Stonehenge Revisited

TehMac

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Very interesting, and very good ideas. I guess my only nagging feeling that would say no is to doubt the intelligence of men around 12,000 years ago.


But, I think if they wanted to do it, they could.
 

dirtylimey

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Very interesting, and very good ideas. I guess my only nagging feeling that would say no is to doubt the intelligence of men around 12,000 years ago.


But, I think if they wanted to do it, they could.

Why would you doubt the intelligence of men in that period?? Obviously they were smart enough to build Stonehenge... In such a way that no one has figured out how they did it. I would say that is pretty smart work.

With regards to the video, that dude must have a lot of free time :p Looks like he came up with a winner though.
 

Baked

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I think I watched this before. Interesting guy. There's an article in a recent issue (June or July) of Nat Geo mag on the subject of Stonehenge building phases. Quite an interesting read.
 

Bignate603

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Very ingenious. Seems like a weird hobby but it looks like he's doing something with it.
 

xSauronx

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Originally posted by: Baked
I think I watched this before. Interesting guy. There's an article in a recent issue (June or July) of Nat Geo mag on the subject of Stonehenge building phases. Quite an interesting read.

ive been getting NG for a couple of years now, that was a good article indeed. iirc they identified what may be a road from stonehenge to a nearby village or something. i havent read the article again since i got the mag
 

Throckmorton

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Very interesting, and very good ideas. I guess my only nagging feeling that would say no is to doubt the intelligence of men around 12,000 years ago.


But, I think if they wanted to do it, they could.

They were exactly as intelligent as we are
 

chuckywang

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Very interesting, and very good ideas. I guess my only nagging feeling that would say no is to doubt the intelligence of men around 12,000 years ago.


But, I think if they wanted to do it, they could.

The video says Stonehenge is 4000 years old.
 

Special K

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Interesting.

I'll ask a dumb question: how does he get those giant blocks on top of the smaller rocks that allow him to rotate the larger blocks with his levers? How did he get the barn on top of those smaller rocks?
 

Ballatician

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Very cool. How did he get the stone across the other two on his mini-stonehenge? Guy is definitely creative, I love watching these types of things and stonehenge has always been an interesting mystery ot me.
 

ElFenix

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no, that's never been posted here in the two years it has been on the internet.


Originally posted by: Special K
Interesting.

I'll ask a dumb question: how does he get those giant blocks on top of the smaller rocks that allow him to rotate the larger blocks with his levers? How did he get the barn on top of those smaller rocks?


baking soda. provides leavening, gets beer stains out of carpet, and lets you levitate rocks
 

Ronstang

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Originally posted by: TehMac
Very interesting, and very good ideas. I guess my only nagging feeling that would say no is to doubt the intelligence of men around 12,000 years ago.


But, I think if they wanted to do it, they could.

How many things have you completely come up with on your own. or do you just know the things other people have taught you? Who is more intelligent? The guy who figures something out completely on his own or the people he teaches what he has found when completed?