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Originally posted by enzomedici
reply to post by kdog1982
Can you cut and quarry a 50 ton block from diorite with perfect right angles? Can you move a 50 ton block from a quarry 10km away at an elevation of 12,000 ft? Ok, good. Now move thousands of those without wheels.
The precision of the stones at Puma Punku is staggering. If we tried to do this today with all of our heavy machinery and equipment it would take 20 years to build if we could even build it.
Originally posted by CB328
Give me a long 2x4 and a 1500lb object,I can move it
Yes, but try that with a 100 ton stone and see what happens.
Originally posted by Harte
Originally posted by CB328
Give me a long 2x4 and a 1500lb object,I can move it
Yes, but try that with a 100 ton stone and see what happens.
That's right.
For that, you'd need a 4x4.
Harte
Edward Leedskalnin (January 12, 1887, Stāmeriena parish, Livonia; December 7, 1951, Miami) was an eccentric Latvian emigrant to the United States and amateur sculptor who single-handedly built the monument known as Coral Castle in Florida. He was also known for his unusual theories on magnetism.
How is it possible for a short, 100 pound sickly man, working alone and using only simple tools, to have quarried, cut, trimmed and assembled over 3 million pounds of dense coral blocks to build a castle? And, to have interlocked the stones with exacting precision, some weighing up to 30 tons, without the use of mortar? Called Coral Castle, and sometimes called The Eighth Wonder of the World, this castle was originally located in Florida City in the 1920's, then in the mid 1930's it was moved single-handedly to its present location on a ten acre tract near Homestead, Florida.
Whenever Edward Leedskalnin was asked, "How did you build the Castle?" he replied, "It’s not difficult really. The secret is in knowing how." Edward Leedskalnin would go so far as stating that he could see beads of light on objects that he said were the physical presence of nature's magnetism. He explained that scientists have incorrect knowledge of atomic structure and electricity. He stated that all forms of existence are made up of three components, North and South poles and neutral particles of matter. He claimed to have "re-discovered the laws of weight, measurement, and leverage." Edward Leedskalnin stated that these laws "involved the relationship of the Earth to celestial alignments." Beyond these sketchy explanations, Edward didn't say much.
Ed's brochures about his Castle proudly stated, "I have discovered the secrets of the pyramids, and have found out how the Egyptians and the ancient builders in Peru, Yucatan and Asia, with only primitive tools, raised and set in place blocks of stone weighing many tons!"