There was a huge boulder in the middle of a village green. It was too big to be moved, to hard too split, and dynamiting it was too dangerous. How did a simple peasant think of a way to get rid of it?

Fosse4

Bury it! Jan 15 03, 8:28 PM

Baloo55th

Build a fire around it, get it well hot, and then pour cold water on it. So the old story goes. Another version has vinegar as the fluid. Jan 15 03, 9:31 PM

RND	Please explain your answer 55th. Jan 16 03, 3:04 AM

Friar Tuck

I agree with Fosse4 - Early in the eighteenth century, Leningrad was laid out. A number of large rocks, brought by a glacier, had to be removed. A particularly large piece of granite was lying in the way of the main avenue %85 and bids were advertised for its removal. All the proposals were very high because there were no mechanical means for removal. Finally an insignificant-looking peasant appeared and offered to remove the boulder for a fraction of the sum quoted by the other bidders. He was authorized to try his luck. He got together a lot of other peasants with spades and timbers. They began digging a deep hole next to the rock. The rock was propped up to prevent its rolling into the hole. When the hole was deep enough, the props were knocked out and the boulder peacefully dropped into its grave, where it rests to this day, beneath the street level. The rock was covered with dirt and the rest of the earth was carted away Jan 16 03, 7:52 AM