The Measure of Things Press Mentions
“They estimate the stock of empty houses nationwide at about 20 billion square feet, about two-and-a-half times the area of New York City.”
“...Plaza de España, a semicircular, architectural extravaganza about the size of 10 American football fields...”
“Forty tons may seem like a lot – it’s equivalent in weight to about 24 cars, or 6.5 fully grown elephants.”
“Goalline technology showed the ball was 11.7mm away from crossing the line. Or about the width of a headache tablet. Or nine grains of sand...”
“...a boat that’s nearly as long as the Arc de Triomphe is tall and features a Jacuzzi, gym and movie theater.”
“2,700 liters of water... That roughly works out at 17 bathtubs.”
“It would take 970 acre feet of water to fill the Astrodome in Houston, according to the Measure of Things...”
“That's about one-fifth the weight of The Statue of Liberty.”