Wednesday, April 9, 2008

world's biggest (fill in blank)

Dubai never ceases to amaze me. We've got it all, from the world's tallest tower to the world's largest hotel, the world's largest arch bridge, the world's largest mall, the world's largest water reservoir, the world's (soon to be) largest airport, the world's largest indoor ski park, the world's largest amusement park, and now ... the world's largest chop sticks. You think they would have tried a stab at cooking up the world's largest pita before pulling off something like this.

Although we've put size to shame in just about every corner of the world, Saudi Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal is going to have the last laugh with his newly announced mile high tower. I'd be laughing too if I created a building large enough to make people sick to their stomachs:

"The building will be fitted with a giant computer-operated damper stretching down several floors - to counter the nausea-inducing sway caused by the wind."
Read the full story here.

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