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rinselberg
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JUL 26, 09:35 PM
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It's called "The Line" and it's part of Saudi Arabia's MBS-backed and wildly futuristic NEOM development project.
Imagine two mirror-faced buildings of astonishing length (or width), rising higher than the Empire State Building and extending across 75 miles of desert, like two closely spaced parallel lines—or two surrealistically scaled Bone Saws.
Now try to imagine any of it actually being built.
I don't think this is brand new news, but I saw it the other day.
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An artist's depiction of the seaward end of The Line (get it?) at the Gulf of Aqaba. From the Wall Street Journal.
"75-mile-long mirror skyscrapers will be reportedly built in [NEOM] city of Saudi Arabia"
Ameya Paleja for Interesting Engineering; Jul 25, 2022.
https://interestingengineer...crapers-saudi-arabia
Straight from the NEOM website:
https://www.neom.com/en-us/...nces-theline-designs
Aren't you glad to know?[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 07-26-2022).]
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82-T/A [At Work]
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JUL 27, 08:19 AM
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I assume something like this would need some very advanced transportation built inside of it... like a vacuum-train or something of that nature that can go ~300+ miles an hour.
It seems really interesting, but I'm not sure I understand the goal or the point. It wasn't immediately clear on the website. I guess the point is, "because he can," but I don't know if it's necessarily feasible. Who would move into such a place, and where would they work?
Definitely would be cool, and it's definitely doable, but it seems like a project that could literally break their economy, that when finished, would serve no real purpose... but more power to them.
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olejoedad
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JUL 27, 08:27 AM
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So they want to build a trailer park that has two trailers that hold 9 million people?
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steve308
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JUL 27, 10:55 AM
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Hope they build a golf course inside for the LIV golf group.
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williegoat
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JUL 27, 11:39 AM
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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JUL 27, 12:23 PM
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Even 7.5 miles seems a bit much.
I would hate to be inside all the time. Then again, that area is just one big desert, huh...[This message has been edited by TheDigitalAlchemist (edited 07-27-2022).]
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Cheever3000
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JUL 27, 04:34 PM
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If any birds live there, they won't have many after that gets built.
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Patrick
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JUL 27, 05:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by rinselberg:
Imagine two mirror-faced buildings of astonishing length, rising higher than the Empire State Building and extending across 75 miles of desert...
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 I suppose they've got plenty of sand to make glass with.
Seems to me that this Saudi crown (or clown?) prince has WAY too much money at his disposal.[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 07-27-2022).]
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MidEngineManiac
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JUL 27, 06:39 PM
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HHmmmmm 
We already have a boiling-hot sun-baked desert.....lets put 2 huge giant mirrors there and see how much more heat we can generate reflecting and focusing dat der sun thing ![This message has been edited by MidEngineManiac (edited 07-27-2022).]
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TheDigitalAlchemist
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JUL 27, 07:52 PM
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a future civilization will find a 75 mile foundation and scratch their heads.
Start buildin' on one end and by the time they are done, they will need to go back and start rapairin' it. 
Would be more impressive if it was 75 miles TALL. 
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