Re: Ball bearings used to build Stonehenge | Forum

Pilgrim Nov 18, 2010 22:04:51

Replying to moss

Balls. A lot of.
Over-engineered.

"He added: "This is a radical new departure, because previous ideas were not particularly effective in transporting large stones and left unanswered questions about the archaeological record they would have left behind."

Ooh.... another "radical new" departure (*Yawn*). Surprise, surprise... What this actually means is...

I've hit upon a possible source of academic funding. I may be able to play with the nation's heritage for years to come. I may - somewhere down the line - share it with the taxpayer."

I hereby lay claim to the first "Bah! Humbug!" of the season.

Peace

Pilgrim

nigelswift Nov 19, 2010 07:55:45

Replying to Pilgrim

Pilgrim wrote:

Balls. A lot of.
Over-engineered.

Aye it's all a bit spherical innit? They need to get outside and try it for real. Moving a concrete slab or two on wooden balls is NOT a good basis for pitching for a research grant to go up to Scotland to get ten oxen to pull 40 ton stones on stone balls!

It won't work, trust me. And to suggest they could bowl along at ten miles an hour (which means the track pickeruppers and putdowners have to run forward with the bits of track at more than ten miles an hour, well.....

Littlestone Nov 19, 2010 13:44:40

Replying to Pilgrim

I've hit upon a possible source of academic funding. I may be able to play with the nation's heritage for years to come. I may - somewhere down the line - share it with the taxpayer.

You forgot ‘write a book about it with tax payer’s money and on tax payer’s time’ ;–)