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[–] 65 points 1 day ago (21 children)

Stonehenge could be built very quickly with today's machines and technology. But just like cathedrals, the problem isn't the means but the will: nobody wants to waste time and money on religious nonsense anymore.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    Building Stonehenge today would end up in an ill advised contract structure between public and private stakeholders which would be partially responsible for a cost overrun of ~175% and it would ultimately get cancelled after a decade and a half or so when only ~30% was finished.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago* (6 children)

    Power tools disturb the spirits living inside the stone which causes them to depart and find different rocks to live in.

    A structure like Stonehenge must therefore necessarily be made exclusively by hand tools.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    Just prop up some big rocks in a really big circle and call it a day, then go to the pub.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    It's that easy!

    No joke though there's a spiritual sanctuary in rural Pennsylvania where they're making their own stone circle. Every year they have a festival where they use ropes to prop up a new giant stone, and then they bury it so that it stays put.

    It's a really cool place, I think it's called Four Quarters. You should check it out if you ever get the chance. They also host raves, medieval cosplay festivals, all sorts of cool stuff.

    And they built their own suspension bridge across a ravine! One of their members is an engineer by trade. The thing is legit!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Sounds cool but I'm already pretty near the original stone henge, grew up in Wiltshire.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Ah, that's pretty neat! I've always wanted to explore the area around Bristol/Glastonbury/etc

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    Whoa, whoa, whoa. I have to stop you right there buster. Stonehenge is not "religious nonsense" it is literally a way to keep track of celestial movement and track the solstices. This allowed for ancient peoples to track the change of seasons and properly plan their agricultural activities. It was entirely practical, and very good at its job as it still works today to an extent.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    It was entirely practical,

    You can track the seasons using far fewer rocks at a much smaller size. So no, it really isn't.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    oh and who are you the Rock Wrangler? The Time Tempter? The Henge Handler?

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