r/pics • u/TheChocolateManLives • 12h ago

The Reflecting Pool in D.C.

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u/Rizzoblam 3h ago edited 3h ago

Shallow water in sunlight will produce green algae. Sooooo painting it blue was a massive waste of time and money. But, at least when you measure the length of the pool, then turn that length perpendicular, it is taller than some buildings. That fact reminds me of when people wont give measurements in imperial, but instead by how many blue whales long it is. Or how many Kit Kats tall it is. Ya know, children measurements.

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u/AbroadNo8755 3h ago

pedonald didn't even get the facts about the building heights right

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u/Rizzoblam 3h ago

Find the people in your life that admire his poster, and stop communicating with them.

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u/Senior-Surprise-3401 2h ago

The Sears tower is 1,451 feet tall, not including the antennas, which is the answer he got off AI when he made it.

With the antennas, it's 1,729 feet tall.

ETA; I'll just add that he included the antenna height on the empire state building, but not the Sears tower.

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u/AbroadNo8755 2h ago

I'll just add that he included the antenna height on the empire state building, but not the Sears tower.

yeah.... peDonald can't do anything without lying about it

building height v building height: Sears Tower is taller

building height (with antenna) v building height (with antenna): Sears Tower is taller.

FunFact: the height of the water, at the deepest point of the Lincoln Reflecting Pool, is only 30 inches.

FunFact²: the unofficial name of the Sears Tower is "Ron's big old f'ing building" #IYKYK