Jimmy Hall

Found a link to this YouTube clip on the Derren Brown Blog. It’s a video of the highest man made point in the world.   The point is at the tip of the radio mast at the top of the Burj Tower in Dubai.  Apparently, it’s more than half a mile high at 2,684 feet (818 metres) and a bit wobbly.

I found the whole thing gut-wrenchingly awful to watch, especially when he pokes the camera over the side.  However, there’s no denying it’s a wonderful piece of engineering and the whole project cost an absolute forturne ($4.1 billion).  It’s estimated to be completed in early 2010.