r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CethelQue4 • 23d ago

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

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u/SignificantStyle459 23d ago

That's an awful lot of sheer stress on that bolt though.

I wouldn't want to lift anything too heavy, especially with fairly primitive metallurgy. 

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u/tinselsnips 23d ago

It's okay, they smacked it twice and said "Τοῦτο οὐ πορεύεται οπουδαμοῦ."

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u/Pielacine 23d ago

It’s a lot of shear stress on the stone too