Why A Mile-High Skyscraper Is Almost Impossible | Pushing Limits
3.8M views · Nov 23, 2025 · Science & Technology
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@spddiesel · 10 months ago
Imagine being on a kilometer tall elevator and some little bastard hits all the buttons on his way out the door.
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@RyanPizzaa · 10 months ago
Gotta buy the gamepass so we can increase the build limit
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@eviemoody · 10 months ago
The Ryugyong Hotel is the world’s tallest and most perfect building. The Kim family would never lie about this.
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@lewisbrand · 8 months ago
I hope the restaurant at the top is called "The Mile High Club"
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@MattPetersen-qj7sg · 6 months ago
This video gives something for people to a-spire to
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@jeremyhorne5252 · 9 months ago
Horses would sprout green feathers before you'd ever get me to where those construction workers were on top.
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@hikingviking5069 · 10 months ago
A building with a giant spire being labeled tallest is like a racecar with a long pole stuck on the front to cross the finish line “first” even if the second place car fully passes the finish line before the bumper of the first car does.
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@hdaviator9181 · 10 months ago
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” - Dr. Jeff Goldblum.
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@CrimsonRose93 · 9 months ago
I have no idea why I’m watching this but I find it fascinating 🤷🏻♀️
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@LooksProfitable0 · 7 days ago
The breakdown of how the 'buttressed core' system works for the Burj Khalifa was fascinating. It's incredible how much science goes into just keeping a building stable in the wind
@Voutpost · 10 months ago
The concept of 'confusing the wind' rather than fighting it is such a powerful engineering philosophy. It’s wild to think that at a certain height, aerodynamics matter more than raw structural strength. We aren't just building taller; we're learning to dance with physics.
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