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A photography depicting the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza - 2565 BCE.
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Actually, 2500/18 is only 139kg. That's a lot, but it's less than what some people do today
edit for those taking this serious: that block is way heavier than 2.5 tonne. Sandstone has a density of about 2.323 tonne/m3. This block looks about 8 meters long, so 8x8x8x2.323=1.187 kilotonnes
But regular workers back then didn't understand what those weight numbers/hieroglyphs meant, so they just picked it up unaware it's way too heavy to do so.
The photographer was giggling at them & about to explain how heavy the blocks are - but doing so a lot of workers would be immediately pancaked.
Thank you. Finally, some logic!
If it's that heavy how are they picking it up?
Nah, 2.5 tonne seems about right