Found a crazy stat about concrete use in the Hoover Dam

I was watching a documentary last night and they said the Hoover Dam used over 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete. That's enough to pave a two-lane highway from San Francisco to New York City, which just blew my mind. I had no idea a single project could use that much. Has anyone else come across a fact about a big pour that made you stop and think?

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river_bailey21mo ago

Honestly that's a lot of concrete but like, what else were they gonna use lol. It's a dam, of course it's huge. Feels like one of those stats meant to sound wild but is just the obvious answer.

derek_dixon781mo ago

Right? Next they'll tell us the ocean is wet. It's like being shocked a skyscraper used a lot of steel. They always pick the most basic fact and act like it's a revelation.