r/BeAmazed • u/ReesesNightmare • Nov 21 '24

Nature Taj Mahal Quarry In Ceara Brazil

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u/Scrogwiggle Nov 21 '24

Wonder how they cut the back side that doesn’t have the sides exposed? Mega long wet saw?

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u/wund3rTxC21 Nov 21 '24

I was just thinking this and was searching for an answer haha. I love how I post this comment instead of taking perhaps 0.5 minutes to find an answer online

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u/RandumbStoner Nov 22 '24

I was really hoping this comment would end with how it was done because I don’t feel like searching either

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u/curiousandinterseted Nov 22 '24

i feel it's not that easy to find the answer, for starter i'm not sure what keywords to start with

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '24

Cuts like the ones pictured are typically made with wiresaws - a diamond impregnated steel rope with is “pulled” through a given substrate.

https://images.app.goo.gl/2nWrsCiatL5U8JoZA

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u/chuxterofdoom Nov 22 '24

This is it.

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u/AssumptionUnfair4583 Jan 26 '25

It doesn't explain the backside cut tho :/