What you can do with $99/barrel oil profits

[2hip]

Dubai Skyscraper With Rotating Floors
http://www.flixxy.com/dubai-dynamic-architecture.htm

This is AMAZING! Words cannot convey the innovation of this architecture….you truly must see it!

[Dr.Phool]

1. Don't give Donald Trump any ideas.

Amazing!

[Deja Q]

8. Naah; he'll just declare bankruptcy again...

:hide:

[Mnemosyne]

2. Amazing! Wow.

It would be so strange to live there. Frank Lloyd Wright's head would've exploded on this one. Just wow!

Also amazing how they make sure the tenants have environmentally friendly, most likely cheap energy for themselves.

Did you see this comedy outsourcing film? So true to life you have to laugh to keep from crying.

http://www.flixxy.com/offshore-outsourcing.htm

Some good films there. Thanks for the great link too. A late welcome! :hi:

[2hip]

4. It's what Frank Lloyd Wright would have designed on acid

I mean, your brain has to be way out there to put all those basic concepts together in that manner. I thought the pre-fab construction was genius.

There were quite a few interesting time-killer videos on the site. Glad you wandered around and enjoyed it!

[Mnemosyne]

10. On acid, true! lol

The pre-fab was brilliant! :applause:

And great site!

I loved this vid too:

http://www.flixxy.com/pet-hippo.htm

[2hip]

12. If you liked the hippo, then you'll love the Lyrebird too!

Jungle Bird Mimics Birds and Human Sounds
http://www.flixxy.com/lyrebird.htm

[Mnemosyne]

13. Absolutely astonishing and beautiful!

My 6yo grandson is going to love this and this site!

I sure hope some female Lyrebirds are around for him after his gorgeous performance! He earned it! :P

[2hip]

15. For your grandson

Squirrel Obstacle Course
http://www.flixxy.com/squirrel-obstacle-course.htm


3D Music Visualisation
http://www.flixxy.com/animusic-pipe-dream.htm

When Robot Programmers Get Bored
http://www.flixxy.com/robot-programmer.htm

For you:

Women In Art
http://www.flixxy.com/fine-art-women-portraits.htm

[Mnemosyne]

20. These are wonderful, 2hip!

I never knew how clever squirrels could be. No wonder I had such a tough time getting the little buggers out of my ceiling! lol

I'd love to be around when the programmers get bored. Whoa! I also wish I had the talent of whomever did that 3D music! :applause:

Thank you from my grandson also! He will enjoy these so much.

Women in Art is truly lovely! Thank you! :hug:

[2hip]

23. There's a saying

"You'll never outsmart the squirrels!"

I find that to be true with the little bushy-tailed food whores. lol

[Mnemosyne]

25. I have three cats and can't keep the

meeses out either! Damn cats sometimes play one to death though. :)

Maybe I should put a squirrel and mouse feeder outside. :rofl:

[fortyfeetunder]

14. The hippo video was cool

Maybe she can be the tsunami hippo's lady friend (remember Owen)?

[Mnemosyne]

18. I don't recall the tsunami hippo,

have any links?

I was amazed with the hippo video because hippos do kill many people each year.

:hi:

[fortyfeetunder]

24. It is a cute story about the baby hippo and his "mother" ...

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4754996

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_and_Mzee

[Mnemosyne]

26. What a beautifully touching story.

I worry for the time when they move Owen to be with other hippos. He may start grieving. I hope they reconsider.

Thank you, ffu, for the links! :hi:

[JCMach1]

3. The UAE is currently doing some interesting things: Masdar City

...Foster + Partners is at it again with their design for Masdar in Abu Dhabi, the world’s first zero-carbon and zero-waste city. The new 6 million square meter walled sustainable development Masdar was driven by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company and will contain their new Headquarters along with a new university devoted to new ideas for energy production. Additional planning incorporates a variety of special economic zones and a center for innovation. We’ve seen sustainable structures from Foster before, from his Green Library in Berlin to the proposed Entertainment Center in Kazakhstan, but this takes Foster’s green initiatives to a whole new scale.

Foster states, “The environmental ambitions of the Masdar Initiative – zero carbon and waste free – are a world first. They have provided us with a challenging design brief that promises to question conventional urban wisdom at a fundamental level. Masdar promises to set new benchmarks for the sustainable city of the future.”

To remain zero-carbon within its walls, the city will be entirely car free. Carefully planned public transportation will ensure that none of the city’s inhabitants will have to walk more than 200 meters before meeting some part of the transportation link. Included in the transportation system will be a network of shaded walkways and narrow streets, creating a pedestrian-friendly atmosphere for those who prefer to travel by foot. All of the transportation system is offset with the inclusion of personalized rapid transport, ensuring rapid transit within the city limits. Outside of the walls, the development of the city was strategically sited to link to Abu Dhabi’s principal transport infrastructure, the center hub of Abu Dhabi, and the international airport via the existing road infrastructure and new public rail routes... http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/05/09/norman-fosters-green-desert-utopia-in-dubai/

[malaise]

5. That deserves a big

WOW! Stunning indeed.

[rug]

6. That will come in handy if you have noisy neighbors.

[2hip]

7. This is too interesting not to kick

[Junkdrawer]

9. "Dubai: The City of the Future" The rats are jumping the sinking ship...

After looting and trashing this country:


Halliburton Will Move HQ to Dubai:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=2941931

[RB TexLa]

11. That is cool

[JVS]

16. swanky. I need that and a personal luxury submarine

[2hip]

17. Would you settle for an X-Hawk Flying Car?

http://www.flixxy.com/x-hawk-flying-car.htm

[JVS]

19. No, I need the luxury sub so that I can travel in style

http://www.ussubs.com/submarines/phoenix.pdf

[2hip]

21. Hell, why not BOTH?

[JVS]

22. I accept your gracious offer