Entries Tagged as 'Engineering'

Building Stonehenge - This Man can Move Anything

Found this video through Mixx. Wally Wallington demonstrates how the stones of Stonehenge could have been transported and erected with fewer people than you might think. He stands a 19,000 lb. block on its end by himself using only leverage and gravity.

7 Engineering Wonders of the Modern World

7 Engineering Wonders of the Modern World: Contemporary World Record-Setting Construction

Found this story on Digg. I like the 1000′+ outdoor elevator, it is much more impressive than the Grand Canyon Skywalk. If only it weren’t in China.

The only thing that might top this is the Millau Bridge.

Millau Bridge (photo credit: Peter Welland)
Photo source: Peter Welland