MJ Thomas Wrote:
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> RLH Wrote:
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> > Anthony wrote:
> >
> > >I'm really puzzled by the fact that it
> ever
> > got any serious air time.
> > >It's a quick comparison, and they just
> don't
> > fit.
> >
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> > When I
> > first read about the idea I didn’t know the
> length
> > of the plugs nor the distance apart of the
> notches
> > in the ramps so it seemed like a reasonable
> idea
> > to me.
>
> Hello RLH,
>
> If we allow for the beams being placed at
> alternate holes (and there's no obvious reason why
> the AEs would not have done this simple thing),
> then it is still basically a reasonable idea.
> However, I am not convinced that this is what
> actually happened.


It's really not reasonable... why carve twice as many slots as you will need? If we're going to give them such a specialized purpose, we have to be demanding that the purpose be specifically filled. It fails this test.






> As I have posted elsewhere (I've lost track - I've
> had a night's sleep since then ), I am currently
> of the mind that the Grand Gallery and Ascending
> Passage together is a stylised portcullis system
> that would not have worked in actuality.

Interesting. I disagree, but still interesting.



Anthony

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him think.