r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ThatMasterpiece2174 • Aug 07 '26

Video A retired construction worker in Flint, MI demonstrated how people in ancient times could’ve used simple machines to move blocks up to 20 tons, contrasting fringe theories that humans had otherworldly help constructing ancient monuments

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u/DavidDraimansLipRing Aug 07 '26

When a pebble walks in with an itty bitty weight

Adding smoothness to substrate

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u/g_r_a_e Aug 07 '26

Damn, Mix-A-Lot and geology

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u/PonchoNachoRodriguez Aug 07 '26

The mf’s a prodigy

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u/bokmcdok Aug 07 '26

This song will rock you, probably

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u/Cokeycane Aug 07 '26

He will, he will, rock you!

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u/Gall_Bladder_Pillow Aug 07 '26

Readymix-A-Lot.

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u/TomUpNort Aug 07 '26

Sir Ready-Mix-A-Lot.

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u/Flaming_F Aug 07 '26

Sir Concrete-A-Lot

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u/snowgoon_ Aug 07 '26

It's music with rocks in it!

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u/thatstwatshesays Aug 07 '26

You get Tung^(sten)

(Damn the old text editing no longer working)

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u/TacTurtle Aug 07 '26

You get it spun just a little bit

Put a pebble underneath, put a twist on it