Why are theses so long?

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This might be a silly question but why are theses so long (200+ pages)? Someone just told me that they finished their 213 pages-long bachelor’s thesis, but I‘m confused about who the audience would be. Who would spend so much time reading a 213 thesis of a bachelor student? Do people actually read them? What is the purpose of some theses being so long. Also, on a Masters level, does the long length not make important information inaccessible, because it‘s buried deep down in those hundreds of pages?

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In science reports the appendix can be 100’s of pages of lab results, figures, tables, etc. Add on to that figures and photos throughout the report, and 30 pages of writing can quickly become 200 pages of report.

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