The Kingdom Tower, a 3000ft tall futuristic skyscraper, is ready to be erected in Saudi Arabia. But for engineers, it’s a tall order. They are trying to work out how to pump wet concrete half a mile skywards.
The Kingdom Tower, a 3000ft tall futuristic skyscraper, is ready to be erected in Saudi Arabia. But for engineers, it’s a tall order. They are trying to work out how to pump wet concrete half a mile skywards.
The Kingdom Tower, a 3000ft tall futuristic skyscraper, is ready to be erected in Saudi Arabia. But for engineers, it’s a tall order. They are trying to work out how to pump wet concrete half a mile skywards.
Some of the pyramids are well over a hundred feet tall. Many are so heavily eroded they look like natural hills; only close up can you see they are made up of millions of mud bricks.
There are a lot of reasons to look up to former NBA player David Robinson. The first is that he’s 7 feet tall. The rest are earned—a championship, 3 Olympic medals and a strong reputation as an overall nice guy.
There are a lot of reasons to look up to former NBA player David Robinson. The first is that he’s 7 feet tall. The rest are earned—a championship, 3 Olympic medals and a strong reputation as an overall nice guy.
There are a lot of reasons to look up to former NBA player David Robinson. The first is that he’s 7 feet tall. The rest are earned—a championship, 3 Olympic medals and a strong reputation as an overall nice guy.
Back from the brink of extinction, the endangered whooping crane is making a slow recovery. Only about 200 are currently living in the wild. These majestic white birds are the tallest in North America.
Back from the brink of extinction, the endangered whooping crane is making a slow recovery. Only about 200 are currently living in the wild. These majestic white birds are the tallest in North America.
Back from the brink of extinction, the endangered whooping crane is making a slow recovery. Only about 200 are currently living in the wild. These majestic white birds are the tallest in North America.
Designer Arturo Vittori's stunning water towers stand nearly 30 feet tall and can collect over 25 gallons of potable water per day by harvesting atmospheric water vapor.
Designer Arturo Vittori's stunning water towers stand nearly 30 feet tall and can collect over 25 gallons of potable water per day by harvesting atmospheric water vapor.
Designer Arturo Vittori's stunning water towers stand nearly 30 feet tall and can collect over 25 gallons of potable water per day by harvesting atmospheric water vapor.
One of the most terrifying carnivores of its time, T. Rex was longer than the width of a tennis court, heavier than an African elephant and tall enough to look into an upstairs window!
The fastest growing city in the world? DUBAI! Tallest Man-Made Structure? Yep. Biggest Mall? Yep. Ski resort in a mall? Yep. It has the world’s most ambitious... well, everything.
A lone pine tree stands tall in Rikuzentakata, a Japanese resort town effectively wiped off the map by the tsunami. This 'Tree of Hope' has become a poignant symbol for the country.
The countries that send large contingents to the Olympics love to watch the "medal count" tally. The distribution of medals shows that the countries with the most medals don't always have the most gold.
The countries that send large contingents to the Olympics love to watch the "medal count" tally. The distribution of medals shows that the countries with the most medals don't always have the most gold.
The countries that send large contingents to the Olympics love to watch the "medal count" tally. The distribution of medals shows that the countries with the most medals don't always have the most gold.
This most physically egalitarian of sports - where else do the fat, tall and small play alongside each other quite so seamlessly - is also regarded as an elite game.
Workers are building entire apartments in days on a factory floor resembling an oversized assembly line. New Yorkers might not realize it, but the world's tallest prefab building is taking shape not far from where they live.
Workers are building entire apartments in days on a factory floor resembling an oversized assembly line. New Yorkers might not realize it, but the world's tallest prefab building is taking shape not far from where they live.
Workers are building entire apartments in days on a factory floor resembling an oversized assembly line. New Yorkers might not realize it, but the world's tallest prefab building is taking shape not far from where they live.
The world's tallest and fastest roller coaster rockets up 456 ft (139 m) -- that's 45 stories -- and plummets in a spiral twist, all in less than half a minute.
The world's tallest and fastest roller coaster rockets up 456 ft (139 m) -- that's 45 stories -- and plummets in a spiral twist, all in less than half a minute.