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@ReZpawner

10 ай бұрын

You have a clean pair there, you say, which begs the question: Are you wearing dirty underpants?

@CAP198462

10 ай бұрын

Simon: 💩 on Saudi Arabia. MBS: get my bone saw.

@mb-3faze

10 ай бұрын

You didn't even mention the stalled tallest tower project in Riyadh.

@cherylrowe4618

10 ай бұрын

How to laminate

@dynamo_spade

10 ай бұрын

​@@CAP198462 someone from the embassy already responded with an invitation to visit (no joke) ! they go by the handle : @silardregos8111 you can see the comment below in the section ! 🤣

Honestly, the solar farm seems the best idea for their economy. The problem is they want a giant one instead of thousands of normal sized ones.

@CharlieBam

10 ай бұрын

Saudi Arabia can produce a barrel of oil for around 5 dollars though. Their electricity is on average about 500% cheaper than the USA. And the USA has cheap power compared to most. I think this might be the craziest on the list. It's like Hawaii building lava factories. The stuff literally just comes out of the ground. Casino Mecca is even crazier but this one is close.

@Carnutzjoe

9 ай бұрын

@CharlieBam I think most of us will live to see SA’s cheap oil come to an end. They know it but they won’t admit it. That’s why they’re so keen on investing. When the easy money ends they will have to rely upon the TRILLIONS they are sitting on to provide.

@user-vk9sz2se5j

9 ай бұрын

Nothing lasts forever. That's why SA is trying its best to diverse its economy instead of completely depending on just oil, because if one day the oil market crashes, also SA's economy will go down with it.@@Carnutzjoe

@matthewwilkinson9704

9 ай бұрын

@@CharlieBambuddy they have maybe 40 years of crude left wholesale

@CharlieBam

9 ай бұрын

@@matthewwilkinson9704 sure

Desert autocracies, ludicrous amounts of money, and extravagant monuments to mankind’s boundless arrogance…truly a match made in heaven.

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

😂 funny

@adebowaleadebiyi5998

10 ай бұрын

Spot on @holyfordus.

@Loralanthalas

10 ай бұрын

Someday: we'll figure out our economy is FUBAR and it's asinine we pay so much to so few.

@faheemabbas3965

10 ай бұрын

Welcome to the GCC.

@M.sami12

10 ай бұрын

What does the desert have to do with this? There are plenty of rich non desert countries too.

I have a funny feeling that the favourite computer game played in Saudi Royal family was Simcity.

@markwilson1096

10 ай бұрын

as an avid sim city fan as a kid, they definitely did not because they would realize vanity projects don’t create a healthy city. the game was very difficult to make a city sustainable and profitable

@Tazzspaz

10 ай бұрын

lol. yep it's SimMecca. You just walk in circles around a big square.

@CrazyOlafBrosYT

9 ай бұрын

That's Offensive.... You can't joke about that.@@Tazzspaz

Lol I would urge viewers not to skip the ad on this one, watching Simon awkwardly trying to keep a straight face while selling underwear is a treat.

@carlos89784

10 ай бұрын

Hahahahahah true

@zurielsss

10 ай бұрын

Brain blaze Simon is leaking into other channels and taking over gradually

@JustDaniel6764

10 ай бұрын

*Or maybe not sooo liiittttLle* 😂😂

@ChineseKiwi

10 ай бұрын

The best one was when Simon did his first Keeps ads, being a bald man selling male hair treatment 😂

@JustDaniel6764

10 ай бұрын

@@ChineseKiwi The irony. 😂

Bro, I'm not even Muslim. . . And the idea of turning Mecca, one of their holiest sites into a Las Vegas style destination. Sounds sooo offensive lol

@AhmadAlkinani

10 ай бұрын

That’s not real project it was an suggestion by a company and has refused.

@aesma2522

10 ай бұрын

It's already done, they have razed all the ancient buildings, even those visited by the prophet, and built golden skyscrapers instead.

@davidthewise6617

10 ай бұрын

@@aesma2522 Al Mahdi will arrive before 2030 And sex will be everywhere

@disneysports

10 ай бұрын

​@aesma2522 yes they have flattened the graves and stopped people doing tawaf around graves ALHAMDULILAH

@richperson1575

10 ай бұрын

​@aesma2522 eather u are lying or u don't really live in saudi arabia The places of the profet and the sahaba is preserved for visiters of mekka and madina can visit

At least the reduced power output still exceeds the 1.21 Gigawatts needed for the Flux Capacitor.

@davidripley2916

10 ай бұрын

There's no l in fux. . . 😏

@ablebaker8664

10 ай бұрын

Gonna be tough getting that on the back of a DeLorean. 😂

When I served in the US Army during the first Gulf War, we were temporarily housed in an entirely vacant modern city in Saudi Arabia, (one of the best billets ever!) allegedly built for the Bedouin who refused to live there...

