The Mile-High Club of Skyscraper Construction

This proposed $10 billion (USD) skyscraper will reach one mile into the atmosphere – more than two times the height of the Burj Dubai! This I-can-build-a-taller-tower competition has officially gone CRAZY and will soon give new meaning to the mile-high club.

According to the Daily Mail article (from March 31, so this isn’t an April Fool’s joke):

Experts say the technical challenges are enormous. Much of the lifting will be carried out by helicopters, which will also be used as commuter transport for builders. The tower will have to be capable of withstanding a wide range of temperatures, with its top baking in the desert sun by day but dropping to well below freezing at night. To resist the strong winds prevalent in the area and stop it swaying, giving its occupants a form of high-rise seasickness, it will be fitted with a giant computer-operated damper.