Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoEgypt pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind constructionwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkEgypt pyramids: Scientists may have solved mystery behind constructionwww.bbc.comFlying Squid@lemmy.worldM to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square103fedilinkfile-text
Believe it or not, no aliens were likely involved! Just some very smart humans and a massive amount of labor.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoI don’t know any specifics, but a bunch of ropes divides the force on each one. A bunch of ropes, plus people pushing from behind, would probably be enough force to overcome static friction without exceeding tensile limits on any one rope.
I don’t know any specifics, but a bunch of ropes divides the force on each one. A bunch of ropes, plus people pushing from behind, would probably be enough force to overcome static friction without exceeding tensile limits on any one rope.