Forgotten technologies

[William Gaatjes]

It's not really highly technical.

But i thought i would share this.
Many people ask how stonehenge was build or how large stones of pyramids where moved around. This man just might have a peace of the puzzle solved.
I remember that in the past there where these documentaries about how to move obelisks around and get them straight. In one of those episodes, the scientists dug a deep hole, filled it with fine sand. Rolled the obelisk to the hole. Lifted it under an angle with wooden blocks, stacking these blocks one by one to increase the angle between the obelisk and the ground to around say 45 degrees . The base of the obelisk was placed in the hole with fine sand. But the sand prevented the obelisk from falling in the hole. The next step was to use water to fill the hole with fine sand up with water. Because of the weight of the obelisk, it slowly descended into the hole. When removing from a safe side the sand and while keep adding water to flush out the fine sand, they where able to place a huge obelisk on a 90 degree angle with the ground without the use of a crane or any other material.


This man has the same kind of basic tools, using gravity and physics to move huge stones with enourmous weights around by himself.

http://www.theforgottentechnology.com/newpage1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCvx5gSnfW4

I wonder how much ancient mysteries will be solved...

 

[OUCaptain]

It amazes me every time I hear someone say "there's no way they could do that with the technology they had!" or something similar. For example, everything the Mayans know about the stars and solar system. They don't seem to realize how much you can acclomplish when you dedicate generations of people to a task. These days, we want instant gratification.

 

[Modelworks]

I read about how in one of the chambers in the pyramids they had these huge 40+ ton granite ceilings that were vaulted and they had no idea how they were put in place like that till they discovered some channels carved in the stone when doing some restoration. It appears they filled the chamber with sand. Then placed the stones on top of the sand and let the sand flow out, as the sand flowed out the stones fell into place.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Seen that before, it's quite amazing. It's simple yet, we never really think of it.

I was actually thinking of that video the other day when I was moving large patio stones around. They were about 80 pounds each which is way beyond what I can lift alone, so I was swinging them around on the ground back and forth and managed to do a pretty nice stack without needing that much force. Work smart, not hard.

 

[C1]

If you wanna see great rendition on how to use sand as the equivalent of a hydraulic fluid for building pyramids then watch the 1955 movie "Land of the Pharaohs"

 

[William Gaatjes]

If you wanna see great rendition on how to use sand as the equivalent of a hydraulic fluid for building pyramids then watch the 1955 movie "Land of the Pharaohs"

It is even for sale still. I think i will buy it after doing some research.

http://www.play.com/DVD/Region_1/4-/...&ob=Price&fb=0