Living it up at the edge

[Gob]

The enormous hotel, which dominates the Singapore skyline, has 2,560 rooms and suites, a fleet of celebrity chef restaurants, shopping areas, theatres, a museum, a casino and a crystal pavilion.

The resort is set to employ 10,000 people directly and generate up to £48million each year. Entrance to the casino alone is nearly £50 a day - but an average of 25,000 people have visited the casino daily since its initial phased opening two months ago.

Thomas Arasi, president and chief executive officer of the resort, said he expects to attract an astonishing 70,000 visitors a day, 18 million a year.

The resort was designed by Moshe Safdie, who said he based it on a deck of cards.

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[@meric@nwom@n]

If the economy doesn't liven up a bit he may be expecting in one hand and crapping in the other to see which fills up first.

[Guinevere]

I would be puking in that pool. OMG that edge is insane.

[kristina]

It makes me dizzy just looking at the photo.

[Rick]

I'd be smiling as I peed in the pool.

Just knowing how many folks below were enjoying a nice golden shower.

Speaking of peeing in the pool, I used to have to inspect public pools and there's always one of those kids that wants to follow you around.

He asked what I was doing then started the 1000 question routine.

I told him I was seeing if kids were peeing in the pool.

He got nervous I got some of the water that dripped off his suit added the Phenol Red, started the titration and when it turned yellow I looked at him.

His eyes got big as sliver dollars...

[loCAtek]

LOL Perfect place to jump, when the bottom drops out...

[Big RR]

I can't get the photo to copy, but if you look at the marina bay sands hotel web site, you'll see the pool only has about a 6 foot drop at the edge to a catch basin and deck with a fence.

[Guinevere]

Makes no difference. I couldn't do a single lap in that pool I'd be to dizzy to swim.

And falling six feet isn't any picnic either.

[Gob]

I would be puking in that pool. OMG that edge is insane.

If you blow up the middle image , and look to the far end of the curve, it would appear that there is a fair bit of balcony below the pool edge.

Not as vertigo inducing as the images are shot to give.

[loCAtek]

[rubato]

Those pools are visually very striking. I've seen photos of pools like that in private residences and they can be stunning if there is any kind of view.



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