| The world around us has been shaped by the | | | | Ford explorers in there loader!!! Now that is a big |
| machinery that we have created. Imagine living in the | | | | machine. These huge machines sometimes take years |
| world, before there were so many machines to help | | | | to assemble, gathering parts from around the country |
| us create new buildings or even new homes. | | | | that must be made independently, because they are |
| Excavating without the machinery we have today | | | | so large. Imagine if the Ancient Egyptians had used this |
| would be a nightmare. The pyramids were built without | | | | technology to build the pyramids. It arguably still would |
| backhoes or cranes. Thousands and thousands of | | | | have been difficult, but much less labourers would |
| labourers toiled day in and day out creating one of the | | | | have been needed. Many labourers actually lost their |
| modern wonders of the world. They may not have | | | | lives building the pyramids. |
| had excavators or cranes, but they did use their own | | | | Countless lives and many years could have been |
| type of machinery. | | | | saved if the Egyptians would have had the machinery |
| The ancient Egyptians were incredibly advanced, and | | | | we do today. |
| believe it or not, they did have machinery that helped | | | | Most machinery does one key thing, and that is |
| them perform tasks such as pyramid building. The | | | | decreasing the workload of the individual or individuals |
| machines they used to build the great pyramids were | | | | operating it. Ask any backhoe operator, it is much |
| simple machines, such as the inclined plane and the | | | | easier to pick up a 2,000 pound slab of concrete with |
| pulley. They did not have large cranes and excavators | | | | the backhoe, than with your hands. With the flick of his |
| like we do in today's world. | | | | wrist one man can pick up 2,000 pounds...now that is |
| Some excavators and "mega" machinery could fit 24 | | | | what machinery is for. |