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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 Why are you
by 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