What's The TALLEST Man-Made Structure To Ever Be Built On Earth? (8000BCE - 2022) | #MYTHS #DEBUNKED

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[BeingTheHunt]

The problem with the Magnolia oil platform is not the word "height", it's the word "structure". The oil rig floats and the cables keep it tethered in place. It's the same principle as an anchored ship or a tethered balloon. With that in mind, according to Wikipedia the Tethered Aerostat Radar System can rise up to an altitude of 15, 000 feet (4, 600 m) while tethered to the Earth making it by your logic, the tallest 'structure' I could find.

[bikerheart]

Why was Toronto's CN Tower not mentioned? It was the world's tallest Free Standing structure for many years, and wasn't under water and didn't (and still doesn't) need guy wires to hold it up.

[lokalnyork]

I'm glad You included man-made structures, not only buildings. I saw Polish Radio Tower as kid, absolutely massive. It was build to exact height (and not higher or lower) of half length of 227 khz radio wave. I don't know technicalities, but apparently it helped with getting good signal for that frequency.

[autocon]

The tallest man made structure is the library because it has so many stories

[pizzawhisker]

If fancy ropes count, the "tallest manmade structure" was built in 1875 when they dropped a string into the Mariana Trench to measure it.

[PierreaSweedieCat]

Then there was (is) the CN Tower. Part building, part tower, part radio mast, and part rotating restaurant.

[silentlify]

10:49 reminds me of mauna kea being taller than mount everest and mount of olives combined!

[barricade]

" I would love to see it built however I don't think I'll be alive when it happens" Is like the most depressing and anxious quote ever. Lifes so short.

[tommccallister]

Fun fact: The Burj khalifa is not connected to the city's sewer system and requires daily fleets of trucks to pump out the building's septic tanks.

[SavageGreywolf]

If Guinness is willing to say that oil platforms are the 'tallest' even though they go underwater, what if I got a two kilometer long string and tied a balloon to it, then tied the balloon to my house, is my house now the world's tallest structure?

[haze]

**Tries To Build Higher**
*You Cannot Go Over The Build Limit.

[redsfanwakey]

I've always found it remarkable after 4000 years, a building in a small, relatively insignificant (in modern times) city was the first to surpass the height of the Great Pyramid.

[James-dooh]

Under budget and ahead of schedule is an impossible feat today.

[Stecbine]

No mention of the CN Tower in Toronto Canada??? It held the tallest free standing structure title in the world for over 3 decades! Pretty "tall" oversight...

[TheGreenExplorer]

I’m a little bummed you didn’t mention the kvly tower in North Dakota. The second tallest tv/radio tower to the Warsaw tower, but was the tallest structure prior to the Warsaw tower’s completion, and after its collapse until the construction of the Burj Khalifa, holding the title for a cumulative 28 years

[Tadahitorii]

"Where are you at?"
"Top of the Analemma."
"I'm at the bottom, wanna hang out..?"
"Sure. I'm heading for the elevator right now, see you in 5 hours!"

[driveman]

If you stacked up all of the meatloaf dishes my wife has burned over the years, it would block out the sun for most of the northern hemisphere, killing approximately 72% of the planet's population.

[oliverbaronick]

Empire State Building being built in 400 days is actually crazy

[bryanobee]

Thank you for keeping everything somewhat proportional, takes a lot of work

[wdwerker]

I still think “buildings” should be measured to to highest occupied floor. Complete with elevator, bathroom, office/ housing. Masts, spires, antenna’s just seem like a cheat.