Drilling Granite with a Large Copper Pipe | Ancient Technologies Today

The experimenter Nikolai Vasyutin have decided to drill a really large hole with a diameter of 20 cm (~8 in). Reconstruction of ancient technology

Materials: copper (copper sheet, nails, saw), wood, granite, ropes, water, abrasive corundum
Thickness of granite tiles: 25-27 mm
Copper consumption: 50 g. Granite wear: 90 g.

The participants:
Nikolay Vasyutin
Alexander Sokolov
Oleg Kruglyakov
Vladimir Morozov

Bonus: drilling with a tube cast from copper using ancient technology. Thanks to Igor Gorashchuk for the casting.

English voiceover: Dmitry Oliferovich
Shooting and editing: Vladimir Morozov
Music: Valery Senmuth

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The premiere of the video was held at the Forum "Scientists Against Myths-7" on June 16, 2018 in Moscow.
Forum Organizer: ANTROPOGENEZ.RU

Skype: ya-kudzo

[ScientistsAgainstMyths]

The experimenter Nikolai Vasyutin have decided to drill a really large hole with a diameter of 20 cm (~8 in)

[iainb]

I have seen a British plumber take longer with an electric drill.

[LordDavidVader]

Nice. Imagine how much faster you could do it if you came from a family with several generations of experience. Many people don't seem to realize that those in ancient cultures where just as intelligent as us and with generations of experience where damn good at a lot of things.

[tochezpab]

Would have been better if the granite was thicker and you didn't pop it out from the back, like the drill holes in large blocks.

[axgarcia]

One video is better that a million words. Amazing video. Where is the ultrasound machinery and the mother ship?

[hp]

This is great. Why does History Channel not present this instead of Aliens crap. I love your videos.

[richtomlinson]

Excellent!
I work in a Granite shop and repair the machines.
You're showing how it could be done long ago, and I think it's doable for sure.

[paul]

Very nice! Imagine doing this your entire life? You’d not only have huge arms—but be so skilled people in the future would think you used alien technology to do it 👽

[highviewbarbell]

This is such a good example because not only did you prove that it worked, but because your system was so simply put together, it is obvious that with generational experience, tighter tolerances, and more emphasis on the flywheel aspect, not only would this project proceed much faster, but it would be downright easy for a single person in good shape to operate a much larger drill for an entire day if needed.

[podfuk]

You clearly used anti-gravity and crystal power when the camera wasn't filming, I knew it! ;)

[matveyshishov]

Thank you so much for all the practical experiments! Even when the tesult doesn't match the features of the original, your work allows to remove whole branches of possibility, greatly narrowing the hypotheses set and allowing us to zero in on the actual processes the Ancient Egyptians used.
We need more researchers like you!! We need positive results, we need negative results as well, sitting in an armchair gets us nowhere, your work does!

[itsnot_stupid_ifitworks]

A very long rope wrapped around the log like a bow drill with a person at each end pulling one way and then the other would be easier than the handle. Higher rpm also

[pedromiguelareias]

Very important videos! These are crucial to maintain the sanity of our youth. Many TV shows are poisonous (e.g. History Channel) and should be identified as such.

[MSA]

Now imagine this tied to a Water mill in the nile and you could make a huge mechanical drill to make holes on vases or even sarcofagae

[Paopao]

Now this is amazing, this shuts up those people who claims that aliens helped our ancestors to build stuff.

[jamesdolph]

I am impressed ... every time I hear someone say that copper cuts granite I respond with "do it" and you did ... now make an inside box corner ...

[jaspertaylor]

Now add rope and two cattle and it's easy peasy

[YATESA]

Thank You, in name of all who can't stand people who talk about aliens and underestimate ancient cultures.

[kelvinsparks]

Some people say that the Egyptians didn't have the same technology you have and they also think that some extraterrestrial aliens helped them 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[halabkamen]

i appreciate this channel a lot, there is a lot of dangerous myth growing in todays generation imagination about the past technologies due to ignorance and the fact that we live an age far from nature and how to manipulate things in nature . we ve come to an age of disability of humans in understanding some basic knowledge . thanks a lot for your unique work