Wally Wallington
| Wally Wallington | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Flint, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Retired construction worker |
| Known for | Construction techniques |
| Notable work | Stonehenge replica |
Wally Wallington is a retired construction worker from Lapeer County, Michigan, who has demonstrated methods for a single person to achieve the construction and manipulation of massive monoliths.
Work
He has constructed a concrete Stonehenge-like structure using only materials and techniques that do not rely on any modern machine-powered technology. He has demonstrated this technique[1] on the Canadian science television program Daily Planet.[2][3]
Technique
His technique uses simple machines such as levers aided by counterweights and pivots. He says that he has successfully singlehandedly "walked" a twenty-ton barn and multi-thousand-pound concrete blocks using a beam lever and two pivots beneath the object and near the center of mass. These techniques might be comparable to those used by Edward Leedskalnin when he had single-handedly constructed his massive Coral Castle in Florida.[4]
References
- ↑ Mike Wendland (2004-10-04). "Web Site Shows Old Skills Moving Mountain Of Rock". Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
- ↑ "Daily Planet clip".
- ↑ "same Daily Planet clip with moving pictures".
- ↑ "The Mysterious Coral Castle".