@Blood_Cult_

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service.

@Nick-gv3si

10 ай бұрын

Well the Bedouin are traditional nomadic people, and border line minimalist. So kinda makes sense they didn't want it.

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

​@@Nick-gv3siYour lie In any city

@dynamo_spade

10 ай бұрын

​@@q3q3q3q3 i kindly counsel you to upkeep a respectable level of demeanour , , even with those that you "might" disagree with . much obliged 🌼

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

@@dynamo_spade See comments Hate without reason Greetings 🌹

when you have so much money, you gotta think up of ways to waste it...

@RECTALBURRITO

10 ай бұрын

Hence why they have junkyards of supercars.

@laynedoe3455

10 ай бұрын

Yet millions of people are still homeless n starving and suffering from medical issues cuz they don't have $$ to pay for treatment :) I love humanity 😅😅

@meh7348

10 ай бұрын

Lol that logic is so fucking retarded but sadly it's extremely common.

@cxzact9204

10 ай бұрын

Like $44 underwear. 😐

@darlenefraser3022

10 ай бұрын

Well! One MUST have a hobby! 😂

Saudi Arabia can be perfectly summed up as "more money than brains"

@Solacer8

9 ай бұрын

Okay Mr. Perfect.

@jasonozzy8655

9 ай бұрын

He probably likes drinking ethanol hence his name, I’m guessing he’s not so bright.

@Thor_Loki_Odin

2 ай бұрын

He is right ​@@jasonozzy8655

That solar farm is a good idea, although I wonder what the sandstorms will do to the sensitive electronics.

@laynedoe3455

10 ай бұрын

Honestly there's a hundred reasons as to why that actually wouldn't work. That's why no one has done it yet.

@JohnnyAFG81

10 ай бұрын

@@laynedoe3455 i guess you can’t always throw money at a problem.

@olivernoone3565

10 ай бұрын

@@twinnishnot sure if they would last out in the desert. Similar proposals have been made for the Sahara to provide electricity for most of Africa but it doesn’t logistically work (I think for electronics damage) but also if sand storms cover an area that large it’s unrealistic to get it all cleared before the next sandstorm. Can’t remember the video but I watched one a while back explaining why they can’t do it

@juslitor

10 ай бұрын

@@twinnish Thats some serious dealing with to do, cleaning dust off solar panels of that size will be both expensive and time consuming.

@alphagt62

10 ай бұрын

Solar panels have special, expensive, extra clear glass with a 99% light transmission. What do you think that glass will look like after it’s been sand blasted? In the US, out west a small sand storm will take the paint off your car and frost the windows so you can’t see through them. Imagine the sand storms in that massive desert. One storm, all panels are ruined.

i met a venture capitalist a few years ago. He was pursuing several projects and the one he discussed with me was to develop a "new" technologies. He outlined his business and I just laughed in his face. He's spent millions developing systems that were obsolete 10 years ago. Eventually the business went bust and god knows what he's doing today. Probably working on round things called wheels; revolutionary! When I here anything about Saudi Arabi, I just think of these delusional rich people that have utterly NO idea about this thing called reality. Their arrogance and hubris is only exceeded by their stupidity. In brief, there is a reason monarchy is not the preferred form of government.

@moayyadAKZ7936

10 ай бұрын

Bro, you need an autocorrect in your life.

@MMD_16-95

10 ай бұрын

You fooling yourself man

@matwyder4187

10 ай бұрын

​@@MMD_16-95 A well researched opinion about whatever it is, congrats! Statistically it's painfully obvious, authoritarian models seldom lead to success. People are dumb. Even groups of well trained professionals tend to make stupid mistakes. It's just unfair to expect any individual to do only slightly worse. It's all about narrowing the gap between dreams and reality. There are a few exceptions to this rule, and they are super famous for this very reason. Countless others are all around to provide topic for decades worth of such videos.

@tomdavis3038

10 ай бұрын

@@moayyadAKZ7936 Bro? You’re going to correct someone and use the stupid slang of “Bro?” Get real

@Nawa11YT

10 ай бұрын

Wow, such a useless comment. Literally no useful criticism was given. Just an unrelated story with a side of prejudice.

I can't believe Simon chopped himself up with a bonesaw then threw the chunks down a well, RIP fact boy

@nenasiek

10 ай бұрын

Its always the ppl u never suspect, he seemed so happy..

@AlbertM170

10 ай бұрын

Looking at him, you'd never think he'd end it all in such a gruesome way...

Biggest is not always the best, when it comes to electricity, it's best to bet on several smaller rather than one big, that only produces under specific conditions..

