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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (13 children)

twice the size of world's tallest building

5,250 feet above

Just say nearly 1 mile high. Why are reporters so averse to standard measurements?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

5,280 feet is 1,584 Canada geese stacked on top of each other for our neighbors up north unfamiliar with imperial units.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago
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