How High Can We Build?
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Published 2012-06-03
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Links:
see two sunrises/sunsets and calculate the Earth's Radius: www.darylscience.com/downloads/DblSunset.pdf
also HERE: www.astro.princeton.edu/~dns/teachersguide/MeasECA…
Tallest Structures TIMELINE: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_three_tallest_st…
Tallest list incorporating building/structure distinction: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_an…
falling person and terminal velocity: www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy00/phy00012.htm
KWTV, first radio mast taller than the Empire State Building: www.fybush.com/sites/2004/site-040129.html
radio mast collapse VIDEO: • Radio Tower Collapses After Guy Wires...
Dubai and Burj Khalifa in fog: • Video
Pictures of Burj Khalifa: www.owips.com/burj-khalifa/
Burj Khalifa and Ramadan: www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/burj-khalifa-res…
Shuttle / ISS height: serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/activities/botec_orb…
Sunrise from orbit VIDEO: • Video
XKCD Date Idea" blog.xkcd.com/2009/04/06/a-date-idea-analyzed/
Space elevator: www.spaceward.org/ (be sure to enjoy the Conan Space Pirate Toy .gif)
www.spaceelevatorblog.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator
Another possible way to make a super-tall structure: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain
All Comments (21)
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This was made 8 years ago and video quality hasn't dropped
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I like to imagine Michael went to Egypt for the sole purpose of getting that shot and saying those 2 sentences.
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I will tell you: The height limit is 319, according to the wiki of 1.19
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As a younger person just recently discovering Vsauce, all of these videos hold up very well despite many being a decade old
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3:12 When your seeing how high you can get a measuring tape and it collapses
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This man went to Egypt just to say “and they stayed like that for 4,000 years” Mans a legend
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such a genius, demonstrating earth is round without even trying...
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Nothing is more impressive that Kingda Ka holding the heigh record for coasters for nearly two decades.
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7:51 Props to Michael and his crew for spending all that time building a space elevator just for his viewers.
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Vsauce: how high can we get? Snoop dogg:
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This doesnt feel 11 years old
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Michael's videos are just timeless, they just can't get old.
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Michael, the kind of guy who goes to Egypt for a 10 seconds clip.
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No matter how much time passes, it's always great to go back and watch old Vsauce videos :)
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can we get much higher
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This video is 10years old and the sound and video quality is better than 90% of other videos these days with top tier content
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Imagine being in the elevator. “What floor are you going to?” “Floor 7,351” “oh me too”.
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This doesn't feel 8 years old
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This doesn't feel 11 yrs old
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CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER
