Skyscraper on fire in Dubai

[Sarah469]

Serious: I hope everyone is ok

Tinfoil: Will the fire cause the building to collapse?

the steelwork should be coated for a 60minute fire resistance after that if the temperatures are high enough the steel will loose its strength very quickly

 

[chaparral]

(Steel melting point is around 1300c, so its a possibility that there's even less than that!)

But what is the heating point of when the steel goes weak and just bends really easy..

 

[Brizzles]

Quote from one of the guests made me chuckle, Mum is only number 3 ;

"I only took my valuables, i.e. my phone, my iPad and my mother."

 

[Caged]

That is a really old photo.... No heron tower, cheese grater or walkie talkie

Heron is behind the Gherkin. The Walkie Talkie would be further to the left if the photo were taken today and out of shot.

 

[leaskovski]

ISIS clap trap

Or some drunken brit mislaid a fag butt.

 

[StriderX]

I'm sure all the dead "slave" construction workers are saddened by this.

 

[asim18]

Spoiler

But they abandoned all that in Dubai for superficial ****

I'm really confused. All I see in the latter image is some structural beams and a row of cheap tables and stools. Also, that lamp on the right looks bent. And I bet half of the chairs and tables in that place are wonky.

Are you saying that Dubai has abandoned un-upholstered buildings and a row of barely-within-budget cheap tables and stools for extravagance and luxury?

I ask because the latter picture looks like any regular commercial building and I'm sure there are still garters/structural engineering in that building in Dubai somewhere under all that upholstery?

The reason the latter building is so bare is not because it's hasn't abandoned the idea of not having excess upholstery. It's bare because it's built by capitalists who are looking to maximise returns. That room in Dubai is built for "look how much money we can splash".

 

[Westie]

allah akbar!

 

[FloppyPoppy]

allah akbar!

Very constructive. Well done you!

 

[Westie]

Very constructive. Well done you!

thank you.. ive been pondering for a few hours about what say and that was the best i could do..

i bet your parents are glad of ur GCSE in sarcasm!

 

[asim18]

thank you.. ive been pondering for a few hours about what say and that was the best i could do..

i bet your parents are glad of ur GCSE in sarcasm!

Haha look who's worried about other people's GCSEs. At least he has a GCSE in sarcasm. From your post, one could assume you hopelessly failed English language.

 

[Cosimo]

 

[Westie]

Haha look who's worried about other people's GCSEs. At least he has a GCSE in sarcasm. From your post, one could assume you hopelessly failed English language.

7:30 night after NYE.. who really gives a **** lol?

and ur character judgement is bang on i think i got a D in English but that isn't bad for someone who slept through 80% of the classes!

 

[Skidder]

I've stayed at the address a couple of times. But soulless but fine. Shame

 

[Ayahuasca]

7:30 night after NYE.. who really gives a **** lol?

and ur character judgement is bang on i think i got a D in English but that isn't bad for someone who slept through 80% of the classes!

Time for sleep fella

You've had one too many rennies.

 

[Cosimo]

Smoking this morning...

 

[Hades]

^^ I'd ask for a non-smoking room if I were staying there soon.

 

[UTmaniac]

Smoking this morning...

Is it me, having just surfaced, or is that tower leaning to the left? Take cover!

 

[Diddums]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35209114

Is that an AMG GT police car?

Impressive.

 

[Guest2]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-35209114

Is that an AMG GT police car?

Impressive.

Yep. Apparently they have loads in Dubai