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Ancient Engineering

And the reason we believe that that was done is because the starch and the sticky rice...

And the reason we believe that that was done is because the starch and the sticky rice gave the mortar a little bit of flexibility, so that when the wall was experiencing the temperature variations it did, it just allowed that little bit of flex, so that you wouldn't get any major cracking

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And the reason we believe that that was done
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is because the starch and the sticky rice
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gave the mortar a little bit of flexibility,
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so that when the wall was experiencing
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the temperature variations it did,
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it just allowed that little bit of flex,
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so that you wouldn't get any major cracking.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:42:52
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
AM Trading,Avatar Productions,Sutjeska Film

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A fascinating look at how modern day structures and engineering technologies have been inspired by ancient discoveries.
S01 • E01 As more vehicle traffic came on the roads, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
As more vehicle traffic came on the roads,
S01 • E05 Lead from the roof melted - Ancient Engineering 00:05
Lead from the roof melted
S01 • E03 And as ancient Egypt's rulers continued - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And as ancient Egypt's rulers continued
S01 • E01 And when widening the roads, - Ancient Engineering 00:06
And when widening the roads,
S01 • E01 Yet it wasn't until the latter part - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Yet it wasn't until the latter part
S01 • E02 This mixture of clay, lime and rice - Ancient Engineering 00:08
This mixture of clay, lime and rice
S01 • E03 But elsewhere their story was only just beginning. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But elsewhere their story was only just beginning.
S01 • E04 Throughout history, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
Throughout history,
S01 • E05 At around 8:00 PM, the Spire collapsed. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
At around 8:00 PM, the Spire collapsed.
S01 • E03 In a burst of creativity around the eighth century BC, - Ancient Engineering 00:09
In a burst of creativity around the eighth century BC,
S01 • E01 And it was a British engineer, John McAdam, - Ancient Engineering 00:05
And it was a British engineer, John McAdam,
S01 • E05 400 firefighters tackled the blaze - Ancient Engineering 00:10
400 firefighters tackled the blaze
S01 • E04 In May, 1945, - Ancient Engineering 00:08
In May, 1945,
S01 • E02 The wall was an epic production line of quarrying, - Ancient Engineering 00:07
The wall was an epic production line of quarrying,
S01 • E03 Few people realize there are more than twice - Ancient Engineering 00:09
Few people realize there are more than twice
S01 • E01 He was convinced that massive stone slabs were unnecessary - Ancient Engineering 00:11
He was convinced that massive stone slabs were unnecessary
S01 • E04 However, in the Pacific, - Ancient Engineering 00:12
However, in the Pacific,
S01 • E05 The weight to falling water would cause collapse. - Ancient Engineering 00:04
The weight to falling water would cause collapse.
S01 • E02 Some sections ran across mountain ranges, - Ancient Engineering 00:10
Some sections ran across mountain ranges,
S01 • E03 But Sudan's pyramids - Ancient Engineering 00:04
But Sudan's pyramids