Is this the way Stonehenge and the Pyramids were built?

[Lint Head]

It's easier than you think. This seems more likely than aliens or the ancient advanced technology ideas that you see on the cable channels.

[Vashta Nerada]

1. The pyramids are landing pads for the Goa'uld Cheops class warship.

Everyone knows this.

[KatyMan]

3. no kidding, jeez...

don't people learn anything in school anymore?

[Scuba]

2. Simple mechanics. Archimedes said, "Give me a lever and a place to stand and I will move the earth."

Wally understands that to be true.

[jakeXT]

4. Reminds me of the "Secrets Of Lost Empires" series

[TexasProgresive]

29. It was actually titled "This Old Pyramid"

Here's a link to a PBS site based on the NOVA show.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

[jakeXT]

30. I think it's the one, it's part of a 10 part series

Secrets of Lost Empires: This Old Pyramid (1992)
Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge
Secrets of Lost Empires: Incas (1994)
Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk
Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum


Secrets of Lost Empires II: Medieval Siege
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Pharaoh's Obelisk (1999): re-examination of findings from first series
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Easter Island (1998)
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Roman Bath
Secrets of Lost Empires II: China Bridge (1999): examination of the bridge in the renowned painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrets_of_Lost_Empires

They are all online and I really liked the Medieval Siege one

[TexasProgresive]

32. Sorry, I missed that in the list.

I remember watching some of those and they were a lot of fun-Medieval Siege was great.

[1000words]

5. It's gotta be the woo!

[bvar22]

6. Something like that,

or aliens!!!!

That was impressive.

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."
---attributed to Archimedes

[TreasonousBastard]

7. In 1958 Thor Heyerdal wrote "Aku Aku" about Easter Island...

and the Norewgian expedition that solved many "mysteries" of the place.

There were even pictures of the islanders carving new statues and raising them using the ancient methods, which are similar to what this guy is doing here.

(Could this guy have read the book?)

I lost my copy, but it was a great book, and I might just get another copy.

[Warpy]

10. Yes, I remember it, too

and tilting the blocks into a hole was how they raised them. He just didn't elaborate that much on how they managed to get them into position. They really needed to be above ground level.

That's the genius here, how they likely transported them dozens or even hundreds of miles from where they were quarried.

Stones worked well as all purpose materials for millions of years. Reverse engineering how it was done might come in handy in the future.

[WinkyDink]

24. I've read "Aku-Aku." No islanders were carving those statues.

[TreasonousBastard]

27. IIRC, there were pictures of half-carved statues...

still in the mountainside and some islanders carved a little more out to show how it's done. Nobody carved a full statue, though-- too much work for a simple demonstration.

But, I'm dealing with memories from at least thirty years ago. Point is that there is some ancient lore still around.

[boomer55]

8. awesome...I'd been looking for that again.

tagging for later

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. I prefer my theory

the pyramids were actually rock mountains to start with
and the builders just cut away everything that was not a pyramid.

Explains how all that sand got all over, too. function of mountain dust, wind and time.

[msongs]

11. how's he going to get the cross piece on the top between towers? oops forgot that nt

[CanSocDem]

12. Here's a better explanation.

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.

[nyquil_man]

13. I was about to mention Coral Castle,

as it's a great modern example of how such monumental things can be accomplished by even one person.

I don't know what to make of this theory, though.

[CanSocDem]

33. Contrary to modern scientific theory...

...ancient civilizations knew how to move objects with sound. I think 'Ed' tapped into these secrets.

.

[nyquil_man]

42. I'd definitely like to see it tested. nt

[TexasProgresive]

14. In the early 90's Nova (PBS) did a great show

It was called, "This Old Pyramid"

[jakeXT]

28. This one ?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4300537

[nadinbrzezinski]

15. Nah you do not get it

[DefenseLawyer]

16. I'm putting my money on this guy

[Sissyk]

18. I really wish he'd change his hair.

[Whiskeytide]

36. Nah.... The hair is what makes him him!! n/t

[Coyotl]

38. What you are seeing is after he changed his hair.

They kept making him look crazier episode by episode.

[Eleanors38]

41. Color looks fine to me.

[nyquil_man]

43. That hair is so elaborate, it could only have been constructed

using ancient alien technology.

[GreenEyedLefty]

17. He's from the Flint, MI area...

[A HERETIC I AM]

20. "Stonehenge. One of the biggest Henges in the world" (Eddie Izzard)

"Before Stonehenge, there was Woodhenge and Strawhenge."

Ingenious, our man in MI is, that's for sure. At least he's found an interesting hobby. He could be inside on the internet, for fucks sake.

[WinkyDink]

25. You do know there IS a Woodhenge, right? I've been.

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/woodhenge/

[SaintLouisBlues]

31. Woodhenge also in Cahokia, Illinois

At Cahokia Mounds

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/198

[Coyotl]

40. Woodhenge is far larger than Stonehenge

Larger even than the earthen henge around Stonehenge stone circles.

[FSogol]

37. What about Foamhenge?

From VA Prankster artist, Mark Kline
http://theroanoker.com/interests/people/an-interview-with-roadside-artist-mark-cline/

[90-percent]

21. Who the fuck builds a Stonehenge?

-90%

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

22. I keep telling people this but they never believe me - I built StoneHenge

I was trying to impress a girl.








It didn't work.





Although another DU'er, related to the girl, has said that she thought I was kinda cute but flakey.



Oh well...that's life.

[A HERETIC I AM]

26. No one believes you because....

You're a silly person.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

34. Hey...That dance isn't all that silly

I've known people that did that dance at their weddings.

[WinkyDink]

23. Uh-huh. In perfect geometry. Did they take levers all the way up? And what about the INTERIOR?

So....whatever.

[displacedtexan]

35. I finally know now where Jenga came from!

Thanks for posting this!

[fadedrose]

39. Where's the enjoyment come in?

I enjoy believing in extraterrestrial life and it's influence on the earth.

I watch History 2 almost every time that it's about aliens, and lately have been watching SCI with Morgan Freeman. Last night there was a report on ufos and nasa on Public TV....Everybody is getting in on the act, and it's quite an act.

The guy building another stonehenge gets a lot of credit for his ability to COPY, but did he figure out how it would show the solstices?

Call me crazy, but the alien stuff is the most interesting on TV, and I like Georgio Tsoukalos' hair and so please leave it alone. He is perfect for te part.

If you watch SCI-FI Channel, you know everything on it is fiction. There's only stories, movies, etc.

But on History and History2, SCI, and the occasional special on the other channels, ET material is reinforced by anthropologists, geologists, scientists, witnesses from every walk of life, astronomers, historians, etc... You may not believe Sitchin, but nobody calls him crazy, and there's a lot of people to call crazy who believe in ET's and their role on and in the earth....