What If You Fell Off the World's Tallest Building?

This is Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. This masterpiece in Dubai is twice the height of the U.S.'s Empire State Building and nearly three times the size of the Eiffel Tower. So, what if you took a tumble from the top? How could you slow your fall? Would anybody be able to catch you on the ground? Why does the G-force matter? What's terminal velocity? Transcript and sources: whatifshow.com Get our 100 best episodes in one mind-blowing book: bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Join this channel to get access to perks: YouTube Channel Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: bit.ly/whatif-newsletter Feedback and inquiries: underknown.com/contact What If elsewhere: Instagram: bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space, and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: underknown.com #BurjKhalifa #Dubai #G-force #terminalvelocity #falling #hypotheticalscenarios #world'stallestbuilding #WhatIf See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8696e64c4b83e7e51923 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices