floofloof@lemmy.ca to Architecture@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoSaudi Arabia Discovers It's Hard to Build a 105-Mile Skyscraperfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkSaudi Arabia Discovers It's Hard to Build a 105-Mile Skyscraperfuturism.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Architecture@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareGork@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoI can’t fathom how much money it would actually cost to build the original structure as envisioned. 200 m wide by 500 m tall, 105 miles long with 300+ mph high speed rail underground. It’s a cool idea, but completely mad to implement such a megastructure with our current technology.
minus-squareneuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoHeads up: this guy did the math. It’s really worth the watch. https://youtu.be/Ak4on5uTaTg
I can’t fathom how much money it would actually cost to build the original structure as envisioned.
200 m wide by 500 m tall, 105 miles long with 300+ mph high speed rail underground.
It’s a cool idea, but completely mad to implement such a megastructure with our current technology.
Heads up: this guy did the math. It’s really worth the watch.
https://youtu.be/Ak4on5uTaTg