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How Stonehenge Was Built?

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danny_galaga:


nice work (",)

this isnt the only way it could have been done (he is showing what can be done with one person, stone henge was undoubtedly constructed by more) but it sure shows what can be done without the wheel.

hypernova:

--- Quote ---It's not so much the 'how' as it is the 'why' when it comes to Stone Henge.
--- End quote ---

To provide a rhetorical question for future generations.

i.e. to screw with us. :)

SavannahLion:
Oh wow, that's what the square wheel is used for?

I saw this at a science convention several years ago. A guy on a bicycle with square wheels rode on a specially made path of peaks and valleys. The peaks and paths meshed perfectly with the square wheel and gave the rider the same smooth ride as if he was riding on round wheels.

At the convention, the focus was on interpreting the shape of the "wheel" into appropriate peaks and valleys for smooth rotation. It was proven that almost any continuous shape could have a corrosponding shape to ensure smooth rotation.

For the most part, everyone pretty much treated the square wheeled bicycle as nothing more than a curio. Apparently this guy knows the theory well enough that he applied it to rolling heavy stone blocks into place. Now that’s impressive.

tk_42_1:
Ok, so that proves a way to place the vertical beams in place.  How the hell is he going to get the horizontal cross beams on?  I can't see him using that same see-saw method to get those blocks 8-10 feet into the air.

Samstag:

--- Quote from: tk_42_1 on April 03, 2008, 11:34:14 am ---Ok, so that proves a way to place the vertical beams in place.  How the hell is he going to get the horizontal cross beams on?  I can't see him using that same see-saw method to get those blocks 8-10 feet into the air.

--- End quote ---

That same trick will work quite a bit higher, as long as you strengthen the vertical supports.  That doesn't answer the question of how you slide them into place on top of the vertical stones, but I'm sure he has that worked out by now.  I think I first saw that video a few years ago.

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