> muh pulley systems brother -- the egyptians moved 1000 ton stones 170 miles from the quarry. the largest stone we've ever moved with our best modern equipment was 340 tons with a big ass custom engineered truck and trailer and it was only moved a fraction of that distance. there are 800 ton stones in baalbek at the temple of jupiter that were moved a half mile from a quarry, inexplicably lifted off the ground and perfectly placed 30 feet up. we have no fucking clue how this was possible.this structure contains the largest blocks and columns in human history. there's clear signs that the romans only built *on top* of these insane stones that were already there. the largest single stone in the roman capital is only 53 tons. the stones at the temple of jupiter are more than 15 times heavier than the largest stones at the capital.
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