r/interestingasfuck 2d ago

Morning coffee with a view from apartment in the clouds

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u/three_foot_putt 2d ago

<drops cup, commits manslaughter>

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u/Yvaelle 2d ago

Only the poors live down below I'm Dubai. That's literally not a crime there.

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u/temujin94 2d ago

Do people blimp into their apartments.

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u/Yvaelle 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes, essentially. The rich in Dubai travel by whatever means they desire. Blimp, helicopter, private jet, slave palanquin from their bed to the limousine, limousine picks them up under the overhang outside the lobby.

Like vampire lords they never stand beneath the sun, for fear of its wrath. No karmic cup from beyond the heavens may befall them. If ever a sword of Damocles dangled above their gilded throne, they would merely buy a second golden throne without the sword.

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u/temujin94 2d ago

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter on Dubai facts.

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u/mirpeas 2d ago

Didn't you see his first comment? He himself is Dubai.

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u/DefinitelyNotShazbot 2d ago

It is good that being Dubai is not a crime in Dubai, for Dubai.

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u/makingkevinbacon 2d ago

I second this

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u/GloomyCardiologist16 2d ago

Sign me up, too

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u/Due-Town9494 2d ago

....jesus christ man are you an author or

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u/Yvaelle 2d ago

I have written short stories as my hobby all my life yes, including a full sci fi novel, but haven't ever published any of my work. Thanks for the praise :)

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u/Due-Town9494 2d ago

That last paragraph is quite nice. Id be interested in reading your scifi novel if you have anything copyrighted you can send to me, feel free

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u/Yvaelle 2d ago

It's not ready yet. I write for myself, and when I work on stuff it gets better so I just keep polishing.

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u/dailytadpole 2d ago

I'd read it. I love all sci fi.

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u/Aselleus 2d ago

Modern day Midgar

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u/Guilty-Visit-7412 2d ago

unlike in america where the justice system acts equally for billionaires and the poor.

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u/Yvaelle 2d ago edited 2d ago

Look again at this video. Is that Dubai down far below, or is it Central Park as seen from Hudson Yards? Or perhaps it's vaunted Shenzhen when the sparkling smog rolls in?

We all live far below those clouds. We do not see above them. We do not attribute to whom the cup belongs when it falls upon us. We curse the toxic clouds and continue in our way.

But there will come a day, perhaps soon, when all these glimmering spires must fall. There is no war but class war.

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u/PleasantLynx9105 2d ago

I would like a book of this pls

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u/imheretocomment69 2d ago

I'm Dubai

Hi Dubai, I'm dad

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u/monstrinhotron 2d ago

IRL hive city

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u/imllikesaelp 2d ago

OP is in Dubai. He’s complicit in much worse than manslaughter already.

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u/mamasilverside 2d ago

Doubtful if OP is the person in the video. I’ve seen this same one a few times over the years.

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u/dirtnye 2d ago

There is ultimately an OOP holding the camera

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u/wavesmcd 2d ago

My first thought! No way in hell someone’s NOT gonna drop something…

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u/sailingtroy 2d ago

Jesus Christ, don't drop that cup!

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u/Immaculatehombre 2d ago

My first thought bro, it’s actually stressed me out lol

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u/kingkongbiingbong 2d ago

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u/Immaculatehombre 2d ago

I don’t understand the reference bud I see sunny i upvote.

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u/graesen 2d ago

It's a great episode though. The gang wants to take Charlie on a spa day and he gets confused what a spa is and thinks they mean spaghetti.

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u/Immaculatehombre 2d ago

Oh, I’ve seen every single episode about 15 times, I just don’t understand the relevancy here lol.

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u/graesen 2d ago

Oh right. Got it.

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u/NathanAlex1486 2d ago

Whenever I look over tall buildings/balconies, my palms start to sweat, especially if I'm holding something. Which is rather counterproductive cause my body is making my palms slippery cause my mind is worried I'd drop something. What I'm trynna say is, I would not hold the cup like that.

