Editing 3058: Tall Structures

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| number    = 3058
| date      = March 3, 2025
| title     = Tall Structures
| image     = tall_structures_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x430px
| noexpand  = true
| titletext = Briefly set a new record for tallest human-made structure by getting my knit sweater snagged on the skydiving plane door as I jumped and not noticing until I'd landed.
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==Explanation==
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This is a comparison of various tall buildings and structures, ranging from the pyramid of Giza to the Burj Khalifa. The buildings are sorted by height. The tallest structure, as [[Randall]] claims, is an aerostat balloon, which significantly exceeds the height of the Burj Khalifa.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Name !! Height !! Explanation
|-
| The Great Pyramid (Giza) || 137 m (449.5 ft) || A very famous pyramid built c. 2600 BC
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| The Shard (London) || 309.6 m (1,016 ft) || A pyramid shaped skyscraper 
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| The Eiffel Tower (Paris) || 330 m (1,083 ft) || A wrought-iron lattice tower named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel
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| The Empire State Building (New York) || 443.2 m (1,454 ft) || An art-deco office tower often seen in media
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| The CN Tower (Toronto) || 553.3 m (1,815 ft) || A communication and observation tower in Canada
|-
| The Clock Towers (Mecca) || 601 m (1,972 ft) || A hotel complex featuring the largest clock in the world
|-
| KRDK TV Mast (North Dakota) || 630 m (2,060 ft) || Tallest structure in the United States
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| Shanghai Tower || 632 m (2,073 ft) || Tallest skyscraper in China
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| Tokyo Skytree || 634.0 m (2,080 ft) || Tallest tower in the world
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| Merdeka 118 (Kuala Lumpur) || 678.9 m (2,227 ft) || Name meaning "independence" in Malay
|-
| Burj Khalifa (Dubai) || 828 m (2,717 ft) || Tallest structure in the world
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| Some random aerostat that happens to be operating today || ~1,500m (4,921ft) || A balloon that can be tethered (depicted here) or untethered
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==Transcript==
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