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Stonehenge construction solved.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:24 am
by Tim Ellis
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:14 am
by glypticmax
Very interesting.
Thanks for posting the link.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:39 am
by SunlightRocker
Wow, Cool.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:43 am
by hyltom
Clever guy!
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:17 am
by mverta
Wow, if we keep this up, we may actually get back to where we were 10,000 years ago.
_Mike
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:21 am
by Thomas An.
Yup, the elegance of simplicity is a forgotten art; ... within the (mostly unnecessary) complexities of modern life.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:27 am
by Dexel
Thomas An. wrote:Yup, the elegance of simplicity is a forgotten art; ... within the (mostly unnecessary) complexities of modern life.
so true...
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:35 am
by Thomas An.
Great suggestion. Thank you for that !
http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Realistic ... F8&s=books
Simple art like this is always a fascination. Working with pencil is a great way to become familiar with light and be more observant of nature.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:18 am
by Fernando Tella
That makes me think that 4000 years ago we humans were not dumber than nowadays; we just now got more history legacy, more learned technics. Just a thought.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:21 am
by DELETED
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Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:47 am
by Fernando Tella
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:00 pm
by Thomas An.
Fernando Tella wrote:That makes me think that 4000 years ago we humans were not dumber than nowadays; we just now got more history legacy, more learned technics. Just a thought.
Exactly ! ... and I agree 100%
Critical thought (problem solving) and accumulation of knowledge (memory) are separate functions of the mind. If we restrict a human to a only a few simple tools then it needs to operate on ingenuity to economically make do with the available. In this context, people 4000 years ago were just as clever or even more clever than we are today (because due to their tool limitations they had to train their mind, like a muscle).
How many of us today would be able to re-derive the findings of Euclid or Archimedes (for example) if we were to be restricted to the same knowledge of that era ? (
http://www.archimedespalimpsest.org/sch ... lson1.html)
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:31 pm
by tom
I agree Thomas! Today we hit buttons and this makes us lazier than ever.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:35 pm
by dutch_designer
That's how the ancient Greeks went under... too many slaves. Have a problem? Just put the slaves on it.. not enough slaves, get some more
In the end it stumped their ingenuity to come up with technological solutions.
Anyways, props to this guy for showing some really common sense and straightforward thinking. Englightening to see really.
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:47 pm
by tokiop
Yes Mike, maybe we are returning to 10 000 years ago..!
