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A photography depicting the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza - 2565 BCE. (media.kbin.social)
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[–] 10 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

Actually, 2500/18 is only 139kg. That's a lot, but it's less than what some people do today

edit for those taking this serious: that block is way heavier than 2.5 tonne. Sandstone has a density of about 2.323 tonne/m3. This block looks about 8 meters long, so 8x8x8x2.323=1.187 kilotonnes

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But regular workers back then didn't understand what those weight numbers/hieroglyphs meant, so they just picked it up unaware it's way too heavy to do so.

    The photographer was giggling at them & about to explain how heavy the blocks are - but doing so a lot of workers would be immediately pancaked.

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