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I had no idea Burj Khalifa was half a mile tall

kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
The best part is that it doesn't connect to a sewer system because princelings aren't interested in competent city planning. Every morning a batallion of honey wagons remove the previous day's waste from holding tanks.
- aaron695 2y ago
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- IncreasePosts 2y ago
  The building was not connected to a sewer system because there was no sewer system when the tower was built. There is now a sewer system and the tower is connected to it.
- qingcharles 2y ago
  Is this because it was built too far from existing infrastructure? I was amazed when I noticed enclaves of rich govt workers in northern VA that have stupid expensive communities but are all on septic tanks and well water.
  - bluGill 2y ago
    If you have the right soil and plenty of safe ground water there is nothing wrong with septic and wells in the suburbs. However even at suburb density public systems are not that much more expensive and you gain never having to worry. I have several times in my life on well water turned the faucet on and no water - $2000 to a well driller to replace the pump and I had water again - the pumps last 30 years though essentially no other costs (electric but that is cheap) so overall a well is cheaper. With a septic system it is $600 to pump it every few years, but if the system fails it is $30,000 to replace it. Again though this depends on where you live. In some places filter raw sewage through 2 cm of dirt and it is safe to drink - in other places raw sewage will travel miles. Likewise some places have plenty of safe water, other places have little water and still other places the water isn't safe to drink.
- sgerenser 2y ago
  This is an urban legend: 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...
  - kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pQdjwliLMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pQdjwliLMA From 2009. A year before Burj Khalifa opened. It is truly legendary.
- InDubioProRubio 2y ago
  Reminds me of the line. People layed into that idea- because its a dysfunctional arcology - but its actually a statistic bunker- pretty OP when you expect your people to survive regional nuclear exchanges.

The best part is that it doesn't connect to a sewer system because princelings aren't interested in competent city planning. Every morning a batallion of honey wagons remove the previous day's waste from holding tanks.

aaron695 2y ago
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IncreasePosts 2y ago
The building was not connected to a sewer system because there was no sewer system when the tower was built. There is now a sewer system and the tower is connected to it.
qingcharles 2y ago
Is this because it was built too far from existing infrastructure? I was amazed when I noticed enclaves of rich govt workers in northern VA that have stupid expensive communities but are all on septic tanks and well water.
- bluGill 2y ago
  If you have the right soil and plenty of safe ground water there is nothing wrong with septic and wells in the suburbs. However even at suburb density public systems are not that much more expensive and you gain never having to worry. I have several times in my life on well water turned the faucet on and no water - $2000 to a well driller to replace the pump and I had water again - the pumps last 30 years though essentially no other costs (electric but that is cheap) so overall a well is cheaper. With a septic system it is $600 to pump it every few years, but if the system fails it is $30,000 to replace it. Again though this depends on where you live. In some places filter raw sewage through 2 cm of dirt and it is safe to drink - in other places raw sewage will travel miles. Likewise some places have plenty of safe water, other places have little water and still other places the water isn't safe to drink.
sgerenser 2y ago
This is an urban legend: 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...
- kevin_thibedeau 2y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pQdjwliLMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pQdjwliLMA From 2009. A year before Burj Khalifa opened. It is truly legendary.
InDubioProRubio 2y ago
Reminds me of the line. People layed into that idea- because its a dysfunctional arcology - but its actually a statistic bunker- pretty OP when you expect your people to survive regional nuclear exchanges.