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Great Pyramid of Giza Is Slightly Lopsided
www.livescience.com ^
| June 20, 2016 07:30am ET
| By Owen Jarus
Posted on 06/21/2016 12:59:52 PM PDT by Red Badger
Built for the pharaoh Khufu about 4,500 years ago, the Great Pyramid at Giza is considered a wonder of the ancient world. Credit: Nina Aldin Thune, CC Attribution 2.5 Generic ==================================================================================================
The Great Pyramid of Giza may be a Wonder of the Ancient World, but it's not perfect: Its base is a little lopsided because its builders made a teensy mistake when constructing it, new research reveals.
The west side of the pyramid is slightly longer than the east side, scientists have found. Although the difference is very slight, it's enough that a modern-day research team, led by engineer Glen Dash and Egyptologist Mark Lehner, was able to detect the small flaw in a new measuring project.
"The base is not quite square," Dash said. The project is being carried out by the Glen Dash Research Foundation, led by Dash, and Ancient Egypt Research Associates (AERA), led by Lehner. AERA has been mapping and excavating the Giza plateau for about 30 years. [Photos: Amazing Discoveries at Egypt's Giza Pyramids]
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TOPICS: Education; History
KEYWORDS: 4thdynasty; egypt; ggg; giza; glendash; godsgravesglyphs; greatpyramid; khufu; marklehner; oldkingdom; pyramid
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To: SunkenCiv
PinGGG!............................
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:00:11 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger
Ah those Aliens ,not as good as they thought
To: Red Badger
They found that the east side of the pyramid originally measured somewhere between 755.561 and 755.817 feet (230.295 to 230.373 meters), while the west side of the pyramid originally measured somewhere between 755.833 and 756.024 feet (230.378 to 230.436 m).About 5" variance.
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:02:30 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Estos sufrimientos pasaran, y la esperanza una salida marcara." ~ Abp. Romero)
To: Red Badger
gee. if the pyramid starts learning they’ll make a dam*ed tourist attraction out of it!
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:02:49 PM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicians are not born. They're excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero)
To: Red Badger
I don’t understand why they need a ‘measuring project’ to measure the base of the pyramid.
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:03:33 PM PDT
by
lacrew
To: Red Badger
Anybody know a good Mudjacker?
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:03:45 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(Never Killary!)
To: Tax-chick
When my daughter was in Middle School years ago, I helped her build a pyramid out of sugar cubes. It was a big hit at her science fair, but boy was it really difficult to build.................
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:04:33 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger
Wonder if engineer Glen Dash and Egyptologist Mark Lehner had there equipment properly calibrated and adjusted for changing conditions.
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:04:39 PM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Red Badger
Some caulk and dry wall mud will smooth that right out...
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:05:02 PM PDT
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: lacrew
Because the pyramid was originally covered in angled casing stones, providing a smooth exterior surface, the original base dimensions were slightly larger than what’s observable today. (info from the article)
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:05:32 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Estos sufrimientos pasaran, y la esperanza una salida marcara." ~ Abp. Romero)
To: Red Badger
That’s probably why the stargate no longer operates.
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:05:58 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: lacrew
If you read the full article, it explains it............................
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:06:02 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger
One of my sons did that in Science Olympiad.
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:06:12 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Estos sufrimientos pasaran, y la esperanza una salida marcara." ~ Abp. Romero)
To: fella
I would hope so. Lasers are pretty accurate....................
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:07:07 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger
The Leaning Tower of Giza.
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:07:13 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: 2banana
We’ll get some Mexicans right on it!.......................
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:07:36 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: chajin
LOL! Great one!...................
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:07:55 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Tax-chick
I forget how many boxes of sugar cubes we used but we had to buy them in different stores because we cleaned them out!...........................
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:08:58 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: Red Badger
It’s amazing how many little blocks it takes. And then you get ants.
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posted on
06/21/2016 1:09:37 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("Estos sufrimientos pasaran, y la esperanza una salida marcara." ~ Abp. Romero)
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