What secrets does the Great Pyramid of Giza hold?

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The discussion revolves around the construction, purpose, and significance of the Great Pyramid of Giza, exploring various theories and claims about its design, construction techniques, and the knowledge of the ancient Egyptians. Participants examine historical perceptions, mathematical relationships, and the implications of the pyramid's location and construction methods.

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  • Technical explanation
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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express skepticism about the accuracy of claims regarding the precision of the pyramid's construction, questioning how measurements can be made on corroded stones.
  • There is a debate over whether the pyramids were built by slaves or by skilled Egyptian workers, with some arguing for the latter.
  • Participants discuss the significance of the pyramid's location, with claims that it is at the center of the Earth's land mass, though some challenge the validity of this assertion.
  • Mathematical relationships between the pyramid's dimensions and the number pi are mentioned, with some participants doubting the accuracy of these calculations.
  • There are assertions that the pyramids served as monuments to pharaohs and as means to pass on knowledge, though this is contested by others who suggest alternative purposes.
  • Some participants propose that the builders possessed advanced knowledge or technology that is not fully understood today, while others argue against this notion.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express a range of views, with no clear consensus on the construction methods, purpose, or significance of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Disagreements exist regarding the accuracy of measurements, the role of slaves versus skilled workers, and the implications of mathematical relationships observed in the pyramid's dimensions.

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Limitations include uncertainties about the historical context of the pyramid's construction, the accuracy of measurements made on ancient structures, and the interpretations of mathematical relationships. The discussion reflects varying interpretations of evidence and assumptions about ancient Egyptian capabilities.

  • #31
Someone is reallly lost..
 
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  • #32
loseyourname said:
I thought they traced the evolution of the Egyptian pyramids from Babylonian ziggurats.

A bit more complex than it; there are a lot of internal evolution traced inside Egypt itself. Just they do not show it to tourists.
 
  • #33
Arivero what r u talking about??
 
  • #34
Actually the pyramids were a slow, natural progression in tomb building. Ancient tombs in Egypt started out as pits dug in the sand, then covered with rocks. Then someone added a stone slab on top of the rocks, as time went by, this became larger and more elaborate, they were called mastabas. The tops were flat. They started having layers (like a wedding cake) and this lead to the "step pyramid", the first attempt at a true pyramid was a failure, it is the "bent pyramid", they finally worked the design out and ended up with the final pyramids.

Here are examples of the progression of Egyptian tombs.

http://www.westga.edu/~rtekippe/slides2201/mastaba-pyramid.jpg
 
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  • #35
Interesting evidence to ponder for a scientist

http://humanpyramids.blogspot.com/
 
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  • #36
Thsi is the evidence? U got to be kiddin me, this is ridiculous!
 
  • #37
The evidence is that people that have no brains, since they have muscles inside the head, have pyramidal heads.
 
  • #38
Drbal also considered that the pyramidical shape might also be responsible for an accumulation of electromagnetic waves or cosmic rays, or of some unknown energy. Placing a used razor blade within a six inch high model of Cheops' Pyramid, oriented true north, Drbal found that the edges of the blade automatically recovered their sharpness after use; that he could shave with one Gillette Blue Blade as many as 200 times!

He believed that the environment inside the Pyramid somehow made the crystals in the blade return to their original form. Drbal was issued with Czech patent number 91304, after a very long fight, for the Cheops' Pyramid Razor Blade Sharpeners.

An Italian milk company has started putting their milk into pyramid shaped cartons. They have discovered that milk keeps indefinitely without refrigeration. A French company have even patented a pyramidical container for selling yoghurt!

In March, 1963, biologists of the University of Oklahoma confirmed that the skin cells of the Egyptian princess Mene were actually capable of living. Princess Mene has been 'dead' for several thousand years!

Some stuff to raise your eyebrows a little :))
 
  • #39
Daminc said:
Some stuff to raise your eyebrows a little :))
The sharpening of razor blades is an urban legend.
The fact that someone gets a patent for a device does not mean that it works. The Patents Office of any nation limits itself to examine if someone else has registered the same patent.
Milk pasteurized at 85 degrees centigrade and put in an airtight package, like TetraPak will keep indefinitely without refrigeration no matter the shape of the container.
As for the Egyptian princess, do you have a reliable cite?
 
  • #40
As for the Egyptian princess, do you have a reliable cite?
Hell no :))

I just remembered reading about the razor blade thing many moons ago and searched for it. The other stuff was with it.

I also remember reading about the explorer who climbed to the top of a pyramid (I'm not sure which one) and pulled out his bottle wine (wrapped in a cloth or paper I can't remember which) and sparks came flying out the top.

Is that another urban myth?
 
  • #41
Daminc said:
Hell no :))

I just remembered reading about the razor blade thing many moons ago and searched for it. The other stuff was with it.

I also remember reading about the explorer who climbed to the top of a pyramid (I'm not sure which one) and pulled out his bottle wine (wrapped in a cloth or paper I can't remember which) and sparks came flying out the top.

Is that another urban myth?
Since it happened in the desert, I would call it a rural myth.
 
  • #42
This blog is dedicated to a woman posing as a scientist. "Evo" at the physics forums https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5 decided I was "full of nonsense" and took it on herself to delete my posts and ban me. This blog's purpose is to prove that I am right and she is a fool who belongs at home with the children. The Happeh Theory of The Pyramid inside of the Human Body says there is an actual Pyramid inside of the Human Body

:smile::smile::smile::smile:
 
  • #43
This blog is dedicated to a woman posing as a scientist. "Evo" at the physics forums https://www.physicsforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5 decided I was "full of nonsense" and took it on herself to delete my posts and ban me. This blog's purpose is to prove that I am right and she is a fool who belongs at home with the children. The Happeh Theory of The Pyramid inside of the Human Body says there is an actual Pyramid inside of the Human Body
:smile: :smile: <wipes tears from her eyes from laughing> Thanks matthyaouw, I didn't even bother looking at his link. :smile:
 
  • #44
Evo, you're famous! :biggrin:
 

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