Could you do what these guys are doing?

[Brunotheboxer]

Work on top of the Burj Dubai tower...2600 ft tall, up here you can see the Earth's curvature

[JF23]

Cool pic...makes my a little nauseous though. Don't think I could do it.

[Zman86]

The amount of safety precautions that have to be followed are probably staggering so that theres no chance of you killing yourself up there.

I'd do it, it would be fun.

[Latrodectus]

I always thought I could...but looking at this picture, I am not sure any more!
Very nice shot!

[Letsgodiving]

That was taken with a specialty fisheye lens that makes the curve of the earth much more pronounced so it's not quite as high as it seems. That being said it is high enough and the job not only requires skill working with steel but nerves of steel to go along with it.

Reminds me of this shot. Lunch on a skyscraper.

[Ashley]

I would LOVE to go up there and see that. As long as I had something to steady myself with (I'm very clumsy) I would definitely love it.

[steve-o]

Not as safe as you'd think, when you consider most of the workers are from India or Bangladesh and get paid pennies a day.
They live in company provided housing, get bused to and from work and generally get worked to death...literally.

Saw this kind of cheap labor prevalent in Bahrain as well.

[DaleM]

Not a chance you'd see me up there! I can't even get on my single story roof!

[frostie]

Some interesting facts about the Burj dubai that i found on the internet


The tip of the spire can be seen 103km away with the naked eye.

• An estimated 330,000m² of cement, 39,000t of steel rebar and 142,000m² of glass will be used in the construction of the Burj Dubai.

• 22 million man-hours will go into building the world's tallest landmark.

• The foundation slab is 80,000ft² in size, while the piling is 50m deep.

• The Burj Dubai's observatory lifts (double deck cabs) will have the world's longest travel distance from the lowest to the highest stop.

• The Burj Dubai will set the record for the world's highest lift installation.

• A condensate collection system will collect condensed water from the hot and humid air and will use it for irrigation requirements across the tower gardens. This will provide around 15 million gallons of additional water a year, equivalent to 20 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

• The curtain wall of the Burj Dubai will be equivalent to 17 soccer fields or 25 American football fields.

• The concrete used for the Burj Dubai is equivalent to a 1900km long pavement.

• The Burj Dubai has a computerised central service system from Germany to analyse the building's stability to withstand natural elements.

• Reflective glass on all the building's floors will provide protection from sunlight at the same time as making the building's interiors cooler.

• It will also feature the world's fastest elevator, rising and descending at 18m per second or 65 kmph. The world's current fastest elevator is in the Taipei 101 office tower in Taiwan. It travels at 16.83m per second or 60.6kmph.

[frostie]

Comparison with other buildings

[frostie]

And a view from the top of the building

[greenfan]

Originally Posted by Letsgodiving

That was taken with a specialty fisheye lens that makes the curve of the earth much more pronounced so it's not quite as high as it seems. That being said it is high enough and the job not only requires skill working with steel but nerves of steel to go along with it.

Reminds me of this shot. Lunch on a skyscraper.

THAT was dangerous......

[TurboDANDEE]

no thanks

[Mrdi]

depends on what is for lunch

[Dan Pierce]

Originally Posted by Mrdi

depends on what is for lunch

It had better be awful good.

dP