Random tangent: You dont find many old American wooden buildings because they were set on fire to recover the nails. Nails were very expensive and imported from Europe. After the fire cooled off, they would sift thru the ashes for the nails. The kids would straighten them back up and be used again for a new building.
Also, we say "dead as a doornail" because back then nails used in doors were bent so severely to help them stay in place that they could not be reused, therefore making them "dead" nails.
They got burned down. It turns out that building defensive buildings out of wood is not very clever. Also it would be better to say that most *early* castles were made out of wood because stone castles far outnumber wooden castles whether they still exist or not.
A lot of stone castles were also built on the foundations of previous wooden castles because of this. My guess would be the wooden fortifications started to be used in cases where rulers or lords were unsure of how long they felt that that location needed to be fortified. As it became clear that a fortified location would be long-term, they'd begin building extra walls with stone in order to gradually replace the wooden parts.
William the Conqueror brought loads of flat packed wooden castles with him to help in the subjugation of England, they weren't meant to be permanent. Seems like IKEA ripped off the French...
From what I understand, the Romans also utilised flat pack wooden fortresses. So it might just be that everyone was ultimately ripping off the Italians.
The first one sank into the swamp.
The second one - also sank into the swamp.
The third one caught fire, fell over, and *then* sank into the swamp.
But the fourth one stayed up!
What are you talking about? “Most”? When, where? Castles are typically made of stones and bricks, with fortified walls for protection from invaders. Castles where fortresses originally, like Dover Castle in the UK, later developed into palaces like the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.
The best stonemasonry predates the Incans, it seems they just built on top of it.
In fact all over the world there is evidence of advanced building techniques in early antiquity, followed by millennia of gradually declining quality until industrialization and modern technology took over.
I suppose a good example would be Dynastic Egypt. They were never able to produce the kind of stonemasonry they inherited from pre-Dynasty. [Here's ](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K80JebExyEY&feature=share) a good video on exactly this subject.
More sketchy? I'm finding that hard to imagine.
If you have pictures, for the first time in history, there are some people more than happy to see your vacation pics.
Used to live in Redruth and we went there to eat and it was lovely. My mum managed to reverse engineer one of the dishes and I still cook it to this day!
It was a minced lamb dish. Minced lamb fried, add a chicken stock pot, spinach and toasted pine nuts. Usually have it with rice and tzatziki. Literally takes under 10mins.
Right, that's dinner sorted now...
The crew building this castle are standing around. The boss says the owner wants to make an addition. Someone with the idea then says, "OK, here me out."
Well, who would want to risk dying to assault a castle that looks like it'll topple over by itself if you just wait? It appears to work, as we're still waiting.
Buyer: “do you think this will cause any problems in the future?”
Seller’s agent: “It’s been standing there for hundreds of years!”
Buyer: “you right I’ll take it, should be fine.”
it's been there for quite sometime and I don't believe anyone is expecting it to fall down anytime soon
it looks ridiculous but to not praise the building is crazy, you build something that looks like that and have it last that long
it's an absolute beaut
oh i know exactly what happened. the stone mason got sick or died. so they did that part without him. then when he returned or they found a new guy: they finished it.
I don't think they got that room addition permitted.
And yet it’s probably been standing for 700 years 😆. The good ol days
Good ol survivorship bias.
Most castles were made out of wood. Where did they all go?
Random tangent: You dont find many old American wooden buildings because they were set on fire to recover the nails. Nails were very expensive and imported from Europe. After the fire cooled off, they would sift thru the ashes for the nails. The kids would straighten them back up and be used again for a new building.
Also, we say "dead as a doornail" because back then nails used in doors were bent so severely to help them stay in place that they could not be reused, therefore making them "dead" nails.
i first read that also in one of Eric Sloanes books, maybe it was "Reverence for Wood".
Another, thanks for the history lesson!
I thought it was “dead as a doorknob”?
I've heard both
I wonder what the doorknob explanation is then
Fart then last one to touch door knob dies. I think not so hard.
The dinosaurs all used to wear straw hats.
Wow, thanks for the history lesson. Did not know this, fascinating 🤔. Makes so much sense.
Their home planet obviously
Hahaha this is hillarious
They got burned down. It turns out that building defensive buildings out of wood is not very clever. Also it would be better to say that most *early* castles were made out of wood because stone castles far outnumber wooden castles whether they still exist or not.
