How Tall Could a Skyscraper Actually Get?

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Ever look at a picture of the Burj Khalifa and wonder just how tall a skyscraper could actually get? Join SciShow for an engineer's eye view of the tallest buildings in the world, and learn what challenges they face as they reach for the sky—how tall can we actually build? Find out in this fun new episode of SciShow! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: https://subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr: http://thankstank.tumblr.com Sources: http://www.dvice.com/2013-10-25/whats-tallest-skyscraper-physics-would-allow-us-build http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/08/there-limit-how-tall-buildings-can-get/2963/ http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20131011-birth-of-the-mile-high-building http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/architecture/taller-how-future-skyscrapers-will-beat-the-burj-khalifa-8893983 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/better-faster-taller-how-big-can-buildings-really-get-27500726/?no-ist http://www.arabianbusiness.com/kingdom-tower-have-world-s-fastest-double-decker-lift-553366.html#.U5fc3vldVX8 http://gizmodo.com/how-the-worlds-next-t

Published 2014-07-24 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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