We Don't Build Pyramids Anymore

[WyldWyl]

We could indeed build the space elevator right now- it would bankrupt every nation on earth, but we could do it.

On the other hand, building nanoscale cars seems pretty wondrous to me.

[lucy]

What about the ability to create black holes, as some people say will happen with CERN's Large Hadron Collider. Isn't that a wonder too?
Of course, Geneva being sucked into a black hole is certainly not wonderful imho, but i'm biased because i have relatives and friends there.

As for the initial question: No, those buildings don't count. Simply because they may be tall, but others being built right now are even taller, and those after them will yet be higher. On the other hand, the pyramids of Gizeh are still the tallest of their kind after a couple of millenia.

We could indeed build the space elevator right now- it would bankrupt every nation on earth, but we could do it.

It would certainly be better to go bankrupt because of a space elevator than because of some greedy bankers the way it happens right now.