Tiki Central / General Tiki / How to move /erect a Moai sized stone - by yourself!
Post #369146 by ikitnrev on Tue, Mar 25, 2008 8:06 AM
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One thing that is so intriguing about Easter Island, is the question of how did those people move those stone heads without modern technology? This following clip is about a Michigan guy named Wally Wallington who is creating a replica of Stonehenge in his backyard. He has been able to move concrete blocks that weight more than 10 tons (just a bit smaller than a 14-ton Moai head), by himself, with no use of hoists, pulleys, or levers (and of course, no modern motor-driven tools). His techniques appear to be similar to those that Thor Heyerdahl described in his book 'Aku Aku', except that the Heyerdahl pictures show at least 10 men and several wooden levers being used on the project - Wallington is doing this by himself, without levers. Heyerdahl's photos can be seen here ..... Additional footage of some of Wallington's methods can be found here .... With all of the ingenuity and creative powers of the people of Tiki Central, I fully expect (and challenge) at least one of you to be inspired, and create your own home version of Easter Island I, meanwhile, will continue to experiemnt with the hoisting of various one-ounce weights, as I further develop my own mai-tai recipes. Vern [ Edited by: ikitnrev 2008-03-25 08:08 ] |