[roenxi]

Those numbers aren't that large. They aren't small in anyone's estimation, but the Empire State Building is a lot less than the amount of material a motivated earthmoving company can get through in a year.

There'd be some interesting technical challenges tearing down Everest, but it is conceivable. The part that requires creative thinking is why it would be worth it spending that much money.

[kabouseng]

Except that volume gets released with an eruption, not over a year...Imagine 5 mount everests lifting up into the air and coming down at the same time.

[suzzer99]

To build the Panama Canal, excavators removed enough spoil to fill a city block 19 miles high.

[mckn1ght]

You all are talking quantitatively about volumes, but there’s also the qualitative difference between soil and magma.

[danbruc]

1800 Panama Canals still sound like quite a lot of work.