[woodbutcher1963]

“Drills were used that turned 500X faster than today’s power drills”

Where is there PROOF of this?

This is more BS about Aliens helped build the pyramids.

The thing that built the pyramids were elephants and slaves.

[GingisK]

One merely has to read that on the nameplate of those ancient drills that are kept in museums everywhere.

I ran with these New Age crowds years ago, always attempting to explain how their lack knowledge made them susceptible to ridiculous notions. No amount of tact or patience could sway them.

I even went to their "Holy Grail" documentation, usually to find that they were misreading the material. They couldn't be convinced of that either.

Now I just regard them as cheap entertainment. They are a delight to heckle.

[PIF]

I don't know about the 500X statement, but they did use high speed drills and other machines. See "Lost Technologies of Ancient Egypt" by Christopher Dunn - a machinist and engineer. He goes into just what was necessary from a modern engineering perspective to carve and produce Karnak and many other granite statues, boxes, and odd objects with mysterious holes.

Note also the use of high speed drills by the people in the Denisovan cave, dated to 45,000-38,000 BC who made beautiful jewelry.