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For what it’s worth, it’s the height and volume of the pyramids that impresses me. A skinny skyscraper twice as tall but 1/64th the surface area Obviously we c
by DiggyJohnson 2y ago
For what it’s worth, it’s the height and volume of the pyramids that impresses me. A skinny skyscraper twice as tall but 1/64th the surface area
Obviously we could build bigger if we wanted. I literally work in one of the biggest buildings in the US by volume and it is impressive on a daily basis. But just because I know we are capable of more doesn’t mean the accomplishment of actually doing the world and constructing the pyramids isn’t amazing. Besides the pantheon, what other ancient or modern projects measure up?
- AlotOfReading 2y agoFeel free to look at the outline comparison on Wikipedia: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Comparison_of_pyramids_SMIL.svg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Comparis... The pyramid of Cholula (larger by volume), the Luxor hotel (smaller, but substantially more useful), and Ryugyong hotel (hobbled by the country building it) are all plausibly comparable projects.
- masklinn 2y ago> For what it’s worth, it’s the height and volume of the pyramids that impresses me. A skinny skyscraper twice as tall but 1/64th the surface area Why are you impressed by unusable volume? Do spoil tips awe you?
- DiggyJohnson 2y agoSorry I didn’t finish that sentence somehow. But yes to your first question.
- probably_wrong 2y agoThere's something inherently impressive about large things. If you set a 12,600 tonnes concrete cylinder in the middle of a city, eventually someone will give up trying to remove it and turn it into a historical monument instead: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerbelastungsk%C3%B6rper https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerbelastungsk%C3%B6rper