The Egyptians used water as a tool to split big rocks. They did this by carving a hole in the middle with a hammer and a chisel, then inserting wood inside, soaking it with water causing it to expand. They carried the heavy big rocks with a sledge dragging it across wet sand to prevent the grains to pile up and stop the sledge from moving. The stones they used on the outside was granite but the inside they used limestone, a type of stone that is much harder.
Once the stones were hauled across the desert, they then applied their knowledge of maths and science to meticulously stack the stones, using no sticky material to bind it together. They used approximately 2.3 million stones to create 146.5 meters structures that we see today as one of the 8 wonders of the world.

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