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The experiments Brown and his team have done with ropes and sand have paid off. As they remove the sand from the pit, the obelisk gradually descends toward the critical turning groove. Brown can't resist the temptation to get into the pit with the stone, fully confident he and his team are in control. The obelisk lands smack where it's supposed to: in the cradle of the turning groove. Previous Next How Big Were They? | Cutting Granite with Sand | NOVA Raises an Obelisk Lever an Obelisk | Explore Ancient Egypt | Mysteries of the Nile | 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 |