How High Can We Build?
What's the tallest THING we've ever built? How tall will we EVER be able to build? Follow Michael Stevens: http://www.twitter.com/tweetsauce http://www.Facebook.com/VsauceGaming music by:...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. And when the pyramids of Giza were built, the tallest was 147 meterstall, making them the tallest things humans had ever built. And they remained that wayfor nearly 4,000 years. It wasn't even until the 1300's that we finally got around to makingsomething taller, a cathedral in England. So, does that mean that the Great Pyramidsof Giza are the "Best tallest structures of all time?"Well, to find out more, all aboard the BOAT.So, what is a building? Well, technically, a building is a structure in which at least50% of its height comes from floor plates where people can live, work, chill out, ithas to be habitable. Any less than that and it's not a building, it's a tower. After theLincoln Cathedral f...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. And when the pyramids of Giza were built, the tallest was 147 meterstall, making them the tallest things humans had ever built. And they remained that wayfor nearly 4,000 years. It wasn't even until the 1300's that we finally got around to makingsomething taller, a cathedral in England. So, does that mean that the Great Pyramidsof Giza are the "Best tallest structures of all time?"Well, to find out more, all aboard the BOAT.So, what is a building? Well, technically, a building is a structure in which at least50% of its height comes from floor plates where people can live, work, chill out, ithas to be habitable. Any less than that and it's not a building, it's a tower. After theLincoln Cathedral f...