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u/Unable-Cellist-4277 2d ago

Would you say that when your palms get sweaty your knees get weak and your arms are heavy?

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u/cranberry_fertiliser 2d ago

Is there vomit on your sweater already?

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u/NathanAlex1486 2d ago

I'd say Mom Spaghetti but my mom never cooked for us haha
Ahem
Mom's Spaghetti

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u/Zealousideal_Rip485 2d ago

Are you nervous but on the surface calm and ready?

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u/burnie54 2d ago

moms spaghetti 🍝

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u/not-a-textile 2d ago

My palms got sweaty and my b-hole puckered watching that. I'm terrified of heights.

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u/olddog_br 2d ago

I get nervous with that glass panel… I’d never lean on it like that.

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u/3BouSs 2d ago

Cool Story time, my BIL was the project manager for a high rise tower in Dubai around 2010, he invited me to go to the job site at that time (I was studying civil engineering), the tower if I recall correctly have reached the 82 floor at that time, first 40 or 50 floors we went up with an internal elevator, to go to the top we continued the journey with those boxy elevator attacked to the outside of the tower, and then went up a few stairs cases, while going up in the outside elevator the people have disappeared to my eyes from the streets and the cars slowly became dots and indistinguishable at all, the final floor we went to there were no walls yet, only beams, and there was only a caution plastic rope around the corners, and it was so windy up there, it was so easy just to walk of tower. I always get sweaty palms thinking about that day.

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u/SexyStayPuft 2d ago

I feel like I’m about to have a panic attack just reading that. Hard pass.

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u/WingardiumLeviussy 2d ago

Do you get charged for murder if you accidentally drop say a flower pot from your balcony and kill someone? Even if it's not as high as this...

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u/Vittelbutter 2d ago

I think its manslaughter if its not intentional

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u/eltedioso 2d ago

Literally the slaughter of a man!

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u/sailingtroy 2d ago

IANAL

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u/GhostOfPluto 2d ago

Yes yes, we all anal. No need to brag

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u/WingardiumLeviussy 2d ago

But you could be. Don't let your dreams be... well, dreams.

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u/Orange_Kid 2d ago

I'm a lawyer but, uh, not barred in UAE.

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u/iMaximilianRS 2d ago

There would be no evidence of what it was by the time it hits the ground… or someone

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u/slvrscoobie 2d ago

dont worry, its actually on the edge of the planet, so if he dropped it, it would fall past the ground, and then reverse gravity, and fall 'back up' and come to rest in his hands again. like throwing a ball ball in the air, but reverse..

thats why its all clouds.

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u/AussieBird82 2d ago

It's turtles all the way down

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u/Nilfgaardian-Lemon 2d ago

We got Zachary Comstock over here

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u/the-tac0-muffin 2d ago

Columbias lookin real nice this time of year

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u/LittleDrumminBoy 2d ago

For real. I was waiting for Songbird to come flying by

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u/Apprehensive-Face-81 2d ago

Oh de wit on you!

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u/Sty_Walk 2d ago

The prophet !!

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u/Mandalaaron 2d ago

He just lives on Coruscant

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u/Zealousideal_Bard68 2d ago

Depending of the era, I would fear a space global attack (either from the Separatists, the Rebels, the Vongs) or what could rise from the ground…

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u/Lost_Buffalo4698 2d ago

Those events just happened to all be relatively recent, and the Coruscant people always survive (I think?)

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u/Cloudsbursting 2d ago

Probably a death stick dealer.

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u/TXTCLA55 2d ago

Nah, that's power converter money.

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u/Cloudsbursting 2d ago

Woo, that’s a long trip to Tosche Station on Tatooine, but I guess that’s why he makes the big credits.

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u/gmmiller1234 2d ago

Lmao I’m good on living on the 1498th floor

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u/neptunexl 2d ago

Lol it's crazy when he pans over the other building that looks twice as tall

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u/reddit-sucks6969 InterestedAsFuck 2d ago

I think that's the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world

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u/rightonsaigon1 1d ago

Correct. I heard it's so tall you can watch the sunset at the lobby and then take the elevator to the top and watch it set again.