@darkgalaxy5548

10 ай бұрын

Right. Who needs power 24/7 anyways.

200 gigawatts?!? That is enough to go Back to the Future 165 times!

@AquarianT3

10 ай бұрын

Round trip?

@Morethanbobsonofbob

10 ай бұрын

I read that in Doc Brown's voice.

@hashim64

10 ай бұрын

seawater desalinate agriculture irrigation

@AquarianT3

10 ай бұрын

@@hashim64 irrigate instead of irrigation it would have flowed better

@KALAAHARY-to9lu

10 ай бұрын

The only reason they planed the solar plant was to take panels away from serious use. It was always a delay tactic

@dynamo_spade

10 ай бұрын

evidently , they have the *most* to lose if the world ditched fuel energy to cleaner alternatives 😏

@jackburton8352

10 ай бұрын

@@dynamo_spade And when the oil runs dry? They have money that cannot be spent so foolishly anymore. Saudi will quickly become third world in less than a decade when that happens.

@stuart6478

10 ай бұрын

and funny enough those nuclear power resources are all in the north. so yeah buy all the garbage solar you want.

@geraldbutler5484

10 ай бұрын

@@dynamo_spadeIt’s not if it’s when. Then they will not have enough money to buy their own population off and the trouble will begin. There is another mob of religious nutters opposite them in Iran, waiting the chance to invade.

@ryuka5078

10 ай бұрын

@@davidmontgomery1442 you wish to see it, don't you ?

Given just how much of Saudi Arabia is about as unusable desert as you can possibly get, turning some of it into solar power plants isn't necessarily the worst idea, theoretically. The problems start when you take that simple idea to clueless people, whose cash funds are exceeded only by their megalomania.

@MuhammadSami-rk5ml

10 ай бұрын

Its actually not unusable desert. A land can be in different ways growing crops and so on. Their land is the most useful because it gives them petrol

@7thsealord888

10 ай бұрын

​@@MuhammadSami-rk5ml Respectfully, not ALL of it, I venture. First, A lot of Saudi Arabia's area is desert, and only desert. Second, there are indications that SA's petroleum reserves are much MUCH lower than what is currently claimed. That last may or may not be 100% true, but it is undeniable that SA's oil reserves, and the world's demand for them, are both very very finite things. There can be other uses for what is currently a desert, absolutely, but building a linear city across it would not be my first choice. Or my second. Not even in the middle of the list, comes to that.

@azizbader9087

10 ай бұрын

Saudi Arabia launched the world’s largest solar-power plant last february. They also have the largest dual-purpose desalination plant in the world.

@MrLilRajje

10 ай бұрын

Clueless people with infinite cash flow and the ability to hire the best talent Vs random youtuber commenting on megaproject from his mom's basement in the suburbs !! Who will win ? VOTE NOW !!

@francesconicoletti2547

10 ай бұрын

@@MrLilRajjewhich one gave a loan to Musk to help him buy web site known at the time as Twitter ? I’d pick the other one.

This is what happens when as a leader you have access to loads of money and are not accountable to anyone else in society. Lots of crazy ideas happen with lots of wasted money

Completing .1% of a gigaproject counts as a successful megaproject right?

This is what happens when you run your projects by hooking up your friends and people you like, instead of having a system based on merit.

You know that the projects are bad when Simon can't keep a straight face and breaks character.

@paul_321

10 ай бұрын

They’re worse than he knows

@bander-Coolb

10 ай бұрын

Maybe they should’ve consulted this random youtuber instead of the hundreds of professional engineers

@jonathangrafton4016

10 ай бұрын

@@bander-Coolb The answer would be the same from both sources.

@JK_Clark

9 ай бұрын

He obviously loves slagging off any 'giga' projects of vanity, but seems to take extra delight in highlighting those in Saudi. I have a hunch why, but there's no need to bring it up here.

@jonathangrafton4016

9 ай бұрын

@@JK_Clark Because vanity projects suck, and the Gulf Monarchies build them with slaves. That's why, no ulterior motive.

They had to rename them Gigaprojects because.they found out someone was.using the Megaprojects name already!

Im shocked the Saudi Binladen Group would have any human rights violations or issues with things crasing into buildings! If u cant trust them who can u trust.

@Meshari_

10 ай бұрын

Did you know that Saudi Arabia or the majority of Arabs have tribes and clans and the ending of the name of each family is the name of their ancestors’ tribe? If my name ends with Bin Laden, it does not mean that I am related to the Bin Laden Company. Only with the first ancestor of the family 2000 years ago or 1500 and each tribe there are about 100k people or more or less.

@stuffbinaboxdos

10 ай бұрын

@@Meshari_ Yeah I was just making a joke. Sorry. I know it's like last name smith over there. But it's still funny!

