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History Ruins

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What is a ruin? We’re running off of “You know it when you see it” at the moment. Ruins should be non-functioning structures of some age, or their function reduced to tourism and the like.

Generally speaking, specific items from a ruin should go to !historyartifacts@lemmy.world

Illustrations of ruins (or their reconstructions) should go to !historyillustrations@lemmy.world

Photos of ruins back when they were functioning should go to !HistoryPorn@lemmy.world

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[–] Dr_Box@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It looks like a skilled rock climber could scale that wall easily

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Probably harder to do when there are people at the top who are mad at you.

[–] Organichedgehog@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yea, but a hell of a lot easier than scaling a straight vertical wall

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Makes it easier for an archer to shoot at you from the top while staying protected.

[–] Organichedgehog@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

An unskilled rock climber could scale that wall easily. Heck, a 6th grader with no training, and no gear could. But it's a different story when hot oil, arrows, and rocks are being dumped upon you.

[–] HonoraryMancunian@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

For trad it looks like it's 5.1-5.4. Possibly a 5.5-5.6 depending on how steep it actually is when beneath it, and how large the mortise gaps are. But if you look at the tower in the foreground, you can see that they were considerate enough to put handholds every 5 or so vertical feet.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

lol I wouldn’t say a 6th grader with no gear could climb that.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Have you ever seen a kid climb a tree, or a jungle gym? They're like little monkeys!

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I bet if enough tried, they could do it by climbing the dead sixth grader staircase. And then you'd technically be wrong.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

It’s all part of FOX’s Must See TV Thursday night game show Are You Deader Than A Sixth Grader.