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[–]Diesel 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

He used block and tackle pulley systems. There has been a myth created about him to make the story more interesting.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

u/Gravi it says this dude Leedskalnin is a Latvian, you know anything about this?

[–]CreditKnifeMan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It also says his family were freemasons.

[–]Gravi 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No, don't know much about it, but he sure is Latvian.

Upon a bit of further research I found that he was a really small man, 1.50 metres and 45 kilos with only 4 classes of education, really low education, but he did build this castle all by himself.

[–]SoCo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

His book in its entirety:

MAGNETIC CURRENT By EDWARD LEEDSKALNIN (1945)

https://pastebin.com/N1iHz6qJ

[–]swordofdamocles42 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)