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pluc | on: Under Notre Dame, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history
Or about 1/27th of a football field for the Americans
plorg | parent | next
The classic American height reference would make it, depending how you're counting, 1/100 of an Empire State Building.
Aardwolf | parent | next
It's about two and a half Ford Tauri stacked on top of each other
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irishcoffee | parent
Comparing a height to a distance is pretty silly, for Americans and non-Americans alike. Also it's much closer to 1/23rd than 1/27th.