One Man Stonehenge

Chaos · 15 Oct 2006 at 22:21

Thought this video was quite interesting, 1 guy is going to try and build stonehenge with simple tools, looks like hes doing well.

He has has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar weighing 22,000 lbs and moved a barn over 300 ft

aix0 · 15 Oct 2006 at 22:30

That was quite cool. He must have a lot of time on his hands though.

AJUK · 15 Oct 2006 at 22:34

Excellent. As a structural engineer I can appreciate the forces involved in that sort of operation. Like most solutions the elegance is in the simplicity but did the builders of Stonehenge use that technique, I doubt we will ever be sure.

Azza · 15 Oct 2006 at 22:38

Very interesting indeed.

AJUK said:
Excellent. As a structural engineer I can appreciate the forces involved in that sort of operation. Like most solutions the elegance is in the simplicity but did the builders of Stonehenge use that technique, I doubt we will ever be sure.

It does seem like one that they may have used, very simple yet very very effective.

SourChipmunk · 15 Oct 2006 at 22:44

aix0 said:
That was quite cool. He must have a lot of time on his hands though.

Why do people always say that whenever someone else does something clever?

AJUK · 15 Oct 2006 at 22:46

aix0 said:
That was quite cool. He must have a lot of time on his hands though.

I hope that when I am a grandad and retired I can **** about with gert big lumps of concrete on my own ranch.

Lord-Jaffa · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:12

Raist said:
Why do people always say that whenever someone else does something clever?

Because they are unable to comprehend someone elses ingineuity.

Uhtred · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:14

how would he get the horizontal bits up though?

NicktheNorse · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:17

this was posted in GBS exactly 2 mins after the OP.... interesting

Rich · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:45

I dont think im overstating when i say that he must be a genius in his field. Very clever but simple stuff.

Hedge · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:47

hes the only genius i spotted in his field

aix0 · 15 Oct 2006 at 23:56

Lord-Jaffa said:
Because they are unable to comprehend someone elses ingineuity.

Not really, just making fun of it.

_PD_ · 16 Oct 2006 at 00:46

Zap said:
how would he get the horizontal bits up though?

Good point.

How did they do that, then?

EDIT: Oooer, is youtube timing out for anyone else?

lay-z-boy · 16 Oct 2006 at 01:08

yup same here, been trying to watch a few other things and i cant :mad:

GET SOME BANDWIDTH!