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Old 12-07-2007, 05:29 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ken in Berkeley View Post
It looks like they could have raised the horizontal slab higher and higher just using blocks of wood, as was demonstrated in the video. Granted, it would have been a little tricky to slide the top piece over without crushing someone below.
Not if they raised the center/top first, supported it and then moved the sides in......

Pretty slick, impressive....
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