What Happens When You Poop in A Burj Khalifa's Toilet

There are several articles and videos on the net claiming that the Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai is not connected to a wastewater treatment plant by a sewer system, but that instead, the sewage is transported away using trucks. You might be surprised that the tallest building in the world, which is a spectacle in every other way, does not cater to this serious dilemma. Continue watching the video to know how the Emirati icon manages the wastewaters from the building and click the bell icon for more updates in the future if you haven't yet.

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[JohnnyReborn]

Dubai is a perfect literal metaphor of pure materialism without context, culture and value.

[OhShiitakeMushrooms]

So basically, this is the worlds tallest porta potty.

[Akak-bizx]

Water and Sewage should be top priority for any country.

[simelanem]

Imagine if these truckers were to go on strike for a week

[dabin]

I only visited Dubai in July and pretty stunned that the world's tallest building has a glorified septic tank system

[The-Cookie]

As someone’s who’s stayed a couple nights in the Burj Khalifa hotel, I can proudly claim that I’ve both pooped and pissed in a Burj Khalifa toilet.

[SonTimba]

Im an architect and to blame architects for this sewage nightmare near the end of the video is quite insane and shows how little the narrator knows of the building process. Its the local government’s fault for not having adequate infrastructure. No rational architect nor plumbing engineer will turn down a huge landmark building just cause the client and government refuse to provide proper waste infrastructure. Will you blame the car designer or dealership for failing and crumbling roads? Or the lonely electrician for city wide power outages? Or your doctor for people’s overall unhealthy life choices? The answer to all these is… no.

[ItsEricAZ]

What's shocking is that the city allowed this building to get built and was unwilling to install a larger sewer line to transport the waste water to the treatment plant. They had some 10 years from initially planning to grand opening to get this line installed. One has to wonder why they didn't do it.

[mikeomolt]

Surprised they didn't install a system of turbines to break its fall, first building to generate power as the shxt goes down.

[MK-hhvo]

The fact that this happened is low key terrifying 😳 I just learned about this today 3/2022.

[AzharKhan-pyrt]

Imagine some day there is a traffic jam and the trucks don't make it back in time 😂

[eddieraffs]

Having to take the sewerage away in tankers gives the phrase: "taking a dump" legitimacy

[lookintoit]

As an architect, I can say that we spent way more time arguing with developer, builder, structural, PHE, HVAC, electrical and interior design consultants than we do actually designing the building.

[CaptTonyNEO]

Thank you for a very enlightening video. It solidified Dubai's position on my list of places I have no desire to visit.

[Trollllium]

This video could literally have been finished in 2 minutes but gotta get 'em watchtime records in amirite

[krisb-travel]

LETS be frank... this is the worlds tallest porta potty

[wiseblast]

It wasn’t cost effective to have the building connected to the sewage system but having trucks take the waste day in and out is?

[gdok]

London already has a comprehensive sewer system, but London's new 'super sewer' - officially called The Thames Tideway Tunnel is due for completion in 2025 and will augment the current system. This 25 km long super sewer consists of tunnels with an internal diameter of 7.2 metres (24 feet) and runs deep under the River Thames. This project will cost a total of £4.9bn to complete when the £1.1bn spent for preparatory works is included. That's the civilised, sane way to develop a city and ready it for the future, rather relying on septic tanks.

[johnprudent]

I would’ve thought putting in a state-of-the-art sewage system in a building like that would be more cost effective than trucking it out. Much respect to the people who take care of it. I hope they’re well-paid, cuz imagine if they ever were unhappy and decided to go on strike.

[cdmcmxcvi]

The piping configuration we use in sanitary stacks to prevent blowouts and hydraulic jump are called velocity break. Additionally, the water closets that were mentioned as being installed on their own independent stacks were done as such to avoid being installed in the Suds Pressure Zone. As a union plumber, who builds highrises on the East Coast, it’s absolutely mind boggling to hear that the Emiratis built this city up without sufficient sanitary piping. Its a recipe for inefficiency, unsustainability, and, ultimately, disaster.