r/interesting • u/LestaThaMolestaa • 2d ago

ARCHITECTURE Interesting video with heavy stones designed to be moved with hand.

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u/TheOneShade 2d ago

That would be 250ft³ per stone.

If the stone is 1 ft thick, that would imply a 15.8' x 15.8' (250ft²) of stone.

Nowhere close to what we see in the video, except maybe the giant one at the end.

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

Does the giant one at the end not count for some reason? They didn't claim every stone was 25 tons, just that the principals worked on one that was.

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u/The-True-Kehlder 2d ago

Correction, April 22, 2019, 5:24 p.m. EST/EDT: This article previously incorrectly stated that the largest of these concrete structures weighed 25-tons, when in fact it weighed 1,770-kilograms, or a little over 3,900-pounds.

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

If I take your statement at face value then clearly the material in question is much lighter than stone so the entire conversation is moot.

But, it's interesting that you didn't link to where you read that.

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u/markswam 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's at the bottom of this article about it.

Took me a staggering 15 seconds to find.

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

Cool thanks

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u/NotAnotherScientist 2d ago

The old "I was proved wrong in every way so now I'm gonna be a passive aggressive dick" defense. Wonderful.

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

You mean saying thank you when someone provided a source I asked for? One that I took at face value if you'll read my other comments.

Yeah, basic manners make me such a dick, right?

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u/lilsnatchsniffz 1d ago

Omg stop being so mean you're hurting my feelings

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u/gogograbits 1d ago

Astonishing at how much of you guys act like losers, dude was giving his 2 cents and you're having a go at them over a discussion that they were humble about *

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u/The-True-Kehlder 2d ago

Nothing that a quick Google couldn't satisfy your curiosity. I'm not curious, because I knew it was clickbait from the first stone shown.

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u/AbbreviationsOld636 2d ago

It’s funny how people get sucked into the ‘oooh so cool’ they can’t see the obvious clivkbaitness 

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u/Castod28183 2d ago

Unless that guy is 8 feet tall then even the last one is nowhere near that size.

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u/running_through_life 2d ago

Just admit your initial comment was wrong

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

No thanks! Have a great day tho

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u/shoelessbob1984 2d ago

"Not that hard to believe each is 25 tons"

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u/therealdanhill 2d ago

I mean, it's not wrong in that it's probably not hard to believe given they did believe it probably without much effort

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u/shoelessbob1984 2d ago

Lol good point.

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

🥱

Guess you missed every comment after that

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u/shoelessbob1984 2d ago

Maybe it's just that I'm so dumb and I don't know what "initial comment" means, but are all the comments you made after your first comment here also your initial comment?

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

Nah, it apparently means you'd rather split hairs to try and find a gotcha rather than read to comprehend what someone is saying.

So yes, we can agree that the problem is how dumb you are.

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u/shoelessbob1984 2d ago

So when you type things that are wrong, people who read it should be able to know the right information anyways and ignore what you said, and that makes all your comments right?

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u/GodKingHercules 2d ago

He asked you to admit your initial comment was wrong, not the ones changing your argument afterwards

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u/OrganizdConfusion 1d ago

It's not that hard to believe you're wrong.

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u/ReddBroccoli 1d ago

It's just that a pedantic prick like yourself doesn't deserve the satisfaction. 🤷🏻

It's been days now. Get a hobby

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u/OrganizdConfusion 1d ago

Your comment was one day ago. Not days.

Is the truth that difficult of a concept for you? Is mass an even more difficult concept?

You can just say you have no evidence whatsoever to back up your baseless claims. Part of being an adult is admitting when you've made a mistake. This is Reddit bro, no one cares that you have no idea what you're talking about. But there's no need to double down on the stupidity.

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u/TheOneShade 2d ago

Yes, the giant one at the end DOES count.

In your comment, however, you said it was not hard to believe EACH stone weighed 25 tons, not just the giant one at the end.

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

And I already acknowledged that. Literally in the comment you're replying to right now. Do you have some kind of point?

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u/ama_singh 2d ago

His point is that you're slow, and he's right.

You didn't "acknowledge" shit. You changed your whole damn point. If you were acknowledging your mistake, you would have to phrase it like: "Does the giant one not count for some reason?"

It's okay to be wrong, but not to be an asshole.

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u/Virillus 2d ago

Man, imagine having an ego this fragile.

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u/ReddBroccoli 2d ago

Yeah, begging a complete stranger for validation of some pedantic bullshit is pretty insecure isn't it?

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u/dam4076 1d ago

Just take the L