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minus-squaredrolex@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-211 months agoThe great pyramid of Giza weighs around 6 million tons https://weightofstuff.com/how-much-does-the-pyramid-of-giza-weigh/ An average human can apparently develop about 200N https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/push1.html Meaning that an average human would need a lever about 3×10^8 m long (considering a 1 metre load arm) to move the pyramid. Do you find this credible? ETA: some people think I’m serious. This is quite the flabbergast.
minus-squareRodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoYou’re gonna need a bigger load arm. The pyramid is way more than a meter across.
minus-squaredrolex@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoHow much more? One metre, tops?
The great pyramid of Giza weighs around 6 million tons https://weightofstuff.com/how-much-does-the-pyramid-of-giza-weigh/
An average human can apparently develop about 200N https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/ergonomics/push1.html
Meaning that an average human would need a lever about 3×10^8 m long (considering a 1 metre load arm) to move the pyramid.
Do you find this credible?
ETA: some people think I’m serious. This is quite the flabbergast.
You’re gonna need a bigger load arm. The pyramid is way more than a meter across.
How much more? One metre, tops?