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Great video, but could have used a scale reference. The pile driver at 00:21 looks to me to be about 30-40', but the wikipedia page for pile drivers suggests i
by khazhoux 6y ago
Great video, but could have used a scale reference. The pile driver at 00:21 looks to me to be about 30-40', but the wikipedia page for pile drivers suggests it's probably <25' tall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pile_driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pile_driver
It's also unclear how the piledriver gets re-positioned for each pile. It does not look readily movable.
- jacquesm 6y agoPile driver could be as simple as an a-frame and a bunch of guys with a ropte, a pulley and a large rock. No need for such advanced gear, but it makes for a nice animation. https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Maximilien-Luce/The-Pile-Drivers-Quai-De-La-Seine-At-Billancourt.html https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Maximilien-Luce/The-Pile-Dri...
- VBprogrammer 6y agoI recently came across a video of some middle Eastern guys digging a well using a similar technique. They added a little water down the well and repeatedly lifted and dropped a heavy pipe on it using an A-frame and a pulley. Was surprisingly interesting.
- Mr_T_ 6y agoTIL that pile drivers are a real thing and not just a sex position.