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Answer & explanation
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
1,483
feet
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
Start with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest there is, about 2,700 feet. The top of that list falls off fast, so how much shorter is 22nd place? Call it half.
- Burj Khalifa
- ≈ 2,700 ft
- 22nd place, about half
- × 0.5
- 2,700 ÷ 2
- ≈ 1,350 ft
Start with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest there is, about 830 meters. The top of that list falls off fast, so how much shorter is 22nd place? Call it half.
- Burj Khalifa
- ≈ 830 m
- 22nd place, about half
- × 0.5
- 830 ÷ 2
- ≈ 415 m
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Top 22 floor on CTBUH list
- ~452 m
- Convert m → ft
- × 3.28
- 452 × 3.28
- ≈ 1,483 ft
Reference cited by Fermi: CTBUH Skyscraper Database
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