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Was this how?
Posted: 05 Aug 2009, 18:39
by Filonian
For hundreds, maybe thousands of years, people have been trying to figure out how primitive people could build huge structures such as Stonehenge and the pyramids out of stone blocks weighing thousands of pounds. Take a look at this .....................
http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/weblog ... _big_rocks
Graham
Re: Was this how?
Posted: 06 Aug 2009, 02:25
by Paul K
Very interesting indeed. I'm sure something similar was done on TV a good few years ago, where they tried to show how Egyptian obelisks such as Cleopatra's Needle were set on their ends. Can't remember the outcome, unfortunately.
Anyway, amazing that he moved a complete barn single handed, with arm power alone!
Re: Was this how?
Posted: 06 Aug 2009, 15:10
by speedbird591
Oh standing the stones up is easy! Anyone can do that! What he doesn't tell you is how to get the others on top of the standing ones!
Ian
Re: Was this how?
Posted: 06 Aug 2009, 16:03
by Garry Russell
Maybe they had Chinooks then :think:
Garry
Re: Was this how?
Posted: 06 Aug 2009, 23:01
by nigelb
speedbird591 wrote:Oh standing the stones up is easy! Anyone can do that! What he doesn't tell you is how to get the others on top of the standing ones!
Ian
If you don't have a Chinook handy, how about building a platform. Wedge planks under the stone and gradually add layers of planks until the stone is at the correct height. Then you can use the technique shown in the video to roll the stone over the top of the two standing stones. Be sure to wear a hard hat and some hard toe boots!