What matters today is a tower being built in India, called the Burj Dubai Tower, because it is going to be the tallest tower in the world, when completed. Construction stated on September 21, 2004, and the tower will officially open on January 4, 2010. When completed this tower will stand at 819 meters, or about 2768 feet, and will have used enough rebar to reach 1/4 of the way around the world. This tower shows exactly how far the world has come. First, the Wright brothers recorded the first powered flight, then there was the atomic bomb, then we landed on the moon, and now there is a tower 819 meters high. This tower is just another step towards the future; eventually someone will build a taller tower, or walk on Mars. In the mean time though, this tower will be able to hold lots of businesses, boosting India's economy. It will also inspire kids to believe that one day they could build something like it. Personally, I want to meet the guy who engineered it, because he has to be one of the greatest engineers of our day. To build a tower that size, not only would you need somewhere to put it, but it needs to be stable. You have to calculate wind speed to keep it from falling over and it needs to have an effective way to get from top to bottom (when completed the building will have the fastest elevators in the world). The building also would need to have allot of power, and be able to hold up all of the people within it (including the highest restaurants in the world). I would hate to be Babu Sassi. Babu is known as the man on top of the world because he operates the crane at the top of the Burj tower. Not only does he work, but he lives in the crane cab, because it would take to long to climb all the way up and down every day. So until the job is done the young man will be up there, making more than 30,ooo dirhams ($8,168) a month, compared to the 800 dirhams of the average worker. Obviously this tower represents how far the world has come and how far we will be able to go in the future.
Yeah this thing is insane!! I was recently researching it as well...I love the picture you found of it by the way..that's really a great view. I had no idea that guy lives up there! But I mean..he's taking part in one of the most incredible developments in history and making a ton of money. I believe the designers were William Baker and Lawrence Novak by the way. Look them up, their bios are pretty interesting. Awesome post.
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