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> Undistinguisable from modern pick axe marks, and with a similar angle and pressure than an human worker would apply. A much stronger animal wouldn't make such
by newnewpdro 8y ago
> Undistinguisable from modern pick axe marks, and with a similar angle and pressure than an human worker would apply. A much stronger animal wouldn't make such uniform and shallow marks in clay.
What a load of B.S.
Have you ever done any significant manual excavation with a pickaxe and shovel?
No human is going to be leaving such long and deep scars in clay with a pickaxe. The progress is much slower for mere humans, clay is an awful material to dig through.
For a massive clawed animal however clay would not be such a challenge to leave such long uniform scars. Sure the pattern resembles what one might imagine a pickaxe leaving, but humans lack the force to drive a pickaxe in that fashion through clay.
- pvaldes 8y ago> What a load of B.S. Have you ever done any significant manual excavation with a pickaxe and shovel? (rolleyes) Yes. I have a shovel and I'm not afraid to use it.
- newnewpdro 8y agoCongratulations, shovels can be intimidating to use as far as hand tools go. Certainly more so than a pickaxe.
- pvaldes 8y ago> No human is going to be leaving such long and deep scars in clay with a pickaxe > clay is an awful material to dig through. > humans lack the force to drive a pickaxe in that fashion through clay. All wrong. Digging in granite would be "awful". Digging in clay... Meh. I do it all the time. I have meet a lot of humans able to dig a hole into clay in fact, so I'm not the only one. If you find shovels "intimidating" maybe you should try it more. Even small children are able to play with it.
- LaGrange 8y agoOne thing is clear: you have lots of experience in _burrowing_.