It makes a lot more sense to build the "extension" to the hill with stones. Carry them up to the top of the hill and pile them up. As simple as that.
It's a lot more "permanent", therefore more likely to be recognised. And stones are not washed away by the rain, therefore having to start all over again or "borrow" the poor fellow's grass.
After all, MOUNTAINS are made of rock!
But then the mudslide and the drama of Johnny Shellshock wouldn't make sense as the trnches he built were made from the earth not stones.
shareStones would also be much heavier to carry and much slower to dig up. I'm not sure it would be a much more efficient way to work than by carrying buckets, pails and carts of soil. I think it would defeat the purpose (both reality- and movie-wise)
"Sometimes I'm callous and strange."
I agree, stones are murder to transport! I had to carry a pile of stones (each no larger than a watermelon) approx 20 feet on flat land, and I was thoroughly exhausted & unable to continue by noon. I can't imagine a bunch of kids & old folks trying to carry stones up a 980 ft hill.
My only thought about moving the soil was why didn't these people organize a "bucket brigade" and pass the soil from person to person? It would've been much more efficient, like the old firefighters used to do.
If it was only a mile from the village to the summit and people stood six feet apart that is nearly 900 people required. The village probably didn't have that many people living there even counting all the women and children. As Morgan says at the beginning "they are all in the chapel" which, even if only half the population attend a Sunday service, is not capable of holding 450.
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It will be difficult to balance rocks on top of each other for 16-18 feet. A combination of rocks and soil would be best IMO. Still rocks are heavy to carry
shareApart from the other problems already mentioned, atones piled on top of one another would almost certainly be considered a 'structure' and thus not counted as part of the height of the geological feature.
shareStones would not be considered as part of the hill/mountain. Otherwise they could have just used the flagpole to get the 20 feet. The hill had to be made out of the same material as the hill.
shareToo heavy, you idiot.
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