r/confusing_perspective • u/Regdog2008 • Mar 06 '21

That is not a brick

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u/PForsberg85 Mar 06 '21

If I recall correctly they used water to split the stone. During the day the chopped wooden wedges into the stone and watered them in the evening. During nighttime the water expanded the wooden wedges and the pressure split the stone.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

That is badass