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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've cracked vertical lifting, now onto moving blocks a thousand miles from the quarry!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I stand corrected. It all seems so obvious, why do people still disagree?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

I don't think they had levers strong enough to lift up those big rocks without snapping at a... I think the term is "sheer point"?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Now find sticks or stick assembly strong enough to lift a few tones of stone without breaking at the rotation center

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There is no guarantee that the lever would break in any position as particular as the pivot point.

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