Flying Squid to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhy do they never think people can stack rocks?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1217
arrow-up1217imageWhy do they never think people can stack rocks?lemmy.worldFlying Squid to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlinkfedilink23•1 year agoFirst of all, a monolith is a single rock, not stacked rocks. Hence the word mono. Secondly, any carved rock, being a rock, is likely to last thousands of years. What you’re trying to say is that it is not easy nor is it trivial to stack rocks tightly like that. But it is both given enough time and manpower.
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlinkfedilink13•1 year agoSorry… are you saying that if I were a stonemason, I would be correct? As if that’s some sort of job that hasn’t existed since antiquity?
minus-squareFlying SquidOPlinkfedilink15•edit-21 year agoWhen did I mention the pyramids? Are you under the impression that they’re in Bosnia?
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First of all, a monolith is a single rock, not stacked rocks. Hence the word mono.
Secondly, any carved rock, being a rock, is likely to last thousands of years.
What you’re trying to say is that it is not easy nor is it trivial to stack rocks tightly like that. But it is both given enough time and manpower.
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Sorry… are you saying that if I were a stonemason, I would be correct? As if that’s some sort of job that hasn’t existed since antiquity?
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When did I mention the pyramids?
Are you under the impression that they’re in Bosnia?
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I mean, I’ve built a stone wall before…
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