Nov 27 2009Burj Dubai Loves Getting Struck By Lightning
Apparently the Burj Dubai (the world's tallest building) can't stop getting hit by lightning. Well what do you expect being a half a mile tall? That's like a 7-foot woman walking around and people not yelling, "that's a huge bitch!" Also, this may or may not be Allah's way of saying, "Dubai -- this shit's getting out of hand" (It 100% is).
Hit the jump for two more shots and a video of a lightning strike in action.
The Burj Dubai Just Can't Stop Getting Struck By Lightning [gizmodo]
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Reader Comments
1. len - November 27, 2009 4:46 PM
1st
2. Mr. pig - November 27, 2009 4:48 PM
holy sh!t sweet!
3. sevent - November 27, 2009 4:49 PM
seventh
4. seventh - November 27, 2009 4:49 PM
seventh
5. element29k - November 27, 2009 4:50 PM
so much for lightning not hitting the same place twice
6. Varg Vikernes - November 27, 2009 4:58 PM
I hope they designed the building to be able to take that all the time, because if they did, that is awesome.
7. Annnddyyyy - November 27, 2009 5:00 PM
Looks so much like my house
8. Ryannn - November 27, 2009 5:04 PM
That would be awesome if they had some kind of generator or something that could actually use all that electricity being put on the building. Would be very eco friendly.
9. DeadHead - November 27, 2009 5:31 PM
Anyone else see the object falling from the sky, to the right of the lightning, at 10 secs in? Totally some War of the Worlds shit goin' on!
10. Hayley - November 27, 2009 5:38 PM
I was in Dubai 6 months ago and saw this IRL
Therefore: OLD GW meh meh whinge whinge QQ
11. Hayley - November 27, 2009 5:39 PM
Disclaimer:
* There is no IRL, only extended periods of AFK
12. stacey mccool - November 27, 2009 5:42 PM
uh, yeah... who cares? the fucking cn tower gets hit with lightning every goddamn day.
get over it, americans.
13. Kira - November 27, 2009 5:42 PM
HAT. THAT LOOKS. LIKE A BOOB.
http://sugarcoatidli3z.deviantart.com/art/Boobie-Beanie-138876785
14. OmniSpyder\ - November 27, 2009 5:46 PM
@12 its kind of hard to get over it when we just learned about it... Also Americans don't REALLY pay attention to Canada.
15. naas - November 27, 2009 5:50 PM
awesoooomeee coooooooooooolllllll
@9 I did.... incomiiiiiiiiiiiinnngg
16. blah blah - November 27, 2009 6:55 PM
yea the burj dubai was made to take the lightening.. they have generators, its like a small electricity plant.. they were expecting to get soo much hah. its a great idea, they've done a good job i guess
17. JJtoob - November 27, 2009 6:55 PM
Thunderstorms are God's way to play peekaboo with aliens.
18. Bob - November 27, 2009 6:56 PM
hey americans did you guys hear about canada's national igloo in our capital, toronto? lol
19. asian sensation - November 27, 2009 7:17 PM
cloverfield in india
20. PhilFTW - November 27, 2009 7:32 PM
I once got struck standing next to the Burj Dubai, God was hell bent on smiting me. Now I'm agoraphobic, the sun isn't scary... God is. He HATES atheists... bastard.
21. dhighman - November 27, 2009 7:57 PM
wrath of zeus v spear of allah.
22. dex - November 27, 2009 8:33 PM
I can't help but think that it might be a good idea to attach some batteries to that shit for renewable power. Or, at least a time machine - you know like one in the form factor or an interesting looking '80's car.
23. rad to the power of me - November 27, 2009 8:38 PM
@9 WTF &@15 Tom Cruise save meee!!!
still Burj Dubai keep up the good work. I want to see a lot more pictures in the future
24. Tad Bit Tipsy - November 27, 2009 8:50 PM
That's not the Burj.... its my penis and I use the lightning to power my swedish penis pump.
25. corey - November 27, 2009 9:27 PM
@ 8 ur a f*g
26. FUCK - November 27, 2009 10:58 PM
FUCK
27. YOU - November 27, 2009 10:59 PM
YOU
28. DH - November 28, 2009 12:06 AM
normally i'd try to write something funny, but...
seriously GW your writing is just fucking GOLD. "THAT'S A HUGE BITCH!" i laughed hard.
29. Namefag - November 28, 2009 2:50 AM
Doesn't this remind you of the citadel in Half-Life 2?
THE PORTAL IS OPENING!
30. Robert - November 28, 2009 7:27 AM
I can't believe no one has brought this up yet ... but +1 for the Deuce Bigalow reference!
"That's a HUUUUUUUGE Bitch"
31. Pippen - November 28, 2009 9:42 AM
This is nothing more than some great photography. Many tall buildings get struck by lightning on a frequent basis without batting an eyelash. The Seattle space needle probably takes more on a rainy day than the burj in a year.
And ecofriendly and dubai is the ultimate oxymoron. If anything, the electricity collected is then used to air condition outdoor beaches and decapitate tiny bunnies.
32. dwidoderally - November 28, 2009 12:24 PM
U MUSLIM ?
33. Hayley - November 28, 2009 12:32 PM
Lol @ 31. So true. Dubai is the only desert with a ski resort.
Sure, they LOVVVEE the environment.
34. Lizzard - November 28, 2009 12:36 PM
Behemoth!
35. Matt - November 28, 2009 12:53 PM
Fuck Dubai...they brag about having this and having that and being the first place to have this and blah blah. Wonder why I just heard on the news yesterday they are asking for a 6 month halt on paying their debts.....the place writing checks that its ultra rich citizens, ultimately, arent gonna be able to cash.
36. Aerialgreen - November 28, 2009 4:34 PM
SHAZAM! ... or... BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL!
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44. The Realisticer - November 28, 2009 10:38 PM
@29 No. It reminds me of the guy in The Great Outdoors that got hit by lightning 66 times and John Candy tried not to laugh about it.
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46. Seekercat - November 28, 2009 11:37 PM
That first picture looks like the Half-Life 2 Citadel.
47. jennifer - November 29, 2009 3:10 AM
Seriously.. at 10 seconds in, what is falling to the right of the building?
48. Free Speach FTW!!!! - November 30, 2009 6:09 AM
carefull when using the "A" word GW, the geekologie HQ might get a plain flown into it....
im just saying, look what happened to Theo Van Gogh...
RIP, freedom of expression...
49. Jeremiah - November 30, 2009 1:18 PM
Any one else notice that 11 seconds in there is a black shape that shoots down from the clouds above?
50. MightyD - November 30, 2009 4:16 PM
Hook that shit up to a flux capacitor and your golden!
51. @lmjabreu - December 1, 2009 8:25 AM
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52. paul - December 2, 2009 11:25 AM
Anyone else notice the effing mothman in the video from 0:10 - 0:12?
Just sayin.
53. porno izle - January 30, 2010 11:08 AM
off bunlar ne.
54. yonja - January 30, 2010 11:09 AM
saol.
55. mirc - January 30, 2010 11:09 AM
mircciyik.