Pyramids, Cathedrals and Citys in the Mountains

Have just seen a TV program about the construction of these
types of super structures and about the workers and master
craftsmen who built them over the past thousands of years all
over the planet...

...even as a little kid I used to wonder how these things ever got
constructed and I'm still in awe of it all now

the fact that they managed it at all stuns me ... in a good way

all back in the days without modern machinery, the internet,
email, telephones, 150 foot cranes etc...

...well done those men (and women am guessing)

Yer truly amazing stuff. The pioneers of the modern world those guys.

Originally Posted by Alfaspeed

Yer truly amazing stuff. The pioneers of the modern world those guys.

yup ... apparently, for instance, the master stone masons who
built the early Norman cathedrals in England after the invasion
had only a basic grasp of geometry (shapes and what fits where
through trial and error) ... but they did it anyway

What channel was it on?

Originally Posted by Nev

What channel was it on?

Nev... it was on BBC2 at 7:00pm this evening
(It was actually all about the building of the cathedrals
and all the people who died whilst doing such a thing)

but it made me think about all structures like that

... one interesting fact was that in the 11th century,
after Lincoln cathedral was built on dodgy foundations, there was a choir singing in there and the whole Bell tower fell on them in what
was described at the time as "sounded like an earthquake"

I thought this one would provoke a better response

... never mind though ..up to better things

May be in the UK over the weekend, so will try and watch it on BBC iPlay/My iPod.

Are you allowed back in now

Originally Posted by Quinn

Have just seen a TV program about the construction of these
types of super structures and about the workers and master
craftsmen who built them over the past thousands of years all
over the planet...

...even as a little kid I used to wonder how these things ever got
constructed and I'm still in awe of it all now

the fact that they managed it at all stuns me ... in a good way

all back in the days without modern machinery, the internet,
email, telephones, 150 foot cranes etc...

...well done those men (and women am guessing)

They were crap. They took ages to build anything. If they'd worked out how to make cranes, telephones and the internet first they'd have done much better.

Originally Posted by Friggertool

They were crap. They took ages to build anything. If they'd worked out how to make cranes, telephones and the internet first they'd have done much better.

that is only just a bit funny frigger ...
But I am not sure that it grinds upon anybodies big picture


remind me, what temples did you build (joke)

Remind me, what did The Temples ever do for us?

Originally Posted by Friggertool

Remind me, what did The Temples ever do for us?

am not sure who you mean? ...

do you want to discuss this? ...I will do that if you want to

otherwise ... am off to bed for a week off work

Wouldn't want to keep you from that.

Originally Posted by Friggertool

Wouldn't want to keep you from that.

and you didn't ... mind you without a car am stuck to ground
zero the nice thing is though ... I can get out
of bed at 1:00pm if that's what I want