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nigelswift Jul 18, 2006 19:47:57
Replying to Littlestone

Well... arguably ;) if they were rowed they were pushed, as that is the nature of the process. If they were pulled then they would have been partly pushed IMO. The Stonehengineers found the biggest step-change in efficiency was when a couple of blokes (Goff for one!) were stationed at the back with vertical levers to push the stone along using a mechanical advantage.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jul 18, 2006 20:21:42
Replying to nigelswift

... if they were rowed they were pushed, as that is the nature of the process.
mmm... interesting point, though perhaps we need the input of an engineer here. The fact that levers are involved in the rowing process suggests that we might be talking about leverage rather than direct pushing (or pulling :-)