Wheels? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Wheels
In case you missed it, the wheel wasn’t used for heavy loads in Egypt at this time. Crazy, right? So how do you move a 2-ton block miles across sand? You pull it on a wooden sled. And to make it easier, you wet the sand in front of the sled.
Recent experiments show that wetting desert sand reduces friction by half. It’s like sliding a heavy box on a wet floor versus a dry, gritty one. So, a team of workers would pour water, pull, pour water, pull—all day long. They probably invented the first “mopping and moving” service. No joke.
