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> I the thing that I was surprised the most to hear was that those skyscrapers sewage is carried by trucks outside Dubai and dumped who knows where. Mmmhh, doe
by zepearl 5y ago
> I the thing that I was surprised the most to hear was that those skyscrapers sewage is carried by trucks outside Dubai and dumped who knows where.
Mmmhh, does not seem to be 100% correct? At least not in relation to the Burj Khalifa as mentioned by the video... .
https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/52204/is-the-sewage-from-the-burj-khalifa-transported-away-by-trucks https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/52204/is-the-se... => https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091115/http://repository.tamu.edu/bitstream/handle/1969.1/4529/ESL-HH-06-07-19.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091115/http://repository...
A complete soil, waste and vent system from plumbing fixtures, floor drains and mechanical equipment arranged for gravity flow and, ejector discharge to a point of connection with the city municipal sewer is provided. A complete storm drainage system from roofs, decks, terraces and plazas arranged for gravity flow to a point of connection with the city municipal sewer system is provided.*
- hypertele-Xii 5y agoThe problem is, the municipal sewer system has inadequate capacity to receive any of the poop, so while the sewers are being upgraded, the poop is hauled away by trucks.
- devoutsalsa 5y agoIt'd be hilarious to learn that the bottom N floors are actually a giant holding tank, and that some engineer calculated they'd have 20 years to figure out how to empty it all.