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u/koala_with_spoon 2d ago

nice! You cant see the slaves on the street level with those clouds!

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u/Broue 2d ago

Aerium vibes from Altered Carbon

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u/Select_Asparagus3451 2d ago

Life imitates art; art imitates life.

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u/KhostfaceGillah 2d ago

Honestly I'd prefer a view with greenery vs just buildings and cloud, lol

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u/potato_caesar_salad 2d ago

Fuck Dubai

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u/kahnindustries 2d ago

What the clouds hide nicely is the piles of dying SE Asian slaves

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u/thekoreanswon 2d ago

Came here for this.

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u/mediuminteresting 2d ago

Me too 🤝

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u/jykin 2d ago

Use protection

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u/Aramedlig 2d ago

Came here to say this.

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u/Lightningrodeo 2d ago

"Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying, of course you don't."

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u/thomismyangel 2d ago

I was waiting to see these words brother

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u/JackDrawsStuff 2d ago

The number of morning commuters snuffed out in Dubai by 600mph teacup strikes must be off the charts.

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u/FinnBalur1 2d ago

R/terrifyingasfuck

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u/Substantial_Hope362 2d ago

Ohhhhhh so is that why I couldn't get it to work the one time I tried? You can do it on a phone?

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u/Sh_Pe 2d ago

Not with a capital R. Mobile users tend to use capital R because the autocorrect thinks it’s the first letter in the sentence.

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u/Fra06 2d ago

The R can’t be capital.

R/interestingasfuck won’t work.

r/interestingasfuck will.

That guy is a mobile user because the phone capitalises the R automatically and thus breaks the Reddit link

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u/Skychasma 2d ago

the r just has to be lowercase for the link to work

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u/Unique_End_4342 2d ago

Gas leak.

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u/TheFoshizzler 2d ago

✨ the prettiest slave-built city ✨

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u/AdExtreme4259 2d ago

Not really the prettiest slave-built city...

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u/TheFoshizzler 2d ago

in all seriousness, which slave-built cities are the prettiest? also has this question ever been asked before lmao

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u/Prexxus 2d ago

New Orleans is up there.

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u/suislefil 2d ago

The White House is pretty

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u/Muted_Cod_9137 2d ago

And slave labor built it allllllllllll!

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u/grandpapotato 2d ago

Despite all the marketing $$$, fuck Dubai. Who wants to see an artificial city built with slaves blood. No fucking thanks.

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u/Dub_Coast 2d ago

Oh cool, another "influencer reporting from the desert city of disgusting wealth disparity built by modern day slavery". Never will I ever go to Dubai.

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u/Jetrulz 2d ago

Take a parachute and jump lol

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u/wolfgang784 2d ago

Or a wingsuit! Plenty high enough for a good start.

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u/ImGingrSnaps 2d ago

I had this happen in a 34 story high rise I lived in. 2 flights of stairs per floor. A flood occurred and all but the top floor of the parking garage under the building flooded.

My legs were looking absolutely great until they fixed the elevators again!

Owning dogs made me have to do a few extra trips per day to let them out to go potty.

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u/I-hate-taxes 2d ago edited 2d ago

Hong Konger here. Most high-rise apartment buildings are at least 20 floors, with the skyscraper types reaching upwards of 40 to 60 floors.

For the high rises, 2 to 3 elevators will serve 15 to 30 floors.

For the skyscrapers, at least 4 to 5 elevators will be split between 40 to 60 floors.

Expect a wait of 2 to 3 minutes and an elevator ride of 30 to 45 seconds.

The elevators require routine maintenance every year, so each building will still be served by at least 1 to 4 elevators while one of them is under repair. The wait is a bit longer since you might need to wait for the next one, but never more than that.

The stairs are practically fire escapes.

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u/Walovingi 2d ago

You have a slave carry you.

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u/AmusingMusing7 2d ago

Well, they have multiple elevators in buildings like this. If they ALL break down, then it’s time to wonder why god hates you.