@Meshari_

10 ай бұрын

@@stuffbinaboxdos Now it's funny after the dishonorable and tragic events of Binladen’s name.

@stuffbinaboxdos

10 ай бұрын

@@Meshari_ I appreciate bringing information to a perceived low blow. That's how we stop hate.

@Meshari_

10 ай бұрын

@@stuffbinaboxdos It's all for love and respect. Greetings from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

I think a preplanned city like the last example would probably do a lot better in a country that people actually want to live in.

@Nawa11YT

10 ай бұрын

So saudi arabia.

@Tzimisce

10 ай бұрын

@@Nawa11YT Immigration numbers for Saudi Arabia have been dropping rapidly for the last 10 years, so not really.

@Nawa11YT

10 ай бұрын

@Tzimisce Good, the country is full of expats. Do you honestly think we want more foreigners here? Also send me your source please.

@abl7632

9 ай бұрын

@@Nawa11YT I dont think anyone wants to live there. A lot of poor Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indians might because they have no other choice (and once there have literally no other choice), but I never heard of any Westener wanting to live there except if bribed with large salaries and even then they only stay for as long as needed, but as short as possible. Thats just the obvious facts.

@Nawa11YT

9 ай бұрын

@abl7632 @abl7632 I have seen tons of people saying that they want to live here. Especially the nationalities you've mentioned. They can't because we don't give citizenship. That is good. Regarding westerners, I also heard some of them expressing that they want to live here. Are they the majority? I don't think so. But those who wanted to stay embraced the religion/culture. Which is very difficult for many of them to do, due to the vast differences between us. Hence, why the majority wouldn't want to live here.

1 crane collapsing killed 118 people and injured 400 more. Wow. 'The Line' has got to be one of the most ridiculous mega projects ever proposed.

@1boo

9 ай бұрын

@@twinnish what's his opinion on it? does he think it's going to be possible?

You should do one on Sri Lanka’s fantasy “green city”. Talk about a failed mega project!

During my first week in al Khobar, Saudi, my roommate, who was also my interpreter/guide, took me to a shawarma place that was next to the burnt remains of a pizza joint, in the middle of nowhere behind a dozen used car “dealerships.” My certainty that I was about to be sold or killed was outmatched by the absolute best shawarma I’ve ever had in my life. It’s a weird country but I love it.

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

Saudi Arabia is one of the lowest crime rates in the world

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

​@@CAP198462Question from the state that was behind the bombing of Al-Khobar Complex

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

​@@CAP198462Saudi Arabia is one of the safest countries in the world, the crime rate is 0.80%, while the global crime rate is 7.60%

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

​@@CAP198462Do you know the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and the rape and torture of Iraqis?

@q3q3q3q3

10 ай бұрын

​@@CAP198462 The United States has killed tens of millions around the world in half a century and has waged more than thirty wars. Do you know this?

This GigaCity looks like something from Judge Dredd or Warhammer40k

All of the money in the world and they still can’t find a way out of the 14th century…

@mb-3faze

10 ай бұрын

They seem to have a Ministry for Starting Projects, but not a Ministry for Finishing Projects.

@darylb5564

10 ай бұрын

@@mb-3faze I have to admit I’ve been known to do this very same thing

@jtbfii

10 ай бұрын

14th century wasn't as bad as Saudi Arabia

@mb-3faze

10 ай бұрын

@@darylb5564 Recommend a wife to fix that problem :)

@mesharyalayafi8268

10 ай бұрын

It seems your the ones still living in the 14th century. not knowing anything about Saudi Arabia other than what’s repeated in your echo chambers but still thinking you’re able to make assumptions and pass judgement

Fine examples of more money, than sense 😂

I'm not sure I'd go to Saudi Arabia if I were Simon.

@spritemon98

10 ай бұрын

You could cook an egg on his shiny head 😂

@ramifridhi4038

10 ай бұрын

He is just a hater ....

@HOPEfullBoi01

10 ай бұрын

​@@ramifridhi4038as any decent human should be

@cplcabs

10 ай бұрын

I was just there. I have never met so many gay people.....and gayness is not allowed there.

The solar farm could have been designed with a wider aim, not just clean power, you could have individual panels, say 4 metres by 4 metres, but placed, perhaps 20 to 30 metres high in order to cool a large region by collecting perhaps 7 to 10% of incident solar radiation. The power generated could be used at least perhaps 50% to desalinate ocean water

@maratonlegendelenemirei3352

10 ай бұрын

What????

@NewerSwagger-gp3hj

9 ай бұрын

What would you do with all the brine ???

