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[–] blackstampede 71 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (8 children)

Once upon a time I had a whole conversation with a guy about whether the pyramids were made by aliens. He had an issue with the size of the blocks, so I explained how it was likely done-

  • Local quarry chips the blocks out of the rock, wedging them to fall directly onto rollers (logs).
  • Workers move rollers from the back of the block to the front while oxen pull the block itself slowly to the pyramid.
  • Block is slowly driven up a very long, gradual ramp to the work site, where it is wedged into place.

His gotcha response - where did they get the rope? So I had to explain that ropes have existed much longer than nylon.

[–] azertyfun 43 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Someone who thinks rope is a recent invention needs to, in the most literal sense, go touch some tall grass. If he can't figure it out from there, it's time to book an appointment at the neurologist's.

[–] blackstampede 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Maybe he could even try beating and twisting the tall grass.

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