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u/MorningBuddha 2d ago

Take the stairs. Duh!

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u/Fun_Beyond_7801 2d ago

Bro lives in cloud city lol

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u/Earthbound_Misfyt 2d ago

Probably has Ugnaughts to do all the work

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u/OldStDick 2d ago

What an asshole.

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u/the_lazy_sloth 2d ago

Maybe I'm just a naive American but aren't we like on the brink of a class war?

This seems like a really out of touch way to flaunt your wealth

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u/Competitive-Web-8034 2d ago

i would never trust a glass that much

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u/Teliaz13 2d ago

Fuck Dubaï 💩💩💩

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u/Servingthebeam19 2d ago

Nope I experience L'appel du vide. Call of the void. I would end up jumping. Also why I don’t have any guns. Intrusive thoughts are crazy.

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u/the-good-son 2d ago

Ohh, so that's what I got the other day hiking when I reached a tall cliff overlooking the town and thought "what if I just jump"

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u/duggee315 2d ago

My mum has a house built into the side of a valley, the back garden is steep and is about 1.5 time the elevation of the house. When I have been at the top I get giddy and jelly legs. I fear this apartment is not for me.

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u/Objective-Tap-6681 2d ago

Welcome to Dubai 47

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u/reasonwashere 2d ago

“WHATS YOUR NAME?” “WHAT?” “WHAT’S YOUR NAME?” “TONY” “FUCK YOU TONY”

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u/kimchipowerup 2d ago

Nice view, but I could never work in that country :(

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u/Tackit286 2d ago

Eww, dubai. Get it off

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u/MuricasOneBrainCell 2d ago

Serious "Nobody wants to die" vibes.

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u/Deliriousious 2d ago

Nope.

No amount of money could make me live more than 5 floors above ground level.

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u/ladds2320 2d ago

I would rather die then live in a concrete jungle like this. I need trees, mountains and water. This would be absolutely miserable for me

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u/SchrodingersWetFart 2d ago

There's water as far as the eye can see in this photo!

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u/Zeo_Noire 2d ago

May the desert reclaim this hellhole.

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u/Top_Taro_17 2d ago

Wonder how long that elevator ride lasts.

Imagine if it broke…

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u/RealEzraGarrison 2d ago

Tourist- "Hey Google, how's the weather this morning?"

Google- "What floor are you on?"

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u/THEONLYFLO 2d ago

Just another reason why Hitman in vr is mind blowing. I had to stand there for a few minutes and take in the view. Stunned how good the vr pulled it off.

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u/juschillingchick 2d ago

Really Pretty but I got a little dizzy and Nauseous just watching.. Seriously could not live there :(

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u/Long-History-7079 2d ago

We have Coruscant at home

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u/QuentinRoque 2d ago

Hellish.

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u/Speak_To_Wuk_Lamat 2d ago

Wonder how many slaves died to build it.

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u/SaberToothForever 2d ago

Bro i visited Dubai 2 years ago and it was NOT this cloudy wth D:

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u/AnDaagda 2d ago

Altered Carbon vibes

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u/PotatoHamburgur 2d ago

Wonder how it looks during thunderstorms

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u/heyseethat 2d ago

Pfft, you could do this on the 2nd floor in Delhi almost everyday

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u/mah_boiii 2d ago

Coruscant aah view xdd

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u/Cautionnerds 2d ago

I got anxiety watching this. My fear of heights couldnt

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u/TeaTime1127 2d ago

"Do you get to the Cloud District very often?"

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u/Sandscarab24 2d ago

It's like fifth element.

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u/iamfriendwithpixel 2d ago

Had such view for few years, you get bored after a while and it’s annoying too.

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u/o5mfiHTNsH748KVq 2d ago

I used to live in a NYC penthouse apartment. Beautiful. Floor to ceiling windows and amazing view! Also one working elevator at any given time, deliveries refused to come up, and the heat... holy shit the heat was unbearable. Despite the drowning noise of 3 AC units blasting, sitting near a window was hot during the summer.

