That's tall
The buidling heights should be roughly to scale. The widths not at all.
The world's tallest building -- the Burj Khalifa (also known as the Burj Dubai) -- officially opened today in Dubai. It's 2,717 ft tall at the tip of its spire.
We decided it would be fun to compare to the height of the Corning Tower -- and to use the Corning Tower as a unit of measurement (Cornings). Thus, the Burj Khalifa is... 4.61 Cornings tall.
Here are a few other extraordinarily tall buildings, as measured in Cornings:
- Willis Tower - 2.94 Cornings
- Taipei 101 - 2.84 Cornings
- Petronas Towers - 2.52 Cornings
- Empire State Building - 2.47 Cornings
- A person six feet tall - .01 Cornings
(all building heights at spire tip)
Earlier on AOA: The Corning Tower observation deck
Burj Khalifa outline by Wikipedia user Greyengine5
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I know it's painfully trite to even point it out, but cripes, talk about your suppressed male urges and insecurities being manifested through architecture.
I demand that we, in response, build a bigger Egg.
... said Kevin Marshall on Jan 4, 2010 at 2:32 PM | link
The Burj Khalifa has 206 floors. Does that represent the 206 years that this guy Burj was mayor of the city of Dubai?
... said Chuck Miller on Jan 4, 2010 at 2:39 PM | link
Burj is Arabic for tower.
... said TM on Jan 4, 2010 at 3:08 PM | link
> I know it's painfully trite to even point it out, but cripes,
> talk about your suppressed male urges [...]
> I demand that we, in response, build a bigger Egg.
You meant, *2* bigger "Eggs".
Fixed that for ya.
... said -S on Jan 4, 2010 at 4:45 PM | link
I don't think he was talking about boobs.
... said Lucy on Jan 4, 2010 at 6:20 PM | link
The Willis Tower will always be the Sears Tower.
BTW, no metric system use either?
Metric is far superior.
... said CJ on Jan 4, 2010 at 8:12 PM | link
Kevin, I instead propose that we build a reverse skyscraper -- dig a 500 story hole where the Plaza is.
Unfortunately, half of all men would be unable to properly locate it on a map. Nevermind finding the Garage.
... said B on Jan 5, 2010 at 10:58 AM | link
What you talkin' 'bout, Willis? Nope, I'm with CJ. Always the Sears to me, too.
... said James on Jan 5, 2010 at 12:05 PM | link
@B-- They'll just make up some research to say that the garage doesn't exist.
... said Sarah M. on Jan 5, 2010 at 1:44 PM | link
Did someone say the Garage doesn't exist? Thank goodness for that - I don't feel such an idiot for driving around and around the plaza for hours looking for it now.
... said the_exile on Jan 6, 2010 at 4:35 PM | link