@matgeezer2094

9 ай бұрын

@@NewerSwagger-gp3hj the brine produced is an issue. But the fresh water and the cooling effect are surely worth the effort. Perhaps the brine could be disposed of in old mines - as long as it doesn't corrupt the water table

@NewerSwagger-gp3hj

9 ай бұрын

@@matgeezer2094 that's part of the problem....thé salt is going to migrate whithin the soil

@matgeezer2094

9 ай бұрын

@@NewerSwagger-gp3hj the salt is sodium and chlorine, perhaps uses could be found for the individual chemicals? They have economic value. Desalination is a very useful technology, my suggestion was really to have solar panels mounted perhaps 50 metres up, panels something like 5x5 metres, and so use the panels to provide shade, and so cool an area

$44 for one pair of briefs? Thats like 2 6 packs of what i buy 😂😂😂

@HikuroMishiro

10 ай бұрын

When you're Simon rich, you don't realize that $44 for one pair of briefs is expensive to the peasants.

@MrManBuzz

10 ай бұрын

Are they actually $44? Holy fuck. So to have a decent amount you'd need to spent over $500 on just your briefs. Who the hell spends $500 on briefs? Guess I'm not the clientele for that company anyway.

To be honest Simon Sensei, if the Saudi Royals focused less on the kickback, a great deal of these mega blunders would have been noteworthy mega projects.

I wonder if they really want to diversify their economy or if all these projects are just a way to create jobs like what the Great New Deal was. They don't seem like they are really serious about changing.

@Peleski

10 ай бұрын

All evidence points to a need to justify an unskilled and unqualified Royal family

I'll buy some sheaths if we can get a episode of Simon in a pair and nothing else

@paulheydarian1281

10 ай бұрын

🤔😜🙈

I’m not a Muslim but my first thought was “ A casino at a holy site????”

@BergenDev

10 ай бұрын

The most boring one, no alcohol served.

@moes3617

10 ай бұрын

Not a casino, casino vibe, the people didn't want flashy mega buildings that takes away from the visual feel of a holy place. That's why they stooped building it.

@l.scales7516

10 ай бұрын

you know those money lenders, they can't get into heaven so on earth they at least want to loiter profitably in the vicinity of the temples!

@lordjim3109

10 ай бұрын

Do people now only understand things literally, like IT engineers, which makes them insufferable bores?

@prettypuff1

10 ай бұрын

@@moes3617 casino vibe is just as terrible. Salvation is joyful experience…. But not that joyful😂😂

Do they make a sheath with a smaller pouch? Asking for a friend.

Sounds like the same mindset that says that communisim is still a great idea even though it has always failed. It will work 'NEXT TIME' with just a different group of people running it.

I think you’re confused between private projects and state projects.. Jeddah Tower, Kuday Hotel and other numerous projects are private so chances of them being stalled is high. On the other hand. NEOM, Diriyah Gate, and other projects are state projects which means they’re unlikley to get stalled.

We need a Side projects video on the Whistlerverse.

I'm way partial to failed architecture to success in more dangerous mega power hobbies.

I LOVE that the building SBG was constructing collapsed on September 11 of all days 🤣🤣

I love that he says clean pair lol

“Good farms make for bad farmers” ; “Bad farms make for good farmers” -if you have too much you do not husband your resources and whims are thought of as plans. Saudi Arabia has too much without effort.

@fainitesbarley2245

9 ай бұрын

It’s called the ‘resource curse’. It works in a similar way to the ‘aid curse’.

Building mega cities (or even normale cities) in places where there isn't fresh water is just stupid. Only way is to turn seawater into fresh water. And up the unwanted biproduct (salt) back in to the sea. Of course all done with burning cheap oil.😂

@JonMartinYXD

10 ай бұрын

And that byproduct is actually harmful. "Wait, the oceans are already salty" people are thinking right now. Yes, but desalinisation creates so much salt that whereever you pour it back into the ocean the ecosystem just dies from salt poisoning.

@santoshNarayana

10 ай бұрын

Why cant the "unwanted biproduct" be turned into sea salt and sold?

@JonMartinYXD

10 ай бұрын

@@santoshNarayana That would make the desalinisation more expensive. It requires additional facilities and work to turn the brine into consumable sea salt (and that is without considering the growing presence of microplastics). The cost of that additional work would not be recouped because the vast amounts of sea salt created would drive the price down to near zero. Packaging and shipping it would cost more than just putting it on a truck and dumping it in the desert (which would inevitably create some other problem in the future). The only way out of the trap would be if some new industrial process was developed that used sea salt as an input.

And then there is the Kingdom Tower projected to be 1,000 metres in height, taller than even the Burj Kalifa but work has stopped since March 2018 after some bankruptcies, embezzlement and criminal charges.

@hbowman108

10 ай бұрын

You ever notice that in Saudi Arabia nobody ever loses a hand from stealing gigantic amounts of money from these kind of things? They only seem to do that to petty thieves....

