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Pants Pee-er: View from Tallest Skyscraper in the World, Dubai

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Peering over the edge of the 2717 foot Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai are the scouts for Mission: Impossible 4, Ghost Protocol. This is their view. (Thanks, Dylan!)

That’s 1367 feet taller than the glass skywalk on Chicago’s Sears Tower.

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They’ve already begun filming. Here’s a pic of Tom Cruise doing his own stunts on exterior:

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Hang: Glass Ledge on Sears Tower Makes Me Wanna Pee, Spit

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1350 feet above the Chi-Town ‘crete is The Ledge. $14.95 grants you access. But three layers of half-inch thick glass keeps you from throwing stuff down (including your body). Full article on the Trib.

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By comparison, 4,000 feet above the Colorado River hangs the Grand Canyon Skywalk. Those Hualapai Native Americans don’t mess around.

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