Dubai holds quite a few impressive world records. One of those records was achieved in 2014 on New Year’s Eve when the city launched the biggest fireworks display in the world. The display included nearly 500,000 shells that were deployed over six minutes.
The display took months of planning, and the shells were fired from several launching spots stationed on the “World Islands,” which is a group of artificial islands off the coast of Dubai. The previous record was held by Kuwait and included a little over 70,000 fireworks fired within a single hour.
Matchmaking Is Still Done Through the Newspaper
Say goodbye to dating apps or online dating. If you live in Dubai, it is totally an option for you to find your one true love in the classified section of whatever newspaper you're subscribed to. That's right, what used to be common before websites such as Craigslist or OkCupid came along is still going strong in some countries.
Dubai natives (or their parents or matchmakers for that matter) can post an ad in the newspaper specifying some personal information about the person and their desired spouse. People who think they could be a good match (or, again, their parents or matchmakers) may get in touch with them through the contact information at the bottom.
Marriage Is Taken Very Seriously
Sharia law speaks highly of proper marriage and frowns upon unjustified divorce. There are very specific circumstances under which a couple can divorce, and even then, there could be great consequences to such a decision.
This is why, in Dubai, married Muslim couples interested in terminating their marriage are advised to use the services of a marriage counselor or look for reconciliation before ultimately deciding whether or not they want to stay together. When you think about it, it sounds like a pretty good idea no matter where you live.
Home of the World's Biggest Automated Car Park
Modern technology is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it has the potential of making our lives easy and efficient. On the other hand, all that automation can result in the loss of human connection and in people losing their jobs to robots and machines.
One of the things that have become almost fully automated is car parks, and Dubai is no different. In fact, Emirates Financial Towers has the biggest automated car park in the world, with parking spaces for more than 1,000 cars.
Next Level Public Transportation
The future of transportation is autonomous vehicles. There are very few people who can own or use such cars around the world, but in Dubai, it is essentially public transportation. Much like in other great cities around the world, Dubai has an impressive metro system.
The Dubai Metro is nearly 46 miles long and it's completely driverless. It is the largest of its kind in the world, which means that even those in Dubai who can't afford a car, can still ride in style. So yeah, self-driving public transportation is totally a thing.