the Sheikh’s Hummer H1 X3 measures about 46 feet long, 21.6 feet tall and 19 feet wide. As per the reports, Sheikh Hamad is a member of the Emirati royal family with a personal net worth of over US$20 billion.

  • came_apart_at_Kmart [he/him, comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    look, i won't pretend like i wouldn't do some stupid shit if i was worth several billions. but there would be a logic to it beyond stunting on people. like if i was a middling gulf state royal, i would build an underground, passively-cooled, well-ventilated recreation and living complex. use translucent materials, glass, mirrors to bring natural light in. and steadily connect / convert the surrounding city into it. something that would take time, employee tons of people, be an innovative example of urban planning, and could literally be a respite from the heat for centuries.

    there are so many brilliant innovations that come from those parts of the world, which will need to be deployed in an increasing area of the world now. but instead these bozos are building the biggest SUV on the planet to take them to the biggest air conditioned mall on the planet.

    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windcatcher
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabestan
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salsabil_(fountain)
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanat
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakhch%C4%81l