Pyramid Math -- Part 2
Posted by: Jim in Pyramids, Mystery, Engineering, Egypt on Apr 17, 2008
How many blocks per hour would the builders of the Great Pyramid have had to lay if it was built in 20 years?
Assumptions
20 years
365 days a year
no days off
2.4M blocks
1. 8 hour work day = 41 per hour
2. 10 hour work day = 32.9 per hour
3. 12 hour work day = 27.4 per hour
If this is true then we need to know what strategies they utilized to be this productive! This is the BIG STORY because if they were this productive then we have lost all touch with the concept of personal and work group productivity. (Note: Remember the smallest block is estimated to weigh 2.5 tons.)
Please let me know if the math is wrong!
Assumptions
20 years
365 days a year
no days off
2.4M blocks
1. 8 hour work day = 41 per hour
2. 10 hour work day = 32.9 per hour
3. 12 hour work day = 27.4 per hour
If this is true then we need to know what strategies they utilized to be this productive! This is the BIG STORY because if they were this productive then we have lost all touch with the concept of personal and work group productivity. (Note: Remember the smallest block is estimated to weigh 2.5 tons.)
Please let me know if the math is wrong!