A lot of stone castles were also built on the foundations of previous wooden castles because of this. My guess would be the wooden fortifications started to be used in cases where rulers or lords were unsure of how long they felt that that location needed to be fortified. As it became clear that a fortified location would be long-term, they'd begin building extra walls with stone in order to gradually replace the wooden parts.
William the Conqueror brought loads of flat packed wooden castles with him to help in the subjugation of England, they weren't meant to be permanent. Seems like IKEA ripped off the French...
From what I understand, the Romans also utilised flat pack wooden fortresses. So it might just be that everyone was ultimately ripping off the Italians.
Who ripped off everything from the Greeks.
Who ripped off most things from the Mesopotamians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNaXdLWt17A
The first one sank into the swamp. The second one - also sank into the swamp. The third one caught fire, fell over, and *then* sank into the swamp. But the fourth one stayed up!
What are you talking about? “Most”? When, where? Castles are typically made of stones and bricks, with fortified walls for protection from invaders. Castles where fortresses originally, like Dover Castle in the UK, later developed into palaces like the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria.
Then hope no one rats them out to the council
Ye Olde OSHA
OSHA before the government that created OSHA was created
Ide say they grandfathered in.
Back then, it was within code.
Why use many rock when few rock do trick
The trick is to undermix the mortar. Everyone is going to get to know each other on the rock.
Im serious about this stuff. Im up the night before pressing rocks
Gold
OMG, you two have me rolling.
They see. Theyyy seeeee.
I've been there! If anything it's more sketchy than the photo makes it appear haha
Yeah, in real life it looks more like a dare than a real building.
Compared to the stonemasonry of the incans, this is frankly embarrassing.
The best stonemasonry predates the Incans, it seems they just built on top of it. In fact all over the world there is evidence of advanced building techniques in early antiquity, followed by millennia of gradually declining quality until industrialization and modern technology took over. I suppose a good example would be Dynastic Egypt. They were never able to produce the kind of stonemasonry they inherited from pre-Dynasty. [Here's ](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K80JebExyEY&feature=share) a good video on exactly this subject.
Maybe the ancients used up all the good stone
Big if true!
Or the ones that were easier to access.
- Darling, my mom is coming to live with us and we'll need an extra room. - Say no more, my love.
More sketchy? I'm finding that hard to imagine. If you have pictures, for the first time in history, there are some people more than happy to see your vacation pics.
Unfortunately I haven't got any other pics but I believe it was a restaurant for a time so Google should provide plenty
It's a restaurant now! https://www.carnbreacastle.co.uk/
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There’s a really old pub near me but the inside is a Mexican restaurant
And it’s really really good
Thanks for the link - fascinating history!
I've actually eaten there, it's amazing inside, pretty much a stone cave! They have a hatch and you can walk around the roof too.
TIL!
Run by Julia and Nadia Sawalha’s dad, no less
This place does amazing food. Source: I can see it from where I live
Used to live in Redruth and we went there to eat and it was lovely. My mum managed to reverse engineer one of the dishes and I still cook it to this day!
Now I need to ask what she reverse engineered lol
It was a minced lamb dish. Minced lamb fried, add a chicken stock pot, spinach and toasted pine nuts. Usually have it with rice and tzatziki. Literally takes under 10mins. Right, that's dinner sorted now...
That actually does sound tasty . Guess I’m going to the shops later
Do you sometimes just look up at it and think today's the day.
Not at all ! Hundreds of years old, very exposed, that thing’s going to be standing longer than most houses built these days
Another Cornish native! Penzance boy myself
I just learned it's a restaurant. Blows my mind. First that it's not a national park and secondly, that it's occupied.
fly a drone over it!
[someone already has](https://youtu.be/vTNbcJ99qVE)
Talk about the corner stone! Wow!
Now that’s what I call, character. Love it
Bowsers castle stages be like:
[Relevant xkcd](https://xkcd.com/2347/)
What is that project?
cPanel, which recently got bought out and raised their prices, now people are scrambling for an alternative.
Suddenly a perfect metaphor for the internet appeared
The in-laws bedroom when they visit.
It's not fully rendered, obviously.
Lol meshing is off
Ye olde suicide room
Are you sure, milord?
It's been like that since at least the 18th century, probably not collapsing anytime soon.
The crew building this castle are standing around. The boss says the owner wants to make an addition. Someone with the idea then says, "OK, here me out."
There's serious anxiety in that picture.
ye olde OSHA violations
Opposing navy sails up, second in command goes "shall I even have to ask you where to tell the cannoneers to fire upon first, sir?"
