[RightWhale]

it's all about torque and leverage

It's more a matter of time than tonnage. They had to complete the whole structure in 30 years, supposedly, which, no matter how many worked on it would present problems. There would have been more than one set of block and tackle; they would have been fairly close together all around the structure or along one side, all hauling blocks at once. Dragging blocks from the quarry wouldn't have been a problem since they have space to move, but getting up the pyramid would be tight quarters. Coordinating which block goes where and when would have been a logistical nightmare.

[discostu]

But I believe you'r the one that pointed out that simply RUNNING Egypt at that time was a logistical nightmare. Once you can move the blocks it's just a matter of putting them in the right place at the right time, which really is a matter of getting them in the right order on the ground and sending them up the ramp in that order. We do parking at the county fair the same way, each car get's directed to the next spot, once you get in that line where you'll park is predestined. Of course there's more than one set of block and tackles, to me the hardest part is getting the first blocks in place, they'll provide the anchors for both the scaffolding and the pulley system once they're in place.