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A retired man builds his Stonehenge using the "techniques" he believes the original makers of the Stonehenge used. He moves a 22,000 pound concrete block without any machines.

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stephenjreaney : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

stephenjreaney

43 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 14 hours ago...

There was a show on UK television where University professors (both American and British) tried to recreate Stonehenge - they failed, they could not stop argueing who had the better idea.
I would have loved to see their faces if this guy turned up and showed them how to do it. 5/5

nethermit : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

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1125 days 14 hours ago...

Stonehenge Reloaded! lol!! That would be an insult to the English Herritage.

Davo69 : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Davo69

27 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 13 hours ago...

It's actually quite plausible. Where's the Mythbusters when you need them?

jay0 : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

jay0

29 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 12 hours ago...

5/5 impressive thinking from him

Levelord : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

Levelord

33 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 12 hours ago...

Holy shit! This guy's a fucking genius!!!!

SebastianJapan : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

SebastianJapan

27 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 12 hours ago...

Wow man... props to that guy. I think he actually did figure it out.

blong : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

blong

73 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 11 hours ago...

Historians and Archaeologists often assume that the techniques used by the ancients must be primitive. The techniques they assume were employed are primitive because although they themselvses are educated they often have no knowledge of practical building techniques.

If you want to know how the Ancients built something ask a builder how he would do it, don't ask an academic how they thought it was done.

Well done Wally!

molieman : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

molieman

2 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 11 hours ago...

W.O.W amazin THE MOST patrionising bitch to present though!!

JroDigga : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

JroDigga

30 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 10 hours ago...

Yeah...question....how are you going to get a stone ON TOP of that monster?

krisium : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

krisium

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1125 days 6 hours ago...

This is awesome. How come you never hear about this stuff around the world? This has to be the way it was done. But I'm sure England tried to hush this to make sure people don't stop coming to Stonehenge.

QaHdrake : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

QaHdrake

5 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 6 hours ago...

same technique he used with placing a block everytime the stone is thumbled

Sloragoth : LVL 9: VP 1.8: said:

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1125 days 5 hours ago...

Now theres a giant waste of time.

Khollest : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

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1125 days 5 hours ago...

^^ AND concrete

mightywei : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

mightywei

14 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 5 hours ago...

Shame on you scientists who couldn't figure it out.

but anyhoo, i'm sure there are more ways than one to achieve that

there always is

Can of Worms : LVL 25: VP 3.4: said:

Can of Worms

15 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 4 hours ago...

"Yeah...question....how are you going to get a stone ON TOP of that monster?"

Slowly teeter totter it up to that height and roll it over like he did those smaller blocks in the beginning.

Quite enthralling to watch.

neo214 : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

neo214

4 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 4 hours ago...

This dude's smart!

blogst : LVL 20: VP 2.9: said:

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1125 days 4 hours ago...

JroDigga is right ... i can see how he gets the stones upright, but how would he place the stone on top of the others without a pulley system???

L3b3rt : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

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1125 days 4 hours ago...

you gotta think about it tho, how did the culture 4000 years ago make the machines and trusses that this guy made? i dont think they had hammers and nails back in the day to do it like this guy. he may not be using anything technical, but the machines he built were still made with drills and mider-saws

Fad3dieseL : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

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1125 days 4 hours ago...

The question is how did they get those big ass blocks on top of the two columns????? That guy = /fail

Complexx : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

Complexx

9 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 4 hours ago...

Stonehedge aint just a pile of stone but its a SOLAR CALENDAR that shows more skills in astrology than the egyptian and grec at ther best, Whoever build Stonehedge knew more than any1 in the world at that time, stonehedge can even tell you wen theres gonna be a sun or moon eclipse, it tells you that theres 365days,12months,23h.56min.Well its Actully 24h day but its so well done that it catches up every 4year at the bisectil to make it 23,56


The Celtic legend says that its Mage Balthazar that build it, in reality since it shows so much astrology skills it rules out all the Celtic,German Tribes and the Grec And egyptian too since stonehedge shows way too much skills for ther time and leave out 1 Kingdom "Atlantis" another legend?

ShadowKnight : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

ShadowKnight

27 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 4 hours ago...

L3b3rt: "you gotta think about it tho, how did the culture 4000 years ago make the machines and trusses that this guy made? i dont think they had hammers and nails back in the day to do it like this guy. he may not be using anything technical, but the machines he built were still made with drills and mider-saws"

So you're saying that ancient civilizations can cut and grind massive stones into perfect shapes that fit together but they can't piece together some wooden supports to hold those stones up temporarily?

MOMMIESPAZZO : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

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1125 days 4 hours ago...

