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GordonP Aug 21, 2003 12:46:20
Replying to ocifant

Hi All
I not received the email.
Re experiments, I might be able to get permission to do some experiments where I work, The National Tramway Museum, it is on quite a big site in part of a quarry, might even get a free lump of limestone from the quarry too.
I've just remembered, once we have done the initial experiments (10 tons) and got the attention of the right people, I know where there are two 40 ton replica trilithons and a replica lintel stone. (They were built by the BBC and are on the army training ground at Salibury Plain.)
Regards Gordon

G grrr
grrr Aug 21, 2003 13:04:26
Replying to GordonP

So the cost of the 10 ton experiment would be just for the timber?

Would the best way forward be to check with the museum (it might get some publicity for them, so it would be odd if they refused), raise a gang of a dozen volunteers and set a date?

Would the timber be covered by a whip round among TMA members? Presumably we're not talking vast amounts.

O ocifant
ocifant Aug 21, 2003 13:23:39
Replying to GordonP

Gordon,

I sent it to the address on your web site. if this is wrong, please let me have an address for you (I can be reached via my username @ yahoo.com) and we can hopefully move forward.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Aug 21, 2003 14:21:30
Replying to GordonP

Gordon, I've read up about the BBC experiment with the replica sarsens. I guess you know all about it. The thing that struck me was that the academics were able to infer that on the basis of how they did it the total manhours for the construction of Stonehenge might be radically reduced. And yet your method would greatly reduce it again.

I'm wondering whether the BBC would be altogether happy to let you use their replica. Particularly if another TV company was involved. At the very least, they might want payment. I suppose we COULD purchase it if it was cheap enough (buyer collects?!!!) or, better still, rent it...
It's a tricky thing to value though, a second-hand 40 ton trilithon!