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**hodgo** · 31st January 2009, 11:15 PM

> Babu Sassi, a fearless young man from southern India is the cult hero
> of Dubai 's army of construction workers. Known as the "Indian on the
> top of the world", Babi is the crane operator at the world's tallest
> building - the 819-meter (2,687 ft) Burj Dubai. His office, the
> cramped crane cab perched on top of the Burj, is also his home -
> apparently it takes too long to come down to the ground each day to
> make it worthwhile. When the building is completed, its elevators
> will be the world's fastest.
> Stories about his daily dalliance with death are discussed in revered
> terms by Dubai 's workers. Some say he has been up there for more than a year, others whisper that he's paid 30,000 dirhams ($8,168) a month compared with the average wage of 800 dirhams a month. All agree he's worth it.

Look at the edge of the (First picture uppermost right corner) of the picture, you can almostsee the turn of the earth.
The persons who are working on the upper most Girders can see the "ROTATION OF EARTH"

**101RRS** · 1st February 2009, 09:40 AM

The apparent curvature of the earth is visible because the pic has been taken by a 'fish-eye' lense.

Garry

**V8Ian** · 1st February 2009, 09:47 AM

In India! That's a big worry

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 1st February 2009, 10:10 AM

How would you see the turn of the earth from a fixed point?

X2 on the fisheye making things appear more distorted.

Still, it's a good achievement!

**Shonky** · 1st February 2009, 10:13 AM

Dubai actually.

The crane Operator is Indian.

Apparently when this building is finished, the Penthouse suite is set to be really popular with Rockstars...

Now when they trash the room and throw the furniture off the balcony they can watch it burn up on re-entry!

**werdan** · 1st February 2009, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

How would you see the turn of the earth from a fixed point?

You could try watching the sun rise and set.

Excitement plus!!

**wardy1** · 1st February 2009, 11:11 AM

What is that thing that looks like a plumbers plunger to the right in the first pic

**Grover-98** · 1st February 2009, 11:30 AM

Thats crazy!

But give me a harness id get up there love heights!

**p38arover** · 1st February 2009, 11:56 AM

You'd never get me up there!

Originally Posted by hodgo

Look at the edge of the (First picture uppermost right corner) of the picture, you can almost see the turn of the earth.
The persons who are working on the upper most Girders can see the "ROTATION OF EARTH"

Do you mean the rotation of the Earth or the curvature of the Earth?

There's a big difference.

**DeeJay** · 1st February 2009, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by wardy1

What is that thing that looks like a plumbers plunger to the right in the first pic

Thats the Plumbers Union building...

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