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[-] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

I think the lever here is a stand-in for mechanical advantage. I don't believe anyone is seriously proposing they lifted the blocks with a very long stick.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

But the length of the stick is what’s required for the lever, unless they used some kind of gearbox.

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