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It's taller (assuming just 10 feet per floor) than the Burg Khalifa. Super tall structures require a far larger base to support against winds, as you go up wind
by rtkwe 6y ago
It's taller (assuming just 10 feet per floor) than the Burg Khalifa. Super tall structures require a far larger base to support against winds, as you go up winds get faster and their leverage against the base increases.
- spuz 6y ago10ft per floor would make it 2120ft or 646m tall. The Burj Khalifa is 829m tall.
- rtkwe 6y agoI was looking at the top floor height by accident, the last 200 feet or so are a tower. It's a common cheat in the fight to be the world's tallest building, build pretty tall then slap a bunch of floors or a tower on top that people can't get into. https://qz.com/122356/44-out-of-72-of-the-worlds-tallest-buildings-are-cheating/ https://qz.com/122356/44-out-of-72-of-the-worlds-tallest-bui...
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