WOW!! That amazing...


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boondocks : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

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1125 days 3 hours ago...

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doodled : LVL 17: VP 2.6: said:

doodled

4 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 3 hours ago...

goddamn.. that is refreshing to be honest. We've so many legends about the place it's silly.

I do like the idea that it was made by giants, the ancient Nephilim or similar. Supposedly the priest kings of atlantis were giants.

doodled : LVL 17: VP 2.6: said:

doodled

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1125 days 3 hours ago...

just thought of a mistake.. at stone henge the top blocks are considerably shorter than the uprights. Using this guys teeter-totter principle it would be impossible to raise a block higher than it is long.

You can raise these blocks to a height of just under half the length of each block, using the principles here you would have a stonehenge with short uprights and long top blocks

laxatives : LVL 16: VP 2.5: said:

laxatives

4 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 3 hours ago...

You can only raise it half its length if you use the center for a fulcrum. He could slide it so its at like a 1/3 of the distance and you can raise it a lot higher, then he could use the rock thing to turn it around and so it was 2/3 the distance and do it again to even everything out. Iunno, maybe not, just an idea.

afrodude69r : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

afrodude69r

-4 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 3 hours ago...

they could have had a frames back in them days, just like the egyptians. u never know. the ancients were smarter than what we are now

MixxieTheDude : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

MixxieTheDude

7 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 3 hours ago...

Amen Wally... You rock, literally and figurally.
And yes indeed, scientists are often stuck with their heads up in the clouds they're the 'know-it-alls' who eventually end up with oversized, overdone and overlooked theories.

Ask the workers... the buider, the mechanic, the technician and the engineer those are the people with practical knowledge who can apply a theory if needed but just tend to use common sense and stay down to earth.
I truly admire this man, I really do :)

gotchya : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

gotchya

2 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 3 hours ago...

"his passion is moving heavy objects"

haha

Ell : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

Ell

0 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 2 hours ago...

Amazing, so now onto The Great Pyramid at Giza.......bet thats a tough nut to crack

doodled : LVL 17: VP 2.6: said:

doodled

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1125 days 2 hours ago...

@laxatives
yep that's an interesting point. I suppose the pillars would just need to be thicker in line with the extra weight that would be needed to 'teeter' them again

Humanvegetable : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

Humanvegetable

-3 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 2 hours ago...

daaaaayum

nick20404 : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

nick20404

0 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 2 hours ago...

good job old man

uhhhh.. : LVL 24: VP 3.3: said:

uhhhh..

1 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 1 hour ago...

My only problem to his experiment, which was genious by the way, is that they didn't have a paved cement walkway to rotate the stones on back then. The small rocks would have simply sunk into the ground when attempting to move those large 1 or 2 ton blocks. Other than that, I think it's completely feasible that they could have implemented his system to build stonehenge.

pontif : LVL 2: VP 1.1: said:

pontif

0 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 1 hour ago...

the technique he used to stand the stone upright can be used in many positions.

first you raise a stone parallell to the ground and keep it suspended higher than where the pillars that will hold it.

then you raise another stone but-end to the already raised one and drop it vertical.perpendicular to the already raised one.

do that on both ends then lower the raised,horizontal stone on top.

walla. stone hinge.

Im more curious to know how they removed the sand and why it was even there in the first place.And how did the have flowing water??

pontif : LVL 2: VP 1.1: said:

pontif

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1125 days 1 hour ago...

oh also, it doesnt matter how long the block is.

you can build posts to stop it from teetering all the way to the ground using the fulcrum technique. it doesnt matter how long the stone is.

your limiting factor is the heght of the surrounding trees you can take down to use as posts.

Ryan_mac : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

Ryan_mac

2 votes NegativePositive

1125 days 1 hour ago...

people can have all kinds of theories about how people made Stonehenge, but im pretty sure we all know it was the aliens

shananay : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

shananay

-2 votes NegativePositive

1125 days ago...

thats amazing. But the block he lifted is 9.6 tons vs the "25 ton" blocks from stonehenge. It would be interesting to see him finishing it if he does go bigger.

assmaster : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

assmaster

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 23 hours ago...

JroDigga - QaHdrake said it. He'd put the little stone so he could spin it. I'd imagine he may have to modify his jack a bit before spinning it though.

doodled - you miss the solution. The answer is, using his method, you can't be as ambitious and move up as quickly as he could w/ the longer stones. U go w/ smaller lumber.

pontif - you are just plain silly! For any structure you prepair the earth below. The pit was predug, and the flowing water came from a well that was hooked up to a pneumatic tube transfering the water from the well to his sand pit. Sand is a great material to help level things out.

