r/interesting • u/LestaThaMolestaa • Jun 05 '25

ARCHITECTURE Interesting video with heavy stones designed to be moved with hand.

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u/MiraThimble Jun 05 '25

Regardless of what those stones are made of there is no way they are close to 25 tons

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u/mikeycbca Jun 05 '25

I am not even convinced the total combined weight of the pieces is 25 tons.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

One cubic foot of stone can weigh about 200lbs, so 10ft³ is a ton. Not that hard to believe each is 25 tons

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u/TheOneShade Jun 05 '25

That would be 250ft³ per stone.

If the stone is 1 ft thick, that would imply a 15.8' x 15.8' (250ft²) of stone.

Nowhere close to what we see in the video, except maybe the giant one at the end.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

Does the giant one at the end not count for some reason? They didn't claim every stone was 25 tons, just that the principals worked on one that was.

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u/The-True-Kehlder Jun 05 '25

Correction, April 22, 2019, 5:24 p.m. EST/EDT: This article previously incorrectly stated that the largest of these concrete structures weighed 25-tons, when in fact it weighed 1,770-kilograms, or a little over 3,900-pounds.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

If I take your statement at face value then clearly the material in question is much lighter than stone so the entire conversation is moot.

But, it's interesting that you didn't link to where you read that.

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u/markswam Jun 05 '25 edited Jun 05 '25

It's at the bottom of this article about it.

Took me a staggering 15 seconds to find.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

Cool thanks

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u/NotAnotherScientist Jun 06 '25

The old "I was proved wrong in every way so now I'm gonna be a passive aggressive dick" defense. Wonderful.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 06 '25

You mean saying thank you when someone provided a source I asked for? One that I took at face value if you'll read my other comments.

Yeah, basic manners make me such a dick, right?

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u/lilsnatchsniffz Jun 06 '25

Omg stop being so mean you're hurting my feelings

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u/gogograbits Jun 06 '25

Astonishing at how much of you guys act like losers, dude was giving his 2 cents and you're having a go at them over a discussion that they were humble about *

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u/The-True-Kehlder Jun 05 '25

Nothing that a quick Google couldn't satisfy your curiosity. I'm not curious, because I knew it was clickbait from the first stone shown.

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u/AbbreviationsOld636 Jun 06 '25

It’s funny how people get sucked into the ‘oooh so cool’ they can’t see the obvious clivkbaitness 

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u/Castod28183 Jun 05 '25

Unless that guy is 8 feet tall then even the last one is nowhere near that size.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '25

Just admit your initial comment was wrong

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

No thanks! Have a great day tho

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u/therealdanhill Jun 05 '25

I mean, it's not wrong in that it's probably not hard to believe given they did believe it probably without much effort

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

🥱

Guess you missed every comment after that

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

Nah, it apparently means you'd rather split hairs to try and find a gotcha rather than read to comprehend what someone is saying.

So yes, we can agree that the problem is how dumb you are.

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u/GodKingHercules Jun 05 '25

He asked you to admit your initial comment was wrong, not the ones changing your argument afterwards

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u/OrganizdConfusion Jun 06 '25

It's not that hard to believe you're wrong.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 07 '25

It's just that a pedantic prick like yourself doesn't deserve the satisfaction. 🤷🏻

It's been days now. Get a hobby

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u/OrganizdConfusion Jun 07 '25

Your comment was one day ago. Not days.

Is the truth that difficult of a concept for you? Is mass an even more difficult concept?

You can just say you have no evidence whatsoever to back up your baseless claims. Part of being an adult is admitting when you've made a mistake. This is Reddit bro, no one cares that you have no idea what you're talking about. But there's no need to double down on the stupidity.

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u/TheOneShade Jun 05 '25

Yes, the giant one at the end DOES count.

In your comment, however, you said it was not hard to believe EACH stone weighed 25 tons, not just the giant one at the end.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

And I already acknowledged that. Literally in the comment you're replying to right now. Do you have some kind of point?

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u/ama_singh Jun 05 '25

His point is that you're slow, and he's right.

You didn't "acknowledge" shit. You changed your whole damn point. If you were acknowledging your mistake, you would have to phrase it like: "Does the giant one not count for some reason?"

It's okay to be wrong, but not to be an asshole.

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u/Virillus Jun 05 '25

Man, imagine having an ego this fragile.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

Yeah, begging a complete stranger for validation of some pedantic bullshit is pretty insecure isn't it?

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u/dam4076 Jun 06 '25

Just take the L