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Old 05-01-10, 01:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
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wow would love to see the 360 view from the top of this
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Yeah and me! I saw a documentary a while back which showed it part-way finished. They had only built about 200 metres of it I think.
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Holy **** Batman .... you'd not get me up there.
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Holy **** Batman .... you'd not get me up there.
And to think the workers are paid pants as well. Must have been quite a bonus to get them up there - I can help thinking who tighten the final screws in at the start of the shot.
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Urg - some of those pics give me a severe attack of vertigo. You wouldnt get me up there for ANYTHING!
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Went up Sears tower, Chicago last year - 103rd floor - and that was quite high enough thank you.
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I visited the building site 18 months ago and it was amazing then, guess the size would take your breath away now
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