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That’s pretty cool. I’ve been to the Burj and the ski hill before. Got some really cool photos from the top that look almost fake.

My hotel was also a pickup point for Uber chopper. Found a place in Abu Dhabi to rent a McLaren P1 and was going to take the helicopter to get there. They only had cars available on the day I was leaving though....

Dubai is a pretty crazy place. Was offered a job there, but that’s a place to visit, not live.

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In a year I bet the water becomes funky.

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Diving equipment in a swimming pool?  That sounds pretty gay, I mean if you want to scuba dive go to a lake, pond or the ocean.  Swimming pools are for swimming and horsing around in the sun.

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The world's deepest swimming pool has opened in Dubai, with a depth of 196 feet (60 metres) and a water volume equivalent to six Olympic-size swimming pools.

Deep Dive opened its doors to invited guests in late June, and includes a massive underwater city of abandoned homes and an arcade.  

Dubai's newest attraction is at least four times larger than any other pool in the world and superseded Poland's Deepspot, measuring 147ft (45m) in depth, for the Guinness World Record on June 27.

It is housed in an oyster shaped structure and surrounded by gushing water features.

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Deep Dive has warned guests not to visit the Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building, also located in Dubai - after their visit as 'it's recommended to wait 18-24 hours before ascending higher than 300 meters'




The complex also doubles as an underwater film studio with state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, and an editing room nearby.  

The site boasts 56 cameras dotted around the underwater city and an advanced hyperbaric chamber for emergencies, which is expected to launch by the end of the year.

Dubai's newest attraction is billed as a family friendly day out with diving courses for beginners and advanced divers, but there are also tours on offer.

And those who do not fancy a dip in the water can watch from an 80-seat restaurant equipped with large windows and TV screens.



High profile guests including actor Will Smith and Dubai crown prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum have already visited the pool.

Sheikh Hamadan encouraged others to visit when it the complex opens to the public later this month, writing on social media after his July 7 visit: 'An entire world awaits you at Deep Dive Dubai, the world's deepest pool'.

Smith described the experience as 'madness' and he said he was told to check out the pool by a friend because it has 'something... weird about it'.

But Deep Dive has warned guests not to visit the Burj Khalifa - the world's tallest building, also located in Dubai - after their visit.    

'Don't visit the top of the skyscraper after diving,' it says.



'After any dive, it's recommended to wait 18-24 hours before ascending higher than 300 meters (1,000 feet). However, there is no risk in diving after having visited the tallest building in the world.'

The record for world's deepest pool was previously held by Y-40 Deep Joy in the northern Italian town of Montegrotto Terme.

That incredible swim center, designed by renowned architect Emanuele Boaretto, is located within the four-star Hotel Terme Millepini.

Visitors, enjoying a regular temperature of between 90F to 93F (32C to 34C), are able to use the facilities for free diving and scuba diving, with underwater caves for cave diving beginners


There is also a unique suspended underwater tunnel which is entirely transparent, so non-swimmers can experience the pool without getting wet.

Before Y-40 Deep Joy's completion on June 5, 2014, the record was held by the Nemo 33 facility in Brussels, Belgium.  

Famous for its deep pit, the Nemo 33 pool measured 113 feet - 65 feet less than the Deep Dive.


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One of my in-laws is fairly well off, and travels the world extensively.  He said Dubai was the 2nd most expensive place he's been.  Monaco was far and away the most expensive.  He felt like a poor in both of those places, and he lives in NYC!

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What could possibly go wrong? Lawsuit and shut down within 5 years most likely.

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People don't think oil and gas money be like it is....but it do.

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Diving equipment in a swimming pool?  That sounds pretty gay, I mean if you want to scuba dive go to a lake, pond or the ocean.  Swimming pools are for swimming and horsing around in the sun.

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Has Dubai become what American ingenuity created 50 years ago? I see articles about the stuff in Dubai and other places and remember how people used to talk about visiting the US and the amazing things to see and do.

Has anything been built in the last 30 years or so in the US that would be considered exciting?

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Untrained tourists hitting 196 feet and cave diving, what could go wrong?

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Thats sick id love to learn to dive in that thing

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Untrained tourists hitting 196 feet and cave diving, what could go wrong?

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Diving equipment in a swimming pool?  That sounds pretty gay, I mean if you want to scuba dive go to a lake, pond or the ocean.  Swimming pools are for swimming and horsing around in the sun.

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At those depths, it would qualify as a technical dive, correct? Opportunity for training and certification?

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Very cool! Looks like it would be a good place to learn and get proficient before going out into the real world.

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Dubai also have a new 90 acre swimming pool.

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You’ll want to do Ferrari World and plan ahead:  oddly enough, UAE gets busy during Christmas season.

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People don't think oil and gas money be like it is....but it do.