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Man dies in jump from world's tallest building
The Burj Khalifa towers above the Dubai skyline.
May 10th, 2011
02:06 PM ET

Man dies in jump from world's tallest building

A man committed suicide Tuesday by jumping off the 147th floor of the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The man landed on a deck on the 108th floor of the 160-story structure, according to news reports from Dubai.

Dubai police confirmed the suicide, according to a report posted by The Gulf Today.

The man was described as an Asian in his mid-30s.

"The deceased works at one of the companies located at Burj Khalifa itself. We also came to know that the man decided to commit suicide as his company refused to grant  leave," a police official told The Gulf Today.

The Burj Khalifa is 2,716.5 feet tall and is the tallest free-standing structure in the world. It officially opened in 2010.

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  1. Lou Cypher

    Oops.

    June 9, 2011 at 6:36 am | Report abuse | Reply
  2. alumette

    This man was extremely frustrated and hopeless and he felt like making a statement. Maybe he was part of the construction of this majestic building and he was not properly compensated. Imagine that?

    June 9, 2011 at 1:05 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  3. JKoch

    It is not slavery, it is economic freedom! Don't you stinky communists understand?

    September 29, 2011 at 9:01 am | Report abuse | Reply
  4. Dawn

    Why would we attack Dubai???...maybe you should brush up on your geography and politics. Racist.

    May 10, 2011 at 4:04 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  5. Mr. Science

    It's not the fall that kills you,
    It's the sudden stop...
    True story, look it up...
    I am Mr. Science

    May 10, 2011 at 4:17 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  6. beckham

    Actually, the fall can kill you. the rate of speed sucks the air out of you. I have hurd many times before that people die from long falls like buildings, bridges.

    May 10, 2011 at 4:21 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  7. Sndp

    oh boy..

    May 10, 2011 at 4:22 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  8. ccyprian

    actually, if you could stop 100% of a body's atoms at the same time there would be little damage...

    May 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  9. Dr. Lecter

    Just like flying is defined as the art of falling but missing the ground.

    May 11, 2011 at 12:15 am | Report abuse | Reply
  10. Volksair

    Yes the sudden stop when your body hits the solid ground and crushes every bone in your bod

    May 11, 2011 at 9:34 am | Report abuse | Reply
  11. Mrs Science

    yes but what is the last thing that goes through his mind when he hits the ground? His butt

    May 12, 2011 at 6:42 am | Report abuse | Reply
  12. Mr (electical) Science

    I prefer to think of this as more of an impedance mismatch between air and building.

    May 22, 2011 at 3:19 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  13. CommonSense

    So a guy kills himself over not getting any vacation time. Well..his boss gave a statement, saying that "Mr XYZ was dying to go back home"

    May 24, 2011 at 5:11 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  14. sbp

    Um, guess that's why so many skydivers die during their jump?

    Or not.

    May 10, 2011 at 4:26 pm | Report abuse | Reply
  15. Dranny

    Really ... you really said this? BTW ... it's "heard"

    May 10, 2011 at 4:29 pm | Report abuse | Reply
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