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Littlestone L
Littlestone Dec 3, 2006 20:29:34
Replying to Pete G

Men-an-Tol ?
Surely they would have got the idea for a wheel after making that?
Why would they? Men-an-Tol is a circular space contained by a (to all intents and purposes) immovable structure. A wheel is a circular space contained by a movable structure. There is no engineering relationship between the two.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Dec 3, 2006 20:44:42
Replying to Littlestone

There is no engineering relationship between the two.

The space is where they cut the wheel out.
Tsk!

Incidentally, wheels would be no good for moving 40 ton sarsens, they'd sink into the ground. You'd need tank tracks.

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