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The Palm Islands in Dubai are the three largest artificial islands in the world, being constructed by Al Nakheel Properties in the United Arab Emirates. Each settlement will be in the shape of a palm tree, topped with a crescent, and will have residential communities and resorts built upon them. It is possible to make these islands due to the wide continental shelf off the Dubai coast, and the relatively shallow depth of the Persian Gulf. |
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more islands less beheading. Its a good thing |
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I've been using this as my desktop for a bit (stolen from google maps)... |
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the whole thing seems really futuristic |
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this is soooo yesterday.. |
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it's not that yesterday. they haven't even finished the 1st one yet |
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it's not that really futuristic; a hell of a lot of the land in the netherlands is reclaimed land. i can't help but feel this whole plan will go to shit when sea levels rise though.. |
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i thought the idea of huge islands shaped like weird alien patterns seemed quite futuristic. although i can see a large amount of room for failure with this one. |
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what mindboggling predictions. you think they invest billions in the construction of artificial islands, only to discuss afterwards the possible consequences or rising sea levels? If only redrum had been there to warn them! and room for failure.. good grief. thats a pretty safe bet. especially after reading "The water on the outside of the turn is traveling at greater speed than the water on the inside, and erodes the coastline much faster as a result. Currently, the owners are simply planning to shift the build-up to the indentations every couple of years to counteract this effect. It is presumed the other Palms will suffer similar trouble." |
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Tacky. |
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i lived out there for 18 years. it was fun seeing the huge dredging process and most of the beachese being ed. My opinion? they ed up all our surf out there. so them. but we're getting an artficial reef somewhere sometime. and the world is shmee. i challange anyone to buy israel. anyway, the underwater hotel and the worlds largest moving hotel/boat look alot more fun. as for dubai. it was good when i was young. small, not well known, lovely weather, peaceful life, good surf (1995 was amazing). now its just a real shithole. good fun if you know what to do. but lots of english wankers with dodgy dads who 'escaped' england, and lots of wankers from all of the rest of the world as well. and not many girls. much better in the good ol days. |
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'clueless yank chatter' |
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my maths teacher went to dubai. he is dodgy, but he doesnt have any kids. |
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UAE doesnt behead anyone?! |
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the last beheadin was a while back i think. there are still excecutions im sure. but its nothing like saudi. the prisons are complete shit though. bad times to be had in there. if you have half a brain youll never have to deal with police though |
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