PS - he only has to spin the stone a quarter turn. He walks it up inbetween the 2 stones already standing. He then uses the wedge stone and spins it a quarter turn.

ummo.cc : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

ummo.cc

-7 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 23 hours ago...

yes. the druids who made stonehenge werent only from atlantis, but from a number of fallen continents such as lemuria. history has repeated itself a number of times. noah actually existed and escaped not in a boat, but what we term a ufo. also, the last time history "ended" and the previous continents were disbanded, it was because of very high technology. we're talking thermo nuclear war, which happened over 14,000 years ago on this very planet. but then something happened. something the scientists and rules back then didnt forsee. mother nature fought back and there was a pole shift. we're talking massive upheaval. you were seeing huge rocks flying int he sky, landing in random places, etc. more to thiss story, look up michael tsarion on google vid or youtube

assmaster : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

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1124 days 23 hours ago...

The silly part of that theory is, this story shows that stone henge could have been built by a couple of bored housewives. It kinda helps to debunk the need for a massive civilization to create such a monument.

Ultimate : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

Ultimate

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 23 hours ago...

amazing i didnt even know he was gonna use a simple technique like that to make it stand up like this

MasterHobytla : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

MasterHobytla

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 23 hours ago...

Wally's Wonder Circle hehehe.

Oh, yeah, that guy is a GENIUS.

bhhlit4u : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

bhhlit4u

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 22 hours ago...

5/5...nuff said...college degrees can only get you so far.

Khollest : LVL 38: VP 4.6: said:

Khollest

3 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 21 hours ago...

Am I the only person to note that his name is "Wally Wallyton"?

klapaucius : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

klapaucius

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 20 hours ago...

This method is pretty well-known in the construction trade, not too new, but very impressive.

SpecOps : LVL 5: VP 1.4: said:

SpecOps

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 19 hours ago...

"Not too new"
Naah, just somewhere between 4 and 100 thousand years old.

ConceptualTrap : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

ConceptualTrap

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 19 hours ago...

To the guy who wondered how he'd get blocks with a shorter width up high enough using his teeter method...simple. He wouldn't. He'd use blocks with a larger width, teeter them up, position them on top of the other verticle stones and then carve the ends off to get the effect he wanted.

I mean, if that was the only way he knew of to get the stone up there, why couldn' t he just trim the ends off after?

ice_rr : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

ice_rr

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 19 hours ago...

and we still dont have cure for canser

r3dRoVeR247 : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

r3dRoVeR247

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 18 hours ago...

amazing

Unmannedperson : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

Unmannedperson

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 18 hours ago...

Israil fights hezbolah, bush's approval ratings are at 37%, we still havn't caught Osama, N. Korea has nukes, and all this guy cares about is something 4k years old?

Dayamn, we need more people like that! 4/5

Sanya : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

Sanya

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 18 hours ago...

This guy is a fucking genius; these techniques would be nothing short of a miracle for the debt ridden, underdeveloped parts of the world.

razorfane : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

razorfane

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 18 hours ago...

stone henge reloaded .... hahaha

snorkers : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

snorkers

6 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 17 hours ago...

Wow he could use the same tecnique to move Oprah around

doodled : LVL 17: VP 2.6: said:

doodled

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 17 hours ago...

@ConceptualTrap
I like that idea man, never thought about that. That could explain why some of the actual Stonehenge tops overlap 3 or 4 pillars..

interesting.. simple methods often the most impressive then? that guy might be jesus

mcbarker : LVL 27: VP 3.6: said:

mcbarker

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 16 hours ago...

@ConceptualTrap
Instead of using a longer stone lintel he could build the ground up around
the circle and then use the same fulcrum method.

zosoph33r : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

zosoph33r

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 15 hours ago...

Wow, just shows you not to over think shit.

keepitonthedark : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

keepitonthedark

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 15 hours ago...

Good work man!
But I'm not sure I fancy the idea of lugging a shitload of 45 ton stones 20 miles across the British countryside on a couple of tiny stones.
But shit, these are people who used tools made from animal bones, it's not as if they've got anything better to do!

stephenjreaney : LVL 32: VP 4.1: said:

stephenjreaney

-4 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 15 hours ago...

keepitonthedark

It's not British countryside it's ENGLISH countryside

Forsakened : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

Forsakened

2 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 15 hours ago...

Brilliant ! passion and creativity ! 5/5 !

Mickit : LVL 8: VP 1.7: said:

Mickit

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1124 days 15 hours ago...

Love how she says "quite simple," it looks pretty crafty to me.

deadheatperth : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

deadheatperth

-2 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 14 hours ago...

