They’re also leaving almost half the volume in bits on the ground.
Volume of a sphere of diameter 1 = ~0.52 Volume of a cube of 1 unit = 1 Volume of a cylinder = ~0.79
So not only are they not doing the required job. They’re wasting twice as much time and material than needed to make the job easier…
And you could still build a pyramid with cylinders…
I’m guessing it’s a cuckold fetish at this point.