Why A Mile-High Skyscraper Is Almost Impossible | Pushing Limits

How tall could we really build? After a century of competition, skyscrapers are reaching new extremes: Saudi Arabia’s upcoming 1-kilometer-tall Kingdom Tower in Jeddah will triple the Empire State Building’s height. In this episode of "Pushing Limits," we climbed inside the hidden parts of the world’s tallest towers and talked to the people who built them to ask: What would it take to build a mile-high tower? Who would pay for it? And why do we keep reaching higher? 00:00 – Tallest Until 1971 01:10 – The Buttressed Core 05:26 – Confuse the Wind 12:50 – Vanity Height 20:59 – Construction 25:27 – Elevators 28:51 – The Limit 30:14 – Credits The opening sequence was shot at Edge Sky Deck. Radio tower demolition footage provided courtesy of Controlled Demolition, Inc. Also read "How Zohran Mamdani's NYC victory could make a hot ultra-luxury market in cities like Miami even hotter": https://bit.ly/4pW1laJ ------------------------------------------------------ #skyscrapers #tallestbuilding #burjkhalifa #oneworldtradecenter #jeddahtower #thelimit #engineering #architecture #pushinglimits WATCH MORE: Why Fully Self-Driving Cars Are Almost Impossible https://youtu.be/Kcq0tjmvGOs Why Humans Living In Space Is Almost Impossible https://youtu.be/tFgC7TwuAHU Why Deadlifting 505 Kilograms Is Almost Impossible https://youtu.be/WqCVLEnggFY Why Bringing Back Supersonic Is Almost Impossible https://youtu.be/sLm9zbGoli4 Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Business Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Business Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider Why A Mile-High Skyscraper Is Almost Impossible | Pushing Limits | Business Insider