Wally Wallington
Wally Wallington is a retired construction worker from Lapeer County, Michigan who demonstrated a method for a person to construct a Stonehenge-like structure using only materials and techniques that do not rely on any modern technology. He has demonstrated this technique[1] on the Canadian science television program Daily Planet,[2] [3]and is building a full-scale concrete replica of Stonehenge single-handedly.
His technique uses simple machines such as levers aided by counterweights and pivots. He has successfully singlehandedly 'walked' a barn and multi-thousand pound concrete blocks using a beam lever and two pivots under the object and near the center of mass. These techniques might be comparable to those used by Edward Leedskalnin when he single-handedly constructed his massive Coral Castle in Florida.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Mike Wendland (2004-10-04). "Web Site Shows Old Skills Moving Mountain Of Rock". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-6259563.html.
- ^ "Daily Planet clip". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCvx5gSnfW4.
- ^ "same Daily Planet clip with moving pictures". http://sciencestage.com/v/951/building-stonehenge.html.
- ^ "The Mysterious Coral Castle". http://www.livescience.com/history/060328_coral_castle.html.
[edit] External links
- The Forgotten Technology, Wally Wallington's website dedicated to his techniques. Includes short videos.