@thehawker694

10 ай бұрын

that's a private project it doesn't have to do with the country but a prince who was corrupt and stopped

@hbowman108

9 ай бұрын

A structural problem with monarchy: are activities of princes actually "private" or "government"?@@thehawker694

@jasonozzy8655

9 ай бұрын

@@hbowman108Ever notice the last time you’ve heard of an actual amputation for punishment? Probably not, because it hasn’t happened in like 10 years…

Kudai towers are not constructed by the Saudi government itself, it's a private company it shouldn't be mentioned here, same story with Jeddah tower “ the tallest in the world “

@rdspam

10 ай бұрын

It’s in Saudi Arabia, no? Or is GM not a US car company?

@thehawker694

10 ай бұрын

@@rdspam well the video title says saudi arabia so shouldn't the country be accountable only for it's own projects ? why the country has to fund companies for projects they can't afford

"Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Saudi Arabia ambitions in architecture are similar to my dad's. He tried to fix the old wiring in the garage to install a backup generator for emergencies. My point is that both my Pops and Saudi Arabia were "Shocked" by the "current" of future challenges 😂😂😂

@hamod1034

9 ай бұрын

حدثنا عن انجازاتكم يا مرتزقه يكفي ان السعودية دوله صناعية

@husseinalmashhadany

9 ай бұрын

@@hamod1034 😂😂😂 The only industry Saudi Arabia have created is Mass Outsourcing.

@hamod1034

9 ай бұрын

@@husseinalmashhadany اوك تعاون خارخي قصدك طيب حدثنا عن صناعاتكم يا حسين يا مرتزقه

Has many megaprojects Saudi Arabia has finished?

Even if some of the projects were a bit ambitious and were not built yet - you have to give credit to them for trying and building a lot of finished megaprojects :)

@dashmeetsingh9679

10 ай бұрын

Yep building Burj Khalifa is an achievement for mankind. So what if poop trucks have to be ferried daily morning, coz cant have sewage lines. Or building dumb cities on artificially created islands. Who doesnt a big wave to send back all the poop water back into the artificial island cove or its so much fun to see island sink and rise.

@DoOfuzmAXiM

10 ай бұрын

such as?

@paulineverriere8054

10 ай бұрын

They live on sand….have not planned sceptic facilities….plan all you want but with basically slave labour….not hope…

@sweet.potatoes

10 ай бұрын

​@@DoOfuzmAXiM2030 uploading

@SUEELLENELASALI

10 ай бұрын

​@@DoOfuzmAXiM such as the failure of the US charging u taxes for everything 😂😂😂

You know, Simon, if they had just stuck to the Original Trilogy for the hotel's theme instead of Last Jedi, it would probably be up and operating by now...

"Giga-Project" soundsblike this channel's equivalent of an "Epic Blaze".

Ironic that a country with one of the richest resources has no resource.

there's no "allegedly" when it comes to mbs murdering & dismemberment of JAMAL KHASHOGGI. to state otherwise is offensive to those of us who aren't psychopathic killers!

@marktg98

10 ай бұрын

True, but I think Simon doesn't want to end up in a shady backroom like what happened to Khashoggi.

@bttawfiq

10 ай бұрын

Let me guess, your country is honorable and have done nothing wrong at all, right? A typical brainwashed comment influenced by the media.

@Y4H_Flies

10 ай бұрын

It’s alleged, and u cant prove it

@hraslan

10 ай бұрын

Was it proved? Nope. West does worse? Yes.

hard to sell tourism when you think of half the human population as lesser..

@hazyaspect

10 ай бұрын

It breaks my heart that the archeology I am most interested in seeing resides in countries that hate me based on politics and/or gender, and that that reality will probably never change in my lifetime.

@lordjim3109

10 ай бұрын

Not to mention the non-human population.

The Aramco Manifa project works well enough. Oil wells drilled on man made islands offshore and linked by roadways.

@paulineverriere8054

10 ай бұрын

But how long last?

Funny that we hear about the failures of the megaproject from someone that does not even live in Saudi Arabia and probably has never been there.

No mention of the biggest Saudi Megaproject failure ever, the plan to make Saudi Arabia grow enough food so there would no need to import any food. Currently Saudi Arabia is almost entirely dependent on food to be imported.

@hraslan

10 ай бұрын

Saudi owns vast lands in various countries in africa like some other gcc countries used to plant their needs nt ideal given sudan is one of them countries and now in civil war

"They say a lot of projects in Saudi Arabia cannot be done. They're 'too ambitious , They can keep saying that and we can keep proving them wrong." MBS

@BiggieTrismegistus

10 ай бұрын

He should try a project to make his country a democracy.

