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Building Stonehenge by Hand with Gravity and Sticks

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by gifford1967, Mar 31, 2008.

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  1. gifford1967

    gifford1967 Member
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    Pretty amazing.

    From http://www.boingboing.net

    Retired construction worker Wally Wallington of Flint, Michigan is moving one-ton concrete blocks over a ton each by himself without using pulleys or any mechanical equipment. He's reconstructing Stonehenge singlehandedly.


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  2. SwoLy-D

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    I think I saw it when I was 5 years old. :eek:

    Nonetheless, nice to revisit this. :D
     
    #2 SwoLy-D, Mar 31, 2008
  3. rocketsjudoka

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    This has to be included in this thread.

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  4. ima_drummer2k

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    I do not, for one, think that the problem was that the band was down. I think that the problem *may* have been, that there was a Stonehenge monument on the stage that was in danger of being *crushed* by a *dwarf*!! Alright!?!?!? That tended to understate the hugeness of the object!!!
     
    #4 ima_drummer2k, Mar 31, 2008
  5. DrLudicrous

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    I think you're making a too big of a deal out of it.
     
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  6. gifford1967

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    18" or 18'

    Understandable mistake.
     
    #6 gifford1967, Mar 31, 2008
  7. ima_drummer2k

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    Making a big thing out of it would have been a good idea.
     
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  8. kpsta

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    Maybe we just fix the choreography... Keep the dwarf clear, you know... so he won't trod upon it.
     
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  9. Jeremiah

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    That's one hell of a hobby.

    I wonder how much it's going to cost him. You'd think that he knows how to get concrete cheap, since construction is his background. He probably has to buy new lumber for the fulcrum each time.

    I also wonder if his stonehenge is going to be aligned with the stars, moon, etc.

    He's a little stout, but he's probably strong as hell.
     
    #9 Jeremiah, Mar 31, 2008
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