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	Podcast:		Moment of Um
	Episode:		How does the earth support heavy buildings?
	Category:		Kids & family
	Duration:		00:03:50
	Publish Date:		2025-05-13 08:00:00
	Description:		Did you know the tallest building in the world is a skyscraper in Dubai called the Burj Khalifa? It has 163 floors and weighs as much as 100,000 elephants! But how can the Earth even support such a huge building?! Why doesn’t the ground just collapse underneath it? We asked geologist Rónadh Cox to help us find the answer. Got a question that’s weighing heavily on your mind? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact and we’ll help build you up with a great answer!
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