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by eleveriven 512 days ago
Wow... dedicating 40 years of their life to building something on that scale
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shellfishgene 512 days ago
Also reminds me of Ra Paulette who dug out elaborately decorated caves in soft rock for decades. Nice documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n_bHcZaGJs
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stevekemp 512 days ago
That reminds me of the Shell Grotto, in the UK:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_Grotto,_Margate

This video makes the scale more apparent (and impressive)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGvxLuIIfdM

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lm28469 512 days ago
Somehow it feels less impressive than dedicating 40 years of your life wage slaving
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