On Jan 30, 9:01 pm, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:03:39 GMT, (Jerry) wrote:
Someone may find these skills useful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRRDzFROMx0

Building Stonehenge - This Man can Move Anything

Wally Wallington has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized
pillar weighing 22,000 lbs and moved a barn over 300 ft. What makes
this so special is that he does it using only himself, gravity, and
his incredible ingenuity.

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner

Very interesting video. What they failed to mention is the surface the
concrete blocks and the building rest on must support the weight and
be hard enough to provide a bearing surface. He couldn't move the
building over damp soil!

That brings to mind the discovery years ago of how the Easter
Islanders moved the stone images from the quarry to the shore line.
When asked, the natives said the stones walked from the quarry to the
shore. Finally someone asked to be shown how they walked and was shown
how to use two tall poles tied to form an "A" frame. There were trees
on the island at that time!

The "A" was set over the image and with the legs spread somewhat, the
apex was tied to the stone. The apex of the "A" had a rope guy on back
and front. The frame was tipped back a little and the legs brought
together a little so there was tension on the rope holding the stone.
Then the crew holding the front guy pulled and the back guy was
slacked off. The frame lifted the massive stone and moved it a few
feet forward. This procedure was repeated until they got the stone to
the shore.

Given a long enough lever and a fulcrum..

Paul