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GordonP
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Re: Archaeologist
Sep 18, 2003, 13:05
I'm still subbornly working on the tower and levers method.

This is the latest version, launch the stone off the tower, say from an height of 14ft. The stone is now in the hole resting against the slope at say 70 degrees. Don't build the tower any higher, lever against the diagonal strutts, these will now be designed to work like an hydraulic ram.

I'll explain, imagine a double extending ladder angled at 45 degrees running through the tower. As the stone is levered up the ladder is extended to follow the stone maintaining the same angle, therefore we will always be levering at 90 degrees to the strutts. We will need more manpower as the stone will feel heavier from lower down but it still won't need many men.

Advantages, no need to build the tower up to the height of the stone, less distance to travel before the stone is upright. Great savings in time on the day. inherently safe and subject to Steves approval foolproof.
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