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AMAZING VIDEO! Man Lifts 20 Ton Block By Hand?

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What it is

A short video of a man moving a 20 ton stone block by himself using wood and levers. It is part of a pyramid-mysteries channel.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as a hands-on demonstration that one person with simple tools can move huge stones, undercutting arguments that ancient construction needed lost technology.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I really enjoyed this guy's hands on approach to moving 20 ton blocks by himself,”

    Hands-on moving of 20 ton blocks with wood and levers.

    alphydan, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “Who Built the Pyramids? (2003)”

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Topics: levers, pyramids, ancient construction, megaliths, simple machines

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