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It's probably because the biggest at Blythe Intaglios is about 50 meters across, while some of the Nazcal Line figures are more than a kilometer across. The f
by MichaelCollins 4y ago
It's probably because the biggest at Blythe Intaglios is about 50 meters across, while some of the Nazcal Line figures are more than a kilometer across. The former seems like something a handful of people could plausibly do on a whim as a hobby, while the latter seems like something that would require careful planning, maybe some surveying techniques, and a lot more energy expenditure and manhours.
- ok_dad 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nickell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Nickell This researcher and a small team re-created a method to make Nazca lines in the 70's with the same tech that the Nazca civilization had. People make very complex crop circles all by themselves, too. It's simply a matter of a bit of math and careful planning and practice.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoNobody is saying it is impossible, just that it requires more interesting explanation. Certainly you would agree?
- ok_dad 4y agoNot really, no. It wasn’t anything crazy like aliens or whatever, just humans doing engineering.
- s1artibartfast 4y agoEngineering is crazy and amazing enough
- ok_dad 4y agoThat’s for sure, I’m still pretty sure I couldn’t figure out a foolproof way to draw giant figures.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago> It's simply a matter of a bit of math and careful planning and practice. That lines up with what I suppose above. A few people, careful planning and a bit of basic math/surveying to make the Nazca figures. But the Blythe Intaglios figures are much smaller, at 50 meters across I think I could probably make a figure like those by kicking around gravel for a day or two. No planning or math needed, I'd just eyeball it.
- ok_dad 4y agoDrawing is hard enough for me that I can't imagine just kicking some dirt around for a few days to draw even a 10m stick figure, but I do get your point that it would definitely be easier than trying to draw a 50m, and in turn even harder for a 500m figure.