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Medieval construction crane (infosec.pub)

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[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

OK yeah, hyperbole about the work required but can you imagine stepping a 500 pound stone into the air with no mechanical advantage? I'm not sure that a human can even exert that force with their weight.

They would just haul the lumber up and build the machine at the top of the wall

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He's walking in a big wheel with a rope wrapping around a small wheel on his axle. That's the mechanical advantage.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ah, yeah.

So would that work? Can that dude treadmill stones to the top of the apparently 50-60ft wall with that mechanical advantage all day?

Would it help if I whipped him while he did it?