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Lift a 20-Ton Block

August 21, 2017 by Jake Thomas

In the video below, a builder from Michigan demonstrates some amazing techniques of how to move and lift huge stones. He does this with no motorized equipment, and uses only wood, stones, counterweights and manpower. This is probably how Stonehenge was constructed. Although this isn’t the best quality video, the ideas shown here are well […]

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