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RE: Human Power

TravisDBA — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:30:18 GMT

It helps if the aliens are helping you build aerial markers for them!:-D

RE: Human Power

ChrisM@Work — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:44:11 GMT

[quote][b]Loner (3/21/2008)[/b][hr]I was there to see the rocks and I did not find it amazing. Maybe it was me. First no on knew why those rocks were there, it was not a building, someone suggested maybe it was a place to worship. But they were a whole bunch of rocks. But the pyramid and the Great wall was built by people and with the technology at that time it was unbelievable how they could build such monument.[/quote]Wally will figure it out, Loner. This site [url]http://www.britannia.com/history/h7.html[/url] states:[quote]The giant sarsen stones (which form the outer circle), weigh as much as 50 tons each. To transport them from the Marlborough Downs, roughly 20 miles to the north, is a problem of even greater magnitude than that of moving the bluestones. Most of the way, the going is relatively easy, but at the steepest part of the route, at Redhorn Hill, modern work studies estimate that at least 600 men would have been needed just to get each stone past this obstacle. [/quote]Those stones are a lot bigger than they look from the road.CheersChrisM

RE: Human Power

Loner — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:16:52 GMT

I was there to see the rocks and I did not find it amazing. Maybe it was me. First no on knew why those rocks were there, it was not a building, someone suggested maybe it was a place to worship. But they were a whole bunch of rocks. But the pyramid and the Great wall was built by people and with the technology at that time it was unbelievable how they could build such monument.

RE: Human Power

Jeff Moden — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:21:50 GMT

"The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer." [i]— Army Corp. of Engineers [/i]

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Matt Miller (#4) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:51:20 GMT

Aristotle and Archimedes would be proud (one of them would be).Archimedes:"Give me a long enough lever and a place to stand, and I will Lift the World"And Aristotle had his students expound on it (formalize that out).

RE: Human Power

Steve Jones - SSC Editor — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:39:52 GMT

Glad you enjoyed it and both a few friends and my son have asked it we can do this. We may give it a try sometime!

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Miles Neale — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:56:21 GMT

Sometime back you asked us about sayings we though were interesting, great, or worthy. Someone added to the list "It is only impossible because I have not done it yet" That appears to be Wally's motto. Great find and inspiration!Miles...

RE: Human Power

bitbucket-25253 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:02:06 GMT

[quote]share your knowledge with others. With the power of so many minds working on problems and sharing their accomplishments, who knows what we will accomplish? [/quote] Thanks - an inspiring message.. for not only technology but for all aspects of human endeavor .. conquering of disease, eliminating famine etc., etc.

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K. Brian Kelley — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:50:35 GMT

Engineers are very much alike, whether they are in the traditional engineering fields or are "system engineers" and whether or not they have the title or not. Give 'em enough time and they'll typically figure out a way to do things others think are impossible with whatever tools and resources they have on hand. :)

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Julie Breutzmann — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:50:21 GMT

Fascinating. PBS could have used him in their "Secrets of the Dead" series.

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ChrisM@Work — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:56:43 GMT

I have to admit, when I saw [quote]Wally Wallington...(Thanks Curtis Curtington)[/quote] it crossed my mind that this was an early April Fools prank, but no, not at all. Very impressive indeed.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:33:29 GMT

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