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Abu Dhabi 'leaning tower' now beats Pisa (see for yourself)
Courier Mail ^ | 06/06/10

Posted on 06/06/2010 7:44:03 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster

Abu Dhabi 'leaning tower' now beats Pisa

* From: AFP

* June 06, 2010 10:45PM

AN Abu Dhabi tower has been recognised as the "furthest-leaning man-made tower" in the world by Guinness World Records.

The 160-metre Capital Gate tower, developed by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, leans at 18 degrees - over four times the angle of Italy's famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, Khaleej Times reported.

ADNEC said the tower earned the record following an evaluation by Guinness World Records that began in January, the month the tower's exterior was completed, Gulf News reported

(Excerpt) Read more at couriermail.com.au ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abudhabi; capitalgage; leaning; towerofpisa; worldrecord
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Pfizer House, Abu Dhabi.


61 posted on 06/06/2010 8:50:33 AM PDT by RichInOC (No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
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To: mnehring

Very creative!!!!


62 posted on 06/06/2010 8:53:29 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: GOPsterinMA
The UAE has 7 seperate emirates. Dubai is one and Abu Dhabi is another. Dubai is bankrupt. Abu Dhabi just paid $10 bil to finance paying on Dubais debt.

From what I can tell, the UAE as a whole is not bankrupt.

63 posted on 06/06/2010 8:53:34 AM PDT by mountn man (The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Thanks for posting the picture. It does look beautiful - and definitely different.


64 posted on 06/06/2010 8:55:38 AM PDT by Screaming_Gerbil (...he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one... Luke 22:36)
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To: mnehring
Does this really count as leaning?

Darn! Now you've ruined the risky / dangerous element of the design by giving away the secret...

Still looks pretty wild though...

65 posted on 06/06/2010 9:00:08 AM PDT by Screaming_Gerbil (...he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one... Luke 22:36)
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To: MCH

It kinda reminds me of the lower portion of someone’s leg, it even has a foot.


66 posted on 06/06/2010 9:04:30 AM PDT by eclecticEel (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Abu Dhabi is not bankrupt. It is the country bailing out Dubai and others. (Which could give it future problems if they can not repay)

It is also the most transparent government in the world in terms of government spending. All bids, contract awards and expenditures are on line for everyone to see.


67 posted on 06/06/2010 9:06:14 AM PDT by gleneagle
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To: americanophile

A new WTC should have been nearly completed by now. Says a lot about the state of our country.


68 posted on 06/06/2010 9:12:36 AM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: gleneagle; mountn man

Thank you both very much. I confused Abu Dhabi with Dubai.


69 posted on 06/06/2010 9:15:45 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I suffer from B.S. - Barack Syndrome!)
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To: MCH

phallic?? Where is your mind at?


70 posted on 06/06/2010 9:18:49 AM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo in laughter")
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To: mnehring

I don’t know about the leaning part but it sure is beautiful.


71 posted on 06/06/2010 9:25:51 AM PDT by gunsequalfreedom
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To: eclecticEel
I am just glad they dumped the original design!


72 posted on 06/06/2010 9:42:35 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15

I’m sorry guys my dog is very upset... I already deleted it off of the picture server but it takes about an hour for it to disappear completely.


73 posted on 06/06/2010 9:53:38 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Since I am not an engineer:
How many degrees off center can any building get before it tilts & goes DOWN with a big bang?


74 posted on 06/06/2010 10:41:23 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles

When the top passes outside the base.


75 posted on 06/06/2010 10:51:59 AM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
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To: Kirkwood

It took 18 months to build the 102-story Empire State Building in 1930-31...18 months!

A different America.

76 posted on 06/06/2010 11:25:53 AM PDT by americanophile (November can't come fast enough....)
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To: GOPsterinMA
“If you build it they will come?” Ehhh...

Hey, it worked for Las Vegas.

77 posted on 06/06/2010 11:35:46 AM PDT by Erasmus (Looks like we're between a lithic outcropping and a region of low compressibility.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Looks to me like they’d have to have put in fifty thousand tons of counterweight in the ground under the right side.


78 posted on 06/06/2010 11:38:42 AM PDT by Erasmus (Looks like we're between a lithic outcropping and a region of low compressibility.)
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To: OCC

Looks like a baseball batter’s leg, complete with leg guard....nice though.


79 posted on 06/06/2010 11:42:11 AM PDT by Churchillspirit (9/11/01...NEVER FORGET.)
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To: Screaming_Gerbil

I could see some Eyetalian designer coming out with a pair of ladie’s boots that look just like this.


80 posted on 06/06/2010 11:42:43 AM PDT by Erasmus (Looks like we're between a lithic outcropping and a region of low compressibility.)
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