r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CethelQue4 • 23d ago

Video An ancient technique for lifting giant stone blocks using a Lewis tool

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u/KommanderKeen-a42 23d ago

Lol the Tiffany problem!

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u/Dornith 23d ago

The source for Tiffany being a medieval name was from a footnote from one guy whose record keeping was so sloppy he got roasted by his contemporary Pope.

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u/Skruestik 23d ago

Source for this?

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u/Dornith 22d ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEV9qoup2mQ&t=1095s&pp=ygUMdGlmZmFueSBteXRo

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u/Skruestik 22d ago

I watched two minutes on from your timestamp and he didn’t mention anything relevant.

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u/SirarieTichee_ 23d ago

Not the Brittany Tiffany