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[–] 124 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Low on the IQ bell curve: "Modern British people couldn't make Stonehenge." (Conspiracy theory)

Middle of the IQ bell curve: "Nooo! Stonehenge was made using advanced but historically plausible techniques."

High on the IQ bell curve: "Modern British people couldn't make Stonehenge." (They are just bad at everything)

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  • [–] 53 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    Nah the modern ones would build half of it. Run it overbudget 3x and the abandon the project at about 65% completion due to increased costs and complications. It would take them 5 years to do it.

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  • [–] 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    I think technologically we probably could, but realistically we wouldn't because it doesn't benefit private corporations.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    It would be a joke to build Stonehenge today if there was any incentive. Quarrying stone is easy, you just have to use a crane, pop it on a flatbed and drive it to the location.

    It might cost millions but more than the equivalent amount of man power was used to build it back in the day

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  • [–] 12 points 1 day ago (4 children)

    I grew up not far from stone henge, although Avebury is the better stone circle. It has a pub in the middle of it and I could cycle there from home. Been on a night hike around it too.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    "My henge is better than your henge".

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

    They are good at inading privacy

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Pretty good at invading in general historically

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