Date: March 21st, 2023 9:21 PM Author: Translucent jap
yeah but it's widely found fascinating because people don't know for sure exactly how it was built or what its purpose was. it's also incredible how accurate its measurements are and its near-perfect NSEW orientation.
Date: March 21st, 2023 9:39 PM Author: Translucent jap
there is still a lot of debate about how it was built. and obviously it functioned as a tomb/had religious significance but there's a lot of detail we don't know.
Date: March 21st, 2023 9:56 PM Author: Splenetic national
i don’t get this line of argument. if you can’t trust the attention-grabbing archaeological hot takes of a conspiracy-minded meathead stoner comedian veering waaaay off the path of academic consensus, then what can you trust?
Date: March 21st, 2023 10:06 PM Author: Translucent jap
i've never listened to joe rogan talk about egypt or the pyramids or anything historical, really. i can't remember the last time i listened to joe rogan.
my point is that OP shouldn't be surprised that so much fascination still surrounds the great pyramid because the pyramid is still shrouded in a lot of mystery. there are still people who dedicate their entire lives to studying the pyramid, just as there are scholars who spend their entire lives studying the mona lisa.
Date: March 22nd, 2023 4:23 PM Author: Flatulent Home
Not sure why N/S orientation is a big deal. All you need to do is put a stick in the ground and mark its shadow. Also, a pyramid’s shape is a natural ramp, which is the only way a Bronze Age civilization could have built a structure that tall. It also took them 20 years, not a couple of construction seasons. Now had they built a vertical structure of equal height, THAT would be mysterious.
Date: March 22nd, 2023 4:40 PM Author: gunneratttt (gunneratttt)
are you binging ancient aliens or something? the construction and purpose of the pyramids are incredibly well documented and the only people still intrigued by the "mysteries" are dullards who haven't bothered to research.
Date: March 21st, 2023 9:24 PM Author: propecia mathematica
the pyramids were further away from caesar and cleopatra than we are from caesar to cleopatra. they're incomprehensibly old. even the ancient greeks who visited egypt were like "holy fuck this place is old".
Date: March 22nd, 2023 2:12 AM Author: propecia mathematica
yeah i'm paraphrasing from some other poaster i think, i can't find the thread though. i always found the comparison to what we think of as "antiquity" as insane
Date: March 21st, 2023 9:47 PM Author: Translucent jap
vid of kid climbing the pyramid. it actually used to be common for tourists to climb the pyramid. you'll see a lot of inscriptions at the current top of the pyramid (coolest part imo). the original tip of the pyramid is gone now.
Date: March 22nd, 2023 4:24 PM Author: Flatulent Home
the fact that it’s possible to climb the pyramid is a dead giveaway as to how it was built. the shape is a natural ramp. we’re not talking about a vertical structure here.
Date: March 22nd, 2023 7:18 PM Author: Translucent jap
Dude you clearly do not know much about the pyramids. Obviously ramps were used in the building process. There are multiple theories of how ramps were employed. There are also multiple theories about how all the materials were transported. I’m talking details. Those are still fascinating. Not just HURR DURR THERE WUZ RAMPZ.
Date: March 22nd, 2023 2:38 AM Author: Translucent jap
We’re still discovering new architectural elements inside the pyramid. This was earlier this month
Like it’s obviously being sensationalized a bit but my point is that there’s still a lot left to analyze and there will always be a bit of mystery to the structure. The fact that it’s 4,000 years old and still intact is in itself a reason for intrigue https://youtu.be/yLTMQ9re10k
Date: March 22nd, 2023 11:18 AM Author: Concupiscible pervert
It’s one of those things that is actually more impressive in person than you would expect just based on numbers. Their size, position, relative height to the rest of Cairo, and age just slap you in your smug Wikipedia-reading face and make a huge impression. And the KFC and Pizza Hut across the street are nice too