Dubai Real Estate Ad Takes Record For Biggest Outdoor Ad Ever

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Elvis from Dubai just informed us that Ad-Air, which builds "bird's-eye billboards" for airline travelers (or aliens?) that aren't visible from the ground, has just set the world record for "largest advertising banner" with the launch of its first effort for the Dubai airport.

It kind of makes sense that a country that can afford to put snow in the desert is now also hosting the largest ad ever. The spot is for Sorough Real Estate and covers over 20,000 square meters (the size of more than two soccer pitches).

The Guardian says a Guinness Book of World Records Inspector came out and designated the ad as the record-holder for banner size. All we can say is, we're glad the record-holder wasn't Eva Longoria for Maxim or an iPod.

Written by Angela Natividad    Comments (7)     File: Outdoor, Strange     Oct-25-07  
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Comments

Two football fields is the same as 20,000 square miles? That doesn't seem right.

Posted by: Ben Mall on October 25, 2007 01:53 PM

Two football fields is the same as 20,000 square miles? That doesn't seem right.

Posted by: Ben Mall on October 25, 2007 01:54 PM

Two football fields is the same as 20,000 square miles? That doesn't seem right.

Posted by: Ben Mall on October 25, 2007 01:57 PM

I'm an asshole! Fixed.

Posted by: Angela on October 25, 2007 09:07 PM

Great ad,
Been done by GOLDEN NEON,
Dubai, UAE

Posted by: Ahmad on November 1, 2007 04:29 AM

Great ad,
Been done by GOLDEN NEON,
Dubai, UAE

Posted by: Ahmad on November 1, 2007 04:30 AM

Ben M: It says 20000 sqaure meters. Good Job trying to be a smartass u dumb heckler!

Posted by: The Decider on November 30, 2007 04:53 AM

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