Cianni_Makkah_Tower

=Makkah Clock Royal Tower = =2nd Tallest Building In The World =



The Makkah Clock Royal Tower is located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and stands at an incredible 1,971.78 feet. It is 95 floors above ground with 94 elevators and 5 escalators. Made out of steel concrete, this postmodern styled building will be used mainly as a hotel when it is finished being constructed some time this year. The front is decorated with a glass mosaic, to make it look more complex and unique than it already is. It is the tallest hotel in the world, holding the largest clock in the world.

1) A painter is putting the finishing touches on the spire at the top of the Makkah Clock Royal Tower when he loses his balance and suddenly drops his paintbrush. How long will it take for the paintbrush to hit the ground? 2) Two construction workers are sitting at the top of the Makkah Clock Royal Tower and decide to have lunch after a long morning of building. One worker realizes that he has an apple in his bag, but does not want it. He throws the apple at a velocity of 20 ft. per second. How long does it take for the orange to hit the ground?

1) The paintbrush will fall at 11.1 seconds 2) The paintbrush will fall at 10.7 seconds