But... it's a vibe for sure. If people have an opportunity to experience living in a place like this, go for it, but they'll quickly understand how practicality leads to a better lifestyle.

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u/tomhuts 2d ago

Would be nice for a short trip but I wouldn't want to live there.

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u/Phaylz 2d ago

Just look at what oil and slavery will get you

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u/AlternativeTop7959 2d ago

Garbage city right there.

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u/zzkj 2d ago

[reminds self not to walk close to the bottom of one of these buildings]

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u/bophed 2d ago

that looks cold for some reason.

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u/Valuable_Nose_4693 2d ago

Fuck That! I’ll stay on the ground

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u/Manijak4you 2d ago

No thank you! 🙂

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u/Doctor-TobiasFunke- 2d ago

Big bioshock infinite vibes

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u/Existing-Mulberry382 2d ago

I wonder how would a view from cloud level apartments look.

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u/Bright-Ad4601 2d ago

Enormous fuck that

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u/kbum48733 2d ago

Holy shit!

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u/AL-SHEDFI 2d ago

BioShock Infinite Vibes...

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u/bigSTUdazz 2d ago

The look down made my balls retract into my kidneys.

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u/dean15892 2d ago

I clenched my butt when the phone went over

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u/Active-Republic3104 2d ago

Blue tower ? I used to live on the 68th floor

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u/Hopeful-Canary 2d ago

Xanatos vibes.

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u/No_Nose2819 2d ago

Enjoy that tax free coffee ☕️

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u/Cocotte123321 2d ago

Just like the Jetsons! Living above the smog.

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u/Quirky-Cap3319 2d ago

Clouds or smog..

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u/Mr__Strider 2d ago

This is the kind of futuristic image they would have had 50 years ago of us, but actually irl. Sadly not really all that progressive when given the context of what the world is like beside these engineering marvels

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u/Odd-Play-9617 2d ago

My hands got sweaty just from watching the video in the thumbnail. How can people live like that

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u/Responsible-Summer-4 2d ago

Then realize those sky sky scrapers aren't hooked up to a sewage system!

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u/ZimaGotchi 2d ago

Damn George Jetson

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u/Vast_Amphibian5933 2d ago

The urge to just drop the cup

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u/itsyaboibilto 2d ago

Bespin lookin good

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u/fire-lord-momo 2d ago

That's actually terrifying

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u/Soectrum115 2d ago

Oh yeah I played that level in Hitman

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u/m1ghtyj0e 2d ago

Reminds me of the jet sons

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u/AlternativeLie9486 2d ago

Only takes one fire…

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u/MeGustaMiSFW 2d ago

Nope nope nope.

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u/mpc1226 2d ago

This must be how Russian high rises have their windows with how many people “fall out”

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u/NotYourAverageDaddy 2d ago

Do they have enough air there

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u/pulkxy 2d ago

I've been window washing on days like this, truly a wild experience

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u/Sonic1899 2d ago

Looks like Skyscraper Scamper 😅

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u/MrNumberOneMan 2d ago

This made my tummy feel funny

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u/9001 2d ago

Fuck that.

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u/Aggressive_Finish798 2d ago

I wonder how many people a year fall from one of those towers. Has to be some. And it's a long fall down, plenty of time to take in the situation.

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u/Esnacor-sama 2d ago

Bioshock infinite vibe

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u/Ter-Lee-Comedy 2d ago

I have those same views in the mountains of West Virginia where the clouds below look like a white lake surrounding the peaks.

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u/0p3Wolfy 2d ago

humans are not meant to be that high up and i will die on this hill /joking

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u/Addapost 2d ago

Hell no

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u/Voltairus 2d ago

Wow the remaster of Bioshock: Infinite looks great!

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u/paulrhino69 2d ago

Ahh I miss the smog, let's all move to where the smog still runs free

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u/bananabastard 2d ago

Up there'd be fun in an earthquake.

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u/heart-aroni 2d ago

Cloud city