How many grains

Written by eklastic

have these millstones crushed?

^{Millstones from a mill built in 1612:, they were put on display in a small square in 1979, restored in 2010.}

For the sake of scale I went back there and asked to guys to stand next to the stones. The one on the left is 1.73m tall.

bushboy says:

Jan 31, 2026 at 9:38 am

Lots

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paeansunplugged says:

Jan 31, 2026 at 10:10 am

These are huge!

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1. eklastic says:
  
  Jan 31, 2026 at 10:14 am
  
  About as tall as me.
  
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paeansunplugged says:

Jan 31, 2026 at 10:16 am

And how tall are you? 🤔

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1. eklastic says:
  
  Jan 31, 2026 at 10:17 am
  
  about 5′, aka 156cm or thereabouts (I’ve been told I’m shrinking)
  
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  1. paeansunplugged says:
    
    Jan 31, 2026 at 10:28 am
    
    👍🏼
    
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2. eklastic says:
  
  Jan 31, 2026 at 3:35 pm
  
  I was slightly off and overestimated my height. I added another photo with two guys as scale. I guess the stones are 1.70 in diametre.
  
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paeansunplugged says:

Jan 31, 2026 at 3:37 pm

Thanks for the update. That means a lot more of grains than I imagined.

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