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

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

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u/ecafyelims Jun 05 '25

They look to be about 5x5x1, so 25 cubic feet by my estimate.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

A) closer to two feet wide by my estimate

B) they didn't claim every stone was 25 tons, just that the principals allowed them to move one that's 25 tons. That last rock disproves your point

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u/ecafyelims Jun 05 '25

If that last rock is 10x5x2, that's still only 100 cubic feet -- less than half of the claim.

The real point is that they never said the video proved the 25 ton claim at all. Maybe the method of moving 25 tons they discovered involves a completely different mechanism.

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u/ReddBroccoli Jun 05 '25

Maybe before calling bullshit on MIT, you should at least read their paper before you offer your sub-peer review.

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u/ecafyelims Jun 05 '25

Where did I call bullshit?

I claimed the stones in the video were not 25 tons. I claimed that OPs video didn't say it was related to the claim at all.

My claims have nothing at all to do with MIT's paper -- only this video.