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The bluestone debate

mountainman M
mountainman Nov 18, 2008 23:16:04
Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:
"Instead of carrying on a fascinating dialogue about technology, might it not save everybody a lot of intellectual effort if ...."

Well the discussion about technology relates to sarsen transport, not bluestones. If you can shift the biggest sarsen (which they did) you are doing something 7 or 8x harder than shifting the biggest bluestone and 15x harder than shifting the smaller ones. So it's worth discussing!

All this stuff about loading boats, ropes and so forth? I thought this was the Bluestone debate?

Presumably there is a Sarsen debate going on somewhere else...

N nigelswift
nigelswift Nov 19, 2008 03:47:14
Replying to mountainman

"All this stuff about loading boats, ropes and so forth? I thought this was the Bluestone debate?"

Quick, get the thread police!
It's the way things are round here, no-one minds tangents.

Anyhow, "loading boats and ropes" are entirely relevant to the bluestone debate aren't they? Unless you've already made up your mind on the issue of course.

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