This activity is about the lever as a basic tool. The ancient Egyptians used levers ... you're asked to lift one end of a relatively small obelisk three feet. You have a lever, a movable fulcrum ...

Shop-spec levers from Pedros, premium Silca ones, and other models from Unior, Park Tool, and SKS ... and I'd much rather sacrifice a small amount of space for a lever I know I can trust ...