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Morning All
Sorry about the awful poetry and my scathing remark about the pole. I've sobered up again now so I should be OK until tonight.

The thing is I think we've lost the plot as far as the erection goes, if we don't do it with just logs and levers then it becomes a totally different experiment, and nothing to do with log rowing.

The whole point of the erection experiment is to prove that it is possible to erect the stone with basically the same tools we transported it with,

Sure, I agree, to the extent that it is possible to do it. However, I think there are some holes in your theory. Firstly, your maths is a little wishful. 11:1 mechanical advantage from the levers with five men pulling from the ground is 55 men. I don't see how the 6 men on top can multiply this up to 330. Also, the levers will only move the stone by about 1 foot. How do you then reposition the lever so that you can get another foot? We have to move the stone 11 feet at the top from 70 degrees.