Measuring the Berlin TV Tower with a ruler

Watch me try to calculate how tall the Berlin TV Tower is using a ruler! Berlin also being a great reminder that dividing walls are a terrible idea.

Info about the Berlin Fernsehturm TV Tower:
https://www.berlin.de/en/attractions-and-sights/3560707-3104052-berlin-tv-tower.en.html

If you want to try this, you can check what direction the sun will be shining at any location and for any date/time:
http://suncalc.net/#/52.5208,13.4094,16/2017.01.27/14:00

Thank you to Gherardo for lending me a saw while I was in Berlin!

CORRECTIONS:
None yet, but I’m sure there will be. And if anyone wants to calculate my actual error bars: please do!

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