It's a pretty nerdy video.
But it has poetic moments, for example, it teaches how to see the sun twice in a row.
Almost an episode of Beakman's World.
A class about all the tall things we've already built and how to go even higher.
Maybe an elevator to the Space Station? It's possible, but you have to ride it on top of a boat, you know?
Stuff like that.
Play for 10 minutes of brain-twisting stuff.
Links (several) mentioned in the video, after the jump.
Links:
see two sunrises/sunsets and calculate the Earth's Radius:http://www.darylscience.com/downloads/DblSunset.pdf
also HERE:http://www.astro.princeton.edu/~dns/teachersguide/MeasECAct.html
Tallest Structures TIMELINE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_three_tallest_structures_in_the_world
Tallest list incorporating building/structure distinctions:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_the_…
falling person and terminal velocity:http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/phy00/phy00012.htm
KWTV, first radio taller than the Empire State Building:http://www.fybush.com/sites/2004/site-040129.html
radio mast collapse VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx4k9gXAZEM
Dubai and Burj Khalifa in fog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo3pY_jmn2w
Pictures of Burj Khalifa: http://www.owips.com/burj-khalifa/
Burj Khalifa and Ramadan: http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/burj-khalifa-residents-must-fast-a-l…
Shuttle/ISS height:http://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/activities/botec_orbit.html
Sunrise from orbit VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nF5RXQxDH4
XKCD Date Idea” http://blog.xkcd.com/2009/04/06/a-date-idea-analyzed/
Space elevator: http://www.spaceward.org/ (be sure to enjoy the Conan Space Pirate Toy .gif)
http://www.spaceelevatorblog.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator
Another possible way to make a super-tall structure:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_fountain
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