We are receiving for the first time.

And, uh,

receiving this message.

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past,

the turbulent time that was the early 21st century. Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization,

we began this monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology

to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.

This is our time capsule. This is the omnibus. You have accessed entry 1444.

G.E.1104.

Certificate number 51591.

The world's tallest building.

Not the building, but the idea. The world's tallest building. My building has every convenience.

Not the building, but the idea of it.

The platonic ideal of a world's tallest building.

Is that right?

Are we not talking about the actual, which is the Wiz Khalifa?

Yeah, the Wiz Khalifa in Pittsburgh.

It's a big yellow and black skyscraperper rising half a mile above the streets of Pittsburgh.

And isn't that only the tallest building because it has some radio tower?

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