The stone age ended when they ran out of stones :P

sukflowers399 : LVL 17: VP 2.6: said:

sukflowers399

0 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 12 hours ago...

i love people like this.... they want to prove that they are right or they want to do something so they just do it

.... so could this be a similar way the pyramids were built?

- TURKEY ADMIT YOUR GUILT!!

kaboela : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

kaboela

1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 12 hours ago...

ye

QuietYou : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

QuietYou

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 9 hours ago...

IAN BUILT STONE HENGE!!!!


sorry u'd only get it if you know him

Ok now move the type of rock, which is only found in north Wales, around 200 miles using that technique Mr Smarty Pants

CPAE : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

CPAE

2 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 7 hours ago...

How is it that one old guy can do what a bunch of scientists cant? Oh well props to the old guy.

FacelessSchmuck : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

FacelessSchmuck

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 6 hours ago...

"i can see how he gets the stones upright, but how would he place the stone on top of the others without a pulley system???"

Just using what was shown in that video, you could raise the two sides of the arch, insert the top stone between them, raise that up to the height of the arch using the same method he used to lift the thing up three feet (rock this way, place some wood, rock that way, place some wood), then when it was high enough, just rotate it into place and pull the wood out from under it.

Now he just needs to get an astronomer in there to help him aim the thing so the sun comes through the right arches at the solstices and equinoxes.

huppity : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

huppity

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 5 hours ago...

@ stephenjreaney

Damn right its english countryside not british, goddamned free loaders

Ahsim420 : LVL 9: VP 1.8: said:

Ahsim420

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 4 hours ago...

"give me a lever and i can move the world"
-Archimedes

scientists are narrowsighted dipshits. at least most of them.

Glitchen : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

Glitchen

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 3 hours ago...

I wish all scientists were like that guy from "Back to the Future". You know, crazy but intresting

theshotgun : LVL 7: VP 1.6: said:

theshotgun

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 3 hours ago...

Amazing!
Take THAT ancient druids!

Kung Fu Ninja : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

Kung Fu Ninja

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 3 hours ago...

Wouldn't want to drop one on my toe.

binaryconsciousness : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

binaryconsciousness

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 3 hours ago...

^^ I think the key to that quote is a "lever long enough," but yah that's the gist of it.

WackOh : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

WackOh

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 1 hour ago...

holy shit hes a genius hahaha

Shimonu : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

Shimonu

-1 votes NegativePositive

1124 days 1 hour ago...

Very fascinating and brilliant. I thought for sure he was gonna get some help when I saw the title. Just a fun thing to have in the back yard but he's just gonna use simple raw strength and physics :)

5/5 super amazing :)

xenon : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

xenon

-1 votes NegativePositive

1123 days 16 hours ago...

it was going so well until i saw the hose :P Plausable, but i don't want to ruin th emystery. 300ft an hour! Those blocks came from wales, thats a long time.

darkbulb : LVL 16: VP 2.5: said:

darkbulb

-1 votes NegativePositive

1123 days 16 hours ago...

Did anyone else even pay attention to the part when he moved a barn by putting a couple stones under it? LOL!!

Degeneration-X : LVL 5: VP 1.4: said:

Degeneration-X

1 votes NegativePositive

1123 days 16 hours ago...

moving 1000 pound blocks with small rocks man thats crazy, you know Wally my house would look better on the otherside of the road

tristen620 : LVL 7: VP 1.6: said:

tristen620

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1119 days 4 hours ago...

i am not sure if anyone gave the answer but, the way you get the horozontal block on top of the two standing ones is you teeter it up to the height you need, then leave it, then work on the two pillars, dig the pits and what not, and let them lean into place from the side, and when they are in place, you fill in the hole around them and then burn the wood under the horozontal block... or teeter it back down removing the wood as you go. so you can do it again...

and Wow 300 ft an hour that is pretty damn good for a couple small rocks under a giant 25,000 lb one.

blaqsparrow : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

blaqsparrow

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1118 days 22 hours ago...

next on the Discovery channel: preschool kids figure out the pyramids were built by simply carving a giant triangle out of a giant marble mountain.

Queenfreak39 : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

Queenfreak39

0 votes NegativePositive

1117 days 22 hours ago...

Thats so incredible

ch33k : LVL 4: VP 1.3: said:

ch33k

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1116 days 14 hours ago...

does anyone wonder how he gets the big stone slab onto the teeter position in the first place ?

i thought of it and one way could be to dig a small hole underneath the central part of the stone slab, place the first two wooden planks then dig out the remaining soil on the left and right side of the stone slab to get leverage.

are there any possible ways ?

and how does he get the stone beneath the barn?

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