What was the first flat...

[EternalOptimist]

Lying in bed at 18:00 last night, drinking my third can of scrumpy jack, I had this thought

What was the first truly flat surface ever made by humans.

I havn't got a clue myself but I know there will be some wise soul out there who will help me answer this.

[churkus]

the wheel?

[Churchill]

Lying in bed at 18:00 last night, drinking my third can of scrumpy jack, I had this thought

What was the first truly flat surface ever made by humans.

I havn't got a clue myself but I know there will be some wise soul out there who will help me answer this.

Certainly before the Pyramids.

If the stones had the slightest imperfection then the weight of the stones above would've cracked them.

[Kyajae]

Lying in bed at 18:00 last night, drinking my third can of scrumpy jack, I had this thought

What was the first truly flat surface ever made by humans.

I havn't got a clue myself but I know there will be some wise soul out there who will help me answer this.

In bed at 6pm with a can of scrumpy jack?

[threaded]

Guess the oldest we know of is on Gozo.

[EternalOptimist]

Certainly before the Pyramids.

If the stones had the slightest imperfection then the weight of the stones above would've cracked them.

Ah now

I know how the Egyptians managed that. They flooded the area where the pyramids were to be, then drilled down through the water a set distance. Then they flattened the rock to the level of the drill holes

[EternalOptimist]

In bed at 6pm with a can of scrumpy jack?

working away from home, based in Eastcote.

I am aiming for 5pm as some sort of record

[realityhack]

Depends what you mean by flat. No surface is truly flat.

[freakydancer]

Depends what you mean by flat. No surface is truly flat.

My mates wifes chest is.

[wendigo100]

Depends what you mean by flat. No surface is truly flat.

Atoms are a bit bumpy.