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Arivia posted:So are the stadiums and training grounds air conditioned? Obviously the fan stuff isn’t I believe it's supposed to, but... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/qatar-world-cup-test-event-widespread-issues quote:The first event to be held at the stadium that the World Cup final will be held in Qatar was marred with widespread issues, according to Qatari media, including water shortages, a lack of air conditioning and long walks in 35-degree heat.
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Arivia posted:So are the stadiums and training grounds air conditioned? https://twitter.com/england/status/1593385999543013376?s=46&t=y4teOopJEksiQxgrCSneaw
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Nov 19, 2022 21:08
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Dell_Zincht posted:How do you air condition an entire stadium?
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Why is there so little shade in all of the picture I've seen? Everything seems incredibly exposed to the desert heat. Huge wide expanses with no awnings or any types of shady cover at all. Does Qatar have some kind of allergy to heat mitigation?
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Nov 19, 2022 21:34
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fez_machine posted:Why is there so little shade in all of the picture I've seen?
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Nov 19, 2022 21:37
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By restricting shade to only the VIP seats they make the VIP experience that much superior.
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Nov 19, 2022 21:41
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Lol every game is gonna have 20 minutes of extra time as every team cramps up player by player
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They’ll have enough from all the shade being thrown at them.
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Nov 19, 2022 21:45
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The cruelty is the point
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I know cooling breaks are a thing now in the big leagues so hopefully they didn’t think to bribe the refs (lol) to not call them. Not that it’ll be enough even if they do happen, mind
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Nov 19, 2022 22:03
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fez_machine posted:Why is there so little shade in all of the picture I've seen? spare a thought, roofs were too expensive and they only had $200B to spend
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vyelkin posted:spare a thought, roofs were too expensive and they only had $200B to spend i'm genuinely confused where did all of that go. did they really just grift like 90% of it or what
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Nov 19, 2022 22:14
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fez_machine posted:Why is there so little shade in all of the picture I've seen? The closer you are to the equator the higher in the sky the sun is. Doha is almost on the Tropic of Cancer, and on June 21st, for a short time, your shadow almost disappears underneath you.   Edit - I know it's winter. But still. The sun is high.
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Nov 19, 2022 22:14
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Infrastructure. Deserts are bad places to build.
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Tortilla Maker posted:https://twitter.com/england/status/1593385999543013376?s=46&t=y4teOopJEksiQxgrCSneaw Benzema is out injured for France, which along with this has me wondering how many more issues players are going to have. Most of the top players play in Europe and there's been no opportunity to acclimate as there would normally be.
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I'm anticipating a couple of the big European teams phoning it in and getting a couple of weeks off instead of being lightly cooked every day from now till Christmas
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paddyboat posted:i did *not* expect to wake up and see bald rear end johnny infantino threatening to feel a migrant worker on CNN but here we are Well he ain't called Adultino
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SpiritOfLenin posted:i'm genuinely confused where did all of that go. did they really just grift like 90% of it or what tbf every previous world cup the infrastructure was pretty much already in place and the commitments were just stuff like "we'll cover up the exposed rebar and prop up the collapsing bits at the Maracana" qatar had to build a bunch of stadiums from scratch that are then going to get mothballed afterwards because lol gently caress the poor
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Doha has to be one of the most boring places I’ve ever had the displeasure to go to (work sent me there), there’s going to be a lot of people arrested after getting loaded in the couple bars at the Sheraton Grand Hotel then spilling out to the street unless they shut those down for the World Cup
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stab posted:Lol every game is gonna have 20 minutes of extra time as every team has players collapsing due to heat exhaustion.
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FullLeatherJacket posted:tbf every previous world cup the infrastructure was pretty much already in place and the commitments were just stuff like "we'll cover up the exposed rebar and prop up the collapsing bits at the Maracana" No no the guardian article says they’ve built the stadiums to be modular and will donate the pieces to needy communities elsewhere afterwards, totally happening
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Cassette Moodcore posted:Doha has to be one of the most boring places I’ve ever had the displeasure to go to (work sent me there), there’s going to be a lot of people arrested after getting loaded in the couple bars at the Sheraton Grand Hotel then spilling out to the street unless they shut those down for the World Cup
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Nov 19, 2022 23:33
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fez_machine posted:Why is there so little shade in all of the picture I've seen? it's too hot to be outside even with shade so there's no point
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Mr. Mambold posted:They didn't destroy anything, not his public image or anything like that. He was a really sensitive, intelligent, introverted guy who happened to also be black as well as an athletic unicorn. He didn't fit in any paradigms the public had. Yeah I started following basketball when Showtime was just getting started (at least one game of the NBA Finals was shown in So. California on TAPE DELAY after the 11pm news  ), and what I saw always held Kareem in high regard.
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Crazy Ted posted:Doha seems like one of those places that businessmen think is cultured because it has large hotel rooms and fancy-looking restaurants that are both filled with people who will do whatever you demand they do without question. Yeah that’s a fair description, I remember meeting some lawyers in a fancy building downtown and just shooting the poo poo and they’re like oh yeah we’re moving buildings this building is tilting and also we can’t take the elevator we have to take the stairs lmao
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Arivia posted:No no the guardian article says they’ve built the stadiums to be modular and will donate the pieces to needy communities elsewhere afterwards, totally happening Lol I'm just imagining them dropping off random sections of a stadium that the town can't do anything with.
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Can’t wait for this World Cup to kick off with *checks notes* Qatar versus Ecuador?!?!?
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hope all the good lads is here. Pwm is not dead.
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things are looking up.
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Mustard Iceman posted:things are looking up. i genuinely wouldn't put it past them
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Mustard Iceman posted:things are looking up. Perfect
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Mustard Iceman posted:things are looking up. Lmao
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Arivia posted:i genuinely wouldn't put it past them No way would Qatar do this. They're trying to look modern and metropolitan...they'll use the foam pit from Twitchcon that injured a bunch of attendees.
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When I went to Belgium-Algeria in 2014, after the game the Belgian and Algeria fans met in front of the stadium at this huge bar that was showing other games and the Belgians kept teasing the Algerians because the mostly Muslim Algerians weren't drinking. Too bad Algeria didn't qualify this time around.
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Wazzerphuk posted:I am bald, I'm Qatari
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whypick1 posted:No way would Qatar do this. They're trying to look modern and metropolitan...they'll use the foam pit from Twitchcon that injured a bunch of attendees.
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mila kunis posted:apparently they've flown in extra police from places like turkey and pakistan to cope with the influx of people. this could be tragic and/or hilarious *Rainman meltdown* Oh boy. Not good. Oh boy. Vern. Whoop.
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Crazy Ted posted:Okay I haven't heard about this one. Oh yeah, a female streamer literally broke her back during Twitchcon’s official livestream. It was…..not great.
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Crazy Ted posted:Okay I haven't heard about this one. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna51410 Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Oh yeah, a female streamer literally broke her back during Twitchcon’s official livestream. It was…..not great. Even "better", doctors informed her she was pregnant and in order to un-gently caress her spine she had to get an abortion. The Dashcon ball pit never actively hurt anyone, so the Twitchcon foam pit seems more on brand for Qatar.
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