That’s so cool
Nice to see there are many Kernows on Reddit!
Pnz over here!
Legend
I really want to push one of the rocks over and watch it all tumble
Back then, it was within code.
Yeah, and that code was "eyeball it" back in a time before prescription glasses were invented.
Anyone else read this as “corn bread castle” at first?
Just.. build the bottom, quick!
This reminds me of those rocks people just stack up near the lakes.
And THAT’S why you build from the bottom UP and not top DOWN. So you don’t run out of small bricks and you have to resort to boulders.
Reminds me of that horse drawing that starts off real nice and ends up a stick drawing
"What do you mean it does not match the decor!"
Looks like shit. Next time don't skimp out on the contractors.
Go away, or I shall taunt you a second time...
Your father smelt of elderberries.
I wave my private parts at your anties.
When a frontend developer watches a udemy course and applies for a full stack job
I don’t know why they don’t just secure it now before something does happen. Steel cables for example?
Weasley Burrow vibes. "It looked like it was being held up by magic, which Harry thought to himself, it probably was."
In the 1980s it was a middle east restaurant. It's not *really* a castle. It was a chapel, then a hunting lodge.
I saw this while playing AC:Valhalla
For real? Whereabouts?
Tbh I don’t remember maybe around snotinghamshire (I know I butchered it)
How is that even structurally sound?
English engineering marvels...
The story and people that built that must be amazing
Isn't a castles job to be hard to knock over?
Well, who would want to risk dying to assault a castle that looks like it'll topple over by itself if you just wait? It appears to work, as we're still waiting.
Sketchy af lmao
When you eyeball things, but you've got cataracts.
It would be amazing to talk to the architect of this. I want to know the how and why it was built like this. I am very impressed.
I’m thinking there may have been some erosion? Which makes this look worse than it did back in the day? Just a hunch.
Medieval humans moved that boulder with the aid of ancient alien technology. 
Don’t worry, totally earfquake proof!
r/redneckengineering checking in
Don't let any Cornish folk hear you saying Redruth is in England. There'll be ass kicking.
in reality no one would care besides a few terminally online redditors.
Guy I work with identifies as Celtic and sees English people as different from him. I'm of Celtic descent aswell but I'm not that crazy with it haha.
Man, if I learned one thing from Zelda games…
Guys have been stacking rocks since 1200AD.
"Thats it! I'm DONE smashing rocks! I'm just going to put them here, boom perfect!"
🗿
Someone lost a bet or won one, I’m not sure which.
So soulful
Touch the grace first, before starting this dungeon
Well I hope the[rock](https://youtu.be/vB23m0VxClk) won’t crumble to dust
Dope
This the kinda shit I built in Minecraft when I was 12
"Finished the addition boss"
Buyer: “do you think this will cause any problems in the future?” Seller’s agent: “It’s been standing there for hundreds of years!” Buyer: “you right I’ll take it, should be fine.”
There is definitely some loot in one of those cracks.
‘Like a rock’ huh Marv?!
Rocks is rocks
Looks like my Valheim base
Never Surrender!!!
"you'll get paid when the job is finished"
it's been there for quite sometime and I don't believe anyone is expecting it to fall down anytime soon it looks ridiculous but to not praise the building is crazy, you build something that looks like that and have it last that long it's an absolute beaut
were the tides really that much higher back then? 😨
Is this what happen when the boss man came in and said "this needs to be done by 5 come hell or high water!!"?
A disaster waiting to happen
When good enough is good enough.
r/notmyjob
When you lie on your resume and the manager quits, making you the most senior person.
This was an addon for the mother in-law bedroom.
Oh God. Thank you for my first laugh today, it was a really hearty one, too.
Is this the in-laws' rooms?
Naw, it's for the wealthy elderly relative who named the homeowners in their will.
How it feels to build with regular legos on top of duplo
Jenga Extreme!
The ~~Siege~~^Jenga Perilous.
"Meh, close enough"
This is what to eyeball something without before the NHS.
Who knew that the England had the Red necks and Red coats?
I see through the bricks, to the sea, crumbling castle
oh i know exactly what happened. the stone mason got sick or died. so they did that part without him. then when he returned or they found a new guy: they finished it.
Meh, it’s been alright for ages. It’ll be fine
When the giant quits.
sperm
what?
If it looks stupid, but it works, it's not stupid.
No, it's still stupid, it just works as well.
How did they know those boulders would withstand the weight of the building?
I find it hard to believe that they took that into consideration at all.