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Re:Human-powered cranes and lifting devices (2010) by mschuster91 on Thursday March 15, 2018 @07:19PM (#16597351)
> The Romans had previously moved that obelisk from Egypt to Rome.

I wonder how many people died during this job. I mean: stuff is easier to do when you have a ton of expendable slaves no one cares about when they die or get injured.

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Re:Human-powered cranes and lifting devices (2010) by chopin on Friday March 16, 2018 @08:59AM (#16600312)
I read somewhere that slaves were expensive and a valuable item. As well, every accident has an inherent risk of damaging either the item or equipment used for transportation which certainly were valuable.
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Re:Human-powered cranes and lifting devices (2010) by Erlangolem on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:44PM (#16597758)
The same logic applies to the pyramids of Egypt in antiquity, and tragically, much of the UAE today.
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Re:Human-powered cranes and lifting devices (2010) by marci on Friday March 16, 2018 @12:23AM (#16598615)
Maybe less than you think (deaths & slaves).

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/jan/11/great-pyramid-...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramid_construction_...

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