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Solved! How Ancient Egyptians Moved Massive Pyramid Stones
LiveScience ^ | May 01, 2014 | Denise Chow

Posted on 05/03/2014 6:46:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

The ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids may have been able to move massive stone blocks across the desert by wetting the sand in front of a contraption built to pull the heavy objects, according to a new study.

Physicists at the University of Amsterdam investigated the forces needed to pull weighty objects on a giant sled over desert sand, and discovered that dampening the sand in front of the primitive device reduces friction on the sled, making it easier to operate. The findings help answer one of the most enduring historical mysteries: how the Egyptians were able to accomplish the seemingly impossible task of constructing the famous pyramids.

To make their discovery, the researchers picked up on clues from the ancient Egyptians themselves. A wall painting discovered in the ancient tomb of Djehutihotep, which dates back to about 1900 B.C., depicts 172 men hauling an immense statue using ropes attached to a sledge. In the drawing, a person can be seen standing on the front of the sledge, pouring water over the sand, said study lead author Daniel Bonn, a physics professor at the University of Amsterdam...

But, there is a delicate balance, the researchers found... The amount of water necessary depends on the type of sand, he added, but typically the optimal amount falls between 2 percent and 5 percent of the volume of sand.

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: amsterdam; bobbrier; danielbonn; djehutihotep; egypt; geopolymerization; giza; godsgravesglyphs; greatpyramid; jeanpierrehoudin; josephdavidovits; libya; middlekingdom; pyramids; sahara; takarkori
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To: SunkenCiv

Until the master of knowing all, no matter how important or insignificant, speaks on the subject I will be withholding giving credence to this theory..... calling Slow Joe Biden!


61 posted on 05/03/2014 7:36:01 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Surgeon General Warning: Use of Planned Parenthood is hazardous to unborn black fetuses.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Edward Leedskalnin said he figured it out decades ago. He never shared his Coral Castle secrets though.
62 posted on 05/03/2014 7:42:59 PM PDT by FlJoePa ("Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won't taste good")
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To: RetiredTexasVet

Biden’s the go-to guy, assuming he’s able to peer over someone’s shoulder and copy off their paper.


63 posted on 05/03/2014 7:43:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: smokingfrog

(’:


64 posted on 05/03/2014 7:43:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Well, now they need to explain where they found that much water and how they hauled that much water. Water is really really heavy.


65 posted on 05/03/2014 7:43:49 PM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: FlJoePa

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1777639/posts


66 posted on 05/03/2014 7:44:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Steven Tyler
They brought sand and lime (concrete mