If Earth's Entire Population Lived in a Single Skyscraper

With nearly eight billion people on the planet, things can feel pretty crowded. Let’s imagine housing every single person on Earth in one giant skyscraper. A building big enough for all eight billion of us doesn't exist yet, so we'd have to build it from the ground up. Visit the full transcript and sources. Questions or concerns? Contact us at Underknown. Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book at this link. Join this channel for perks: YouTube Channel Check out our other channels:How to SurviveApertureCrazy CreaturesYour Body OnOrigins of FoodVersusWTF Did I Just Watch Watch more what-if scenarios:Planet EarthThe CosmosTechnologyYour BodyHumanity Get T-shirts and merch at our store. Suggest an episode: Click hereSubscribe to our newsletter: Sign up Follow What If:InstagramDiscordTwitterFacebook Available in other languages:SpanishMandarin Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto. 00:00:00: Living in the Same Skyscraper00:00:58: Thanks Better Internet!00:02:16: Iceland00:02:54: Australia00:03:27: United Kingdom00:04:02: Philippines00:04:36: Mexico00:05:16: The U.S.00:06:20: India00:07:28: The Earth Tower #skyscraper #Earthpopulation #building #hypotheticalworlds #Underknown #populationdensity #construction See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d85fde64c4b83e7e5170d Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices