Re: OT: Wheels (Was: Clockwise without clocks)

On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 03:16, Rodlox R wrote:
> >From: Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...>
> >Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
> >To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> >Subject: Re: OT: Re: Wheels (Was: Clockwise without clocks)
> >Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 01:12:55 +1200
> >
> >On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 12:07, Tim May wrote:
> > > Roger Mills wrote at 2005-03-31 15:09:26 (-0500)
> > >
> > >  > H.S. Teoh et al. wrote:
> > >  > > [...]
> >
> >That's a given.  Stone tools are great - don't get me wrong there! - but
> >they
> >are not suitable for the tolerances needed to fit something tightly
> >together.
> >And it also has a bearing on the timber supply - stone tools can only
> >supply
> >in low quantity.  Metal tools can cut a greater quantity with the same
> >amount
> >of effort.  And that is also connected to smelting - smelting takes one
> >heck
> >of a lot of wood.
>
>   to be fair, it takes a lot of wood to prepare the limestone needed to
> build Mayan pyramids.
>
> (different type or quality of wood?)
Fill me in on the details?  How is limestone prepared?  In what way?  I
thought it was anaturally-occuring stone, and all necessary was to
hammer/carve it into shape.

To build the ramps needed to get the stone up to the top, that would require a
fair amount of wood - and forethought.

Wesley Parish
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