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To cover the last six feet to the pedestal stone, the team tests another way this ancient culture might have moved moai. It's another lever method and it gives a mechanical advantage to the moai movers, essential as the pulling team has dwindled to only 20 people. Real life doesn't quite live up to the grand plans: The pole breaks. A new pole is rigged up. It takes a full day to move the moai only six feet. Previous Next Vince Lee's Uphill Battle | NOVA Moves a Megalith | How Big Were They? Move the Moai | Explore Easter Island | Secrets of Easter Island | Resources | Transcript Medieval Siege | Pharaoh's Obelisk | Easter Island | Roman Bath | China Bridge | Site Map Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule About NOVA | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Jobs | Search | To print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated November 2000 |