Saudi Sheikh's Sand-Etched Name Is Visible From Space!
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If you happen to be flying over Abu Dhabi's Al Futaisi Island you may see the name 'HAMAD' etched in bold letters across the sand - No, this is not a new country, but the first name of the island's owner - Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.
The Saudi billionaire recently decided that he would like to have his name scrawled on the sand of the 50 sq.km. resort Island. So, he hired a team of experts from Pakistan and India who dug up the soil and carved out 'HAMAD' in capital letters that measure 1,000 meters high and span a distance of 2 miles. To ensure that the incoming tides do not erode his name, the letters are designed to double up as waterways, which help carry the water inland.
While amazing, this is not the first time the 63-year-old has wowed the world with his eccentric habits. Nicknamed 'Rainbow Sheikh' because of his seven (one for each day) SEL 500 rainbow-colored Mercedes collection, the billionaire is known to live larger than life
His 200+ car collection includes a custom built Dodge Motor Truck that is large enough to house four-bedrooms, a ten bedroom, three story earth-shaped motor home that measures exactly one- millionth the size of our planet and, the world's largest caravan that fits 14 bedrooms and car parking too! Wonder what he will think up of next!
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- sophabout 13 yearsWOW thats AMAZING
- xX Sam Xxabout 13 yearsOne word to summon it up WOWZER! That must of taken long
- I'mwithtiffanyabout 13 yearswhy would he spend so much on useless stuff when he could use money to help other people? being rich and famous is not that great
- miaabout 13 yearsI LOVE JESUS u r rite its true thats awsome why id u say why tiffany???
- fred about 13 yearsthat big red truck could run over a 4 wheel truck! i wonder if he's aloud to drive it on the highway?
- dumbabout 13 yearsand he will never live to drive all of his cars, home, or anything. However his legacy at doing something like this will live on forever.
- I LOVE JESUS!about 13 yearswhat do you mean why tiffany it's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- tiffanyabout 13 yearswhy
- I LOVE JESUS!about 13 yearsI want them all especially the huge red one i don't have sound on my computer so i don't know if it was called anything
- Eriak F.about 13 yearscool thats a lot of cars
