On A Claire Day by Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett for November 14, 2012

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    farren  almost 12 years ago

    The Pyramids also have passageways, levels and such. Kind of short on the arches, I admit.

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    jimcos  almost 12 years ago

    So the slaves figured out the inclined planes, pulleys and levers? Sure they did. Leave it to the guys actually doing the work to find an easier way.

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    arsmall  almost 12 years ago

    Or like my husband does for a living, pump the concrete in through a 48 meter z boom truck…or for the hi-rise he’s on now, mount the boom on a pedestal in the future elevator shaft and jack it every time they poor a new floor. Try about 40 stores high on a frame made to sway with the wind.

    Yes, I stay on my knees.

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    wagnertinatlanta  almost 12 years ago

    basically — I just googled wanglerbar and the only thing that came up is a watering hole in Katy, Texas. I congratulate you on inventing a totally new tool and a totally new name for it. Tangentially, the Wrangler Bar is “the only Wild West saloon in Bahrain.” Really.

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    Toronto2  almost 12 years ago

    They used Leonardo’s helicopter.

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    hippogriff  almost 12 years ago

    Mr.JimCos: The slaves that did the designing were mostly educated Greeks. They were the most sought-after teachers too. The rest, they stole from the Etruscans.

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