LEEDSKALNIN
(Posted 2008-02-19 21:14:32 by ArchPaladin)

Back when I was at Brandeis, my step-father once pointed out to me a book
by a man named Edward Leedskalnin.  I wrote down the name and left it on my
desk for a number of years, and finally got around to really looking at it
a couple days ago.

There is considerable legend surrounding this individual.  This man,
allegedly single-handedly, built the structure known as the Coral Castle [
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_Castle ] [en.wikipedia.org].  He is
claimed by some to have discovered a secret mystery concerning electricity
and magnetism, and used that knowledge to develop a means of storing
electricity indefinitely in a battery based on magnets.  He is also said to
have found a way to move large objects with little effort using a form of
technology that was used by the ancient Egyptians to build the pyramids -
technology that has been lost to modern civilization.

The bulk of the claims and data that I've found about him can be read about
here [ http://www.leedskalnin.com/ ] [leedskalnin.com].  Whether or not you
believe this stuff - well, I reserve judgment.

I think the battery - Leedskalnin used the term perpetual motion holder -
would be easy enough to test if you wanted to lay some money down on the
equipment needed.  As for the moving of large objects - I don't really
know.  If it is true that he built the Coral Castle single-handedly, then
he certainly knew something.  Whether or not it is some form of mysterious
technology, I cannot say.

I would rather like to know, though.

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