.
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Exactly!! anything is possible .. but you are right, I never stopped to think about the Bomb Thing...
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Old 2005-02-24, 10:08 AM   #13
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That has TSUNAMI written all over it ...

A tsunami in Dubai? That would be a first...i suppose its possible...I'd be more worried about a car bomb, luckily, they put it on an island...

Is it just me, or do they have WAY too much frigin money there...first the the new F1 circuit...then this...their architectural ideas are pretty sweet.
I believe that Abu Dabi is still the richest place in the world. Oil = money.
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Old 2005-02-24, 04:52 PM   #15
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I wonder if the winds are a factor in that game of DEATH!
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