@Nawa11YT

10 ай бұрын

​@@BiggieTrismegistusno

@BiggieTrismegistus

10 ай бұрын

@@Nawa11YT That's fine as long as he's willing to accept Saudi Arabia will never become a world leader in anything other than throwing money around on vulgar megaprojects.

@Nawa11YT

10 ай бұрын

@@BiggieTrismegistus yea nah. We'll try our best to be the best.

@BiggieTrismegistus

10 ай бұрын

@@Nawa11YT I'm sure you are but the repressive religious beliefs pushed by the government will hinder the country's economic potential. I don't hate Saudi Arabia and want it fail despite my beliefs being antithetical to those of MBS and others. I'm sure the Saudi People are wonderful and I wish them the best. Saudi Arabia's oil wealth allows them to build megaprojects amongst other things and I don't think that's a bad thing per se. My point is that moving beyond merely being rich to becoming a dynamic economy like you see in the West and other places isn't going to happen if Saudi Arabia keep ps doing what it's doing. What I'm saying isn't hate or an attack but just things I have seen happens to countries that try to leap into global capitalism without the right culture.

It’s always personal when it comes to Saudi Arabia 😏

@jasonozzy8655

9 ай бұрын

The hate and jealousy for their wealth and success is deep

We have a saying in Saudi that best describes this video: The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on.

@hamod1034

9 ай бұрын

وش يقولون ذول

@emens0450

Ай бұрын

They jut announced the Line city is now a the Dot city

A country that lacks on economic experties would really bound to fail plus a spoiled citizens that expect much to it’s government is a recepi for disaster on it’s economy.

@bander-Coolb

10 ай бұрын

How much do you pay for gas again? Lol you wanna talk economic how much money went to Ukraine from your country

@natsumidesu8019

10 ай бұрын

@@bander-Coolb No I’m not from the country that you think bro.

Does anyone REALLY know how many channels Simon has now?🤔 I'll bet even google doesn't have a concrete answer

The straight face breaking into a grin at the end is priceless!

The irony of trying to transition away from oil when that's the only source of your income.

Some clear demonstrations when stupidity overshadows time-tested common sense. These are the inevitable outcomes. Remember the moral lessons from "The Emperor's Clothes."

Loved the grin during the last second. Should've winked, too. This all seems to fit the old saying "More money than brains."

I spent years in KSA. It’s a graveyard of unfinished construction

No one's going to acknowledge the Bin Laden group having a tower fall on September 11th? 👀

@mj.ray0898

10 ай бұрын

I'm surprised how far into the comments I had to go to find someone else who made this connection, lol. What is it with 9/11 and Bin Laden...🤔

I was thinking the Saudis took a page out the Soviet Union economic playbook. But it seems more likely, they just Xerox it a 100x.

0:32 world's largest solar power plant 3:44 end of sponsorship 5:35 Abruj Kudai 9:46 King Abdullah economic city

Too many people talk the talk, but very few actually walk the walk. This place just talks, no sincerity, bad intentions. No one understand the meaning of honouring their words or agreements. Such a weird culture! I am witnessing this first hand from the inside.

The amount of money is only surpassed by the amount of corruption. 😂

Saudi Arabia hopes to maintain high oul prices to fund these vanity mega projects in the hope they'll be able to wean their economy away from oil dependence

Wish you went into more detail why their Economic City in Jeddah didn't work out. I currently work in Saudi arabia and there is a lot of hype going around for new projects because some things in government management did change (the old team basically except for MBS). So there is a chance that Saudies might be a bit more productive this time around.

@BWintJack

10 ай бұрын

I'd also be super curious about the problems with KAEC. It seems like if the infrastructure is complete, there should be opportunity there.... Maybe populating the city and providing jobs would be a better use of funds than building The Line?

@AF-G

10 ай бұрын

@@BWintJackHey Kevin. I remember seeing a youtube video subjectively discussing what you are looking for. However, KAEC is not fully a failure considering it still has the potential to succeed. It was recently approved to have separate economic governing rules, such as tax exemptions and lower % of job localization, which aim to attract investors. KAEC is one of the most beautiful and organized Saudi cities, however, needs economic attributes to thrive.

@bazwa6a

9 ай бұрын

@@BWintJackya, some new factories are building there. It’s growing now.

@jimshotrod2519

9 ай бұрын

Hey how is the Jizan oil refinery doing? is it up and running yet?

Dubai did diversify properly away from oil and attract lots of big international comapnies. And they did it great. But they where also first in the middle East. So unless Saudi Arabia pays companies alot to relocate why should they?

Suddenly after Saudi joined hands with China, all geopolitical experts are predicting its downfall to scare the investors.

@BiggieTrismegistus

10 ай бұрын

No one is scared of Saudi Arabia and China joining hands.

