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Wanderer 2 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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12-05-02, 11:27 AM (EST)
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What's up everyone...Was just wondering, when the teams went to Malaysia, and had to go to the Petronas towers, which Phil said were the tallest towers in Asia, I always assumed that the towers were the tallest in the world...Did some check on the internet, and apparently still the tallest towers in the world... Don't producers ever fact-check? Haha!*good to see that Flo and Zack knew where the Petronas towers were*
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cmaybur 259 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star"
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12-05-02, 11:32 AM (EST)
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Were they taller than the World Trade Center towers?I recognized those towers immediately from "Entrapment". I wonder how many of the contestants had seen that movie or recognized the towers when they got there? Chris
"Ten countries, four continents, forty-six thousand miles... Derek and Drew, you are the winners of The Amazing Race."
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vsuri 55 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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12-05-02, 12:38 PM (EST)
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The Petronas towers were taller than WTCs. In fact Malaysia tourism's advertisements in India say that Petronas Towers are the tallest in the world.
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Skilinopia 108 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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12-05-02, 01:01 PM (EST)
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They are indeed the tallest in the world. Although there are plans by Japan to build the world tallest building and Australia to build the 1km high solar energy plant in the desert in the near future, the towers are still the tallest in the world. A pride of Asia.
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ELCinOhio 215 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Network TV Show Guest Star"
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12-06-02, 09:20 AM (EST)
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I got intriged on this after 9/11.There are many types of "Tallest Buildings" Highest top floor, Highest top point, Tallest overall structure, etc. I know that Petronas Towers is tallest into the sky, but there are others with higher floors, so I am sure CBS was just trying to be safe. I found it more absurd that only 1 team knew the clue by "Petronas Towers" are we that bad at world geography?
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PepeLePew13 26134 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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12-07-02, 10:55 AM (EST)
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LAST EDITED ON 12-07-02 AT 11:01 AM (EST)>I found it more absurd that only 1 team knew the >clue by "Petronas Towers" are we that bad at >world geography? Yes. In fact, there was a nationwide test some years ago of high school students and when handed a blank map of North America, 17% couldn't even figure out where Canada was. Many of these students thought that the country above the USA was Russia. And, yes, the C.N. Tower has been called the "tallest free-standing structure" in the world and as far as I know, the Sears Tower is called the tallest building in the world. I'm not sure where the Petronas stand in this comparison because of the antennas. I just did a google search and here are the results in the tallest buildings category... World's Tallest Buildings There's also a link on that page to click for the world's tallest towers. The C.N. Tower is 332 feet taller than the Petronas, but the Petronas is the tallest in terms of buildings.
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cairel 1 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "American Cancer Society Spokesperson"
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12-12-02, 06:57 AM (EST)
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>"And, yes, the C.N. Tower has >been called the "tallest free-standing >structure" in the world and >as far as I know, >the Sears Tower is called >the tallest building in the >world. I'm not sure >where the Petronas stand in >this comparison because of the >antennas" Hi everyone, just wanna clearify bout antena on both tower :- "Structural height" is defined as the vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building. This includes fixed sculptures, decorative and architectural spires, ornamental fences, parapets, balustrades, decorative beacons, masonry chimneys, and all other architecturally integral elements along with their pedestals. Petronas Twin Tower Fact - 1483 ft high - Heigh floor to floor 13.12 ft (that why there only 88 floor though its suppose to be higher than sears tower which 108 storey) - The antenna is part of the building structure u can't take off the antenna Sears Tower Fact - 1450 ft high - Heigh floor to floor is 12.87ft - Holds 3 out of 4 world's tallest titles: Tallest building including antenna; Highest roof; and Highest occupied floor - unlike the twin tower you can replace sears tower antenna
hope this will clearify the confusion
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