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World's tallest tower lookout suddenly shuttered
2010-02-08
Posted by:Grotch the Scantily Clad7546

#4  No surprise here, as personally the design of the upper third of that Tower is inherently unstable. IMO 'TIS MORE THAN JUST PROBS WID THE ELEX.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-02-08 18:13  

#3  Ervin Hladnik-Milharcic, 55, a Slovenian writer planning to visit the city for the first time this month, said he hoped the Burj would reopen soon.

"It was the one thing I really wanted to see," he said. "The tower was projected as a metaphor for Dubai. So the metaphor should work. There are no excuses."


Hahahaha Ervin, it works as more of a metaphor than you think.
Posted by: gromky   2010-02-08 14:02  

#2  In a brief statement responding to questions, building owner Emaar Properties blamed the closure on "unexpected high traffic," but then suggested that electrical problems were also at fault.

In'shallah Electrical Engineering. Nah, boys, I wouldn't worry about it...

Posted by: tu3031   2010-02-08 12:01  

#1  I wonder, could it have anything to do with the "Surf & Turf Nudist Colony" in Sharjah UAE ?

/no such place
Posted by: Unereth Darling of the Huns6805   2010-02-08 11:24  

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