"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 s*it out of you for torturing the cat." Gunner
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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.
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
A somewhat similar procedure can be used to "walk" a tripod with load suspended. Gerry :-)} London, Canada
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