Gigaprojects? Nice idea, but I doubt much will be able to best Megaprojects Simon! 😅 Though if you pull it off, i will retract this comment

Love your presentation and enthusiasm, it is contagious.

Wait until saudi announces gigga city 1 with a police force of judges

Most people like to diss the Saudis for evil motives. I on the other hand would like to see it dissappear for good because their regime is behind 80% of the disasters in the middle east since the 50s.

7:56 Not even gonna mention the irony?

The Line is going to be the biggest Fail yet and going to enjoy the debacle.

The Middle East with its young and fairly well-educated population is poised to become a major economic power house. The country is undoubtedly changing. As an Arab expat, I find myself getting irritated by the way that the kingdom is often misrepresented by Western mainstream journalism and television news.

Simon! How insightful of you. We would love to hear more about the perceived failings of our Kingdom in order to help avoid problems in the future.. Come and see us here at our embassy next Monday morning at 9 to discuss fees we can pay you for your input. Please bring ID and come by yourself. We will have you out in an hour or so. Kind regards, The embassy.

@dynamo_spade

10 ай бұрын

simon ; a ) come by yourself ! ( no cams to authenticate , or friends to ensure you safety ) b ) we already chose the time & date . . . so no need to check if it suits you . . . c ) i already mentioned (shamelessly) that we will bribe you for your "input" and publicly stated that we will pay all your fees to come over so we may influence you to say the most beautiful & positive things about us 🤡 would you like a ferrari or lamborghini ? ! finally , , two more points ; 1 ) i only mentioned the points above because i am the latest stupid employee , , and i need to impress my bosses . . . and the only way i can think of is : to publicly offer to bribe you 🤪 because we uncultured saudiased people think we can buy anything (and/or) anyone ! 2 ) i have nooo link whatsoever to our affiliate consulate in istanbil 😝 😅🤪🤣😝😛🤭🤦🏻‍♀️🙈😜🤥🙊🤦🏻‍♂️😸👹😈👻😄🙉🤪💀☠👿

It is important to acknowledge that 95% of the video contains misleading information. While I understand your intention to connect with the viewers through hidden messages and comments, it is crucial to prioritize factual accuracy in your research and content creation. Furthermore, I would advise you to diversify your sources of information. Relying solely on local sources from [your country] may limit your understanding of the broader picture. Exploring a wider range of perspectives can enable you to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the subject matter at hand. Fahad, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦💚

They should have a race with North Korea to see who can finish their hotel first. Lol

Best commercial on KZread - great job Simon!!

Maybe if they had a parliamentary government below the monarch, they would have a functional society by now

@mohammedalsarrar6243

10 ай бұрын

Functional society that’s confused by gender and fails to define the word “woman”?. No thanks

@Nawa11YT

10 ай бұрын

What tells you we don't have a functional society?

That Sheath underwear look like they could manage to get a Giga projects all on their own with plenty of room for expansion 🤣

No, Charlie Brown, I'm not going to pull the football away this time.

Who would go and live in a country with so many restrictions, like stepping back in time.

@paulheydarian1281

10 ай бұрын

Some folks like tradition, others don't. You're always welcome to live in rat, poop, and drug infested San Francisco. 🐀💩💉💊

@mohammedxiii

10 ай бұрын

"you can't dance naked here on July and you won't be able to transition your child by removing the genitals" madmesmith5187: "how restrictive. It's the 21st century already"

@shauncameron8390

10 ай бұрын

Someone who respects order and structure and not this degenerate free-for-all the West has become.

It's all nice and dandy to talk about Saudi's mega project failures, but no one is talking about England's potholes problems. I urge Mr. Whistler to do an side-project episode on pothole fixing failures in England. I was in London a few months ago and drove my rental from one pothole to another. Its nice to see you sneering on another country's failure, whereas, we, the visitors, get our vacations ruined in your country because of potholes.

I love how Simon can't help but laugh when explaining how reality hit eventually :⁠-⁠D

It's no longer a story that the world is experiencing a global economy downturn, I'm so happy that I've been receiving $41,000 from my $13,000 investment every 10 days

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10 ай бұрын

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10 ай бұрын

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10 ай бұрын

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10 ай бұрын

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10 ай бұрын

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A lot of people are making fun of this topic, going for big projects then cancel them.. The issue isn’t just from the Saudi side. The foreign companies are the main reason for failure! Funds are provided, but the real work (from those companies) isn’t good enough, or even failing to start the first step. Don’t be ashamed of trying and failing, but be ashamed of not doing anything.

Hubris begets the fall. Had they just tamed their ambition just one bit, they could probably achieve a lot more

I’ll never understand what makes a video a mega project or a side project, somehow the video about mega projects is on side projects yet the video about the willys jeep is on mega projects 🤷‍♂️