Found out the Hoover Dam used over 3 million cubic yards of concrete, which is a crazy amount to think about when you're just finishing a driveway.

I read that fact in a book at the library and it made me picture how many wheelbarrows that would be.

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Man, that reminds me of when I helped my uncle mix concrete for a tiny garden shed base. We were exhausted after like two bags. Trying to picture the scale of that dam project just breaks my brain lol. It's one of those things where the number is so huge it stops meaning anything. You just sit there feeling very small.

stone.lisa29d ago

Used to think my driveway was a big job, but that stat totally changed my mind.

lewis.finley29d ago

Right? Makes my DIY projects feel silly.

tessa_murray4d ago

Oh man, I know that feeling... I just try to picture one truckload at a time. Makes the big number a little less crazy to think about.