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Who holds the highest position in the world?

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thaloot
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I would say it's Mr. Babu.

Mr. Babu is the crane operator of the top most floor of Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world. Babu Sassi, from southern India is the cult hero of Dubai's army of construction workers. He's known as the "Indian on top of the world".

Building height: 819 meters (1/2 mile)

Interestingly, it takes too long to come down to the ground each day, so his office, the crmped crane cab perched on top of the Burj, is also his home. Though, when the building is completed, its elevators will be the fastest in the world. Word is that he's been up there for more than a year

Peep how Babu Sassi gets down...

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Arial view..

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richard.
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Astronauts
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malonius_funk
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thats freaking awesome
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CluckaChuck
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he aint no land lover, thats for sure.
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Abu_Hajaar
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lol don't trip

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malonius_funk
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astronauts aren't in the world, they're in space.
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rudager
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Jobs are now aerials
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Mr.Turtle
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he must have so fun peeing
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1337
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PLEASE say he pisses and shits off the top of it down into the abyss at night
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Aidan-G
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If he's been up there for a year you know he beats it a lot. You think he just splooges over the side as well?
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thaloot
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i think a shit'd get a person killed. he can aparently observe the earth's rotation daily however

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richard.
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ok then pilots.
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richard.
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ok then pilots.
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JzD.
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What a fucking job
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1337
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thats crazy! I want a video from his perspective
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rudager
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Probably just bangs a bitch every night over the balcony
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malonius_funk
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pilots don't really live in the air, they come back down pretty frequently.
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thaloot
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haha no idea. Your comment made me picture him popping out his head tho, as if he were high enough, in space, wearing a astronaut helmet, checking left, then right, then dropping his trousers and skeeting freely out the cabin door, observing his spew with a chuckle, as it dissapears deep into the cosmos. dont ask me why
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Aidan-G
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Makes her wear a parachute so when he finishes he can just push her over the edge
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malonius_funk
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you know what's even cooler than his living situation? his name.
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Lick
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yeah but this is prob scarier:

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fujarome
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burj dubai topped out 3 years ago, so if he was ever living up there, he's been down for some time now.
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thaloot
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@Rap

repost? but your right, thats prob definitely scarier. id prob have shitted accidentally out of fright if i was either of these fellows. which is why, for humor purposes, i would be climber #1

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iRide1080s
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thaloot
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trueeeew
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gnartogue
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lol
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Parks.
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this is 2000 post worthy

that would be such a legit place to work....thats what i call an office with a view... AR AR
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rareison
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I'm indian
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thaloot
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@ iRide1080s

On May 10 2011 "an Asian in his mid-30's"  jumped from the 147th floor. He fell 39 floors, landing on a deck on the 108th floor. Dubai police confirmed the act as a suicide, reporting that "We came to know that the man decided to commit suicide as his company refused to grant leave."

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cow.
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mt everest porters. duh.
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FerrisBueller
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Quoting iRide1080s$'s reply:

omg
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Dr.Gonzo
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i was getting scared just watching that, but i bet they get paid pretty well
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Spinoza
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nah,   it would break apart or get blown around by the wind too much to do any damage.    by the time it landed it would just be stinky brown snowflakes.



and some monk on a mountain top has a 'higher' position.
also:   Snoop Dogg
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Peter.
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that's nutty
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iRide1080s
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Higher up day time jump:


Not quite as surreal since they were actually allowed to do it but still crazy.
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B.Taillefer
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^ Holy that second guy's gainer.......
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soulskier
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dayum
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E__
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That's nuts.
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whoa-dere
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That first video of the two French guys jumping off is so cool. It really looks like before you jump is the scariest part
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Anathema
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i do motherfucker my position is king emperor general five star awesome johnson elite magic sauce hero savior
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DubV134
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TheStamos
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We miss you shane

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SenorVaca
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How did they get the crane down once the building was finished...
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PopsicleStand
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I saw it in person, that building is definitely very, very tall
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rudager
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Use a pool to put it in a mattress
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Ski_the_east01
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hahaha
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TechnoPotamus
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building buildings is now aerials

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BmoChop
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winner.
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*geezer*
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.
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jimmer
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you are 2 for 2 in this thread. bravo
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stoned_sorcerer
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I bet iSmokeweed used to be in a "higher" position before his parents made him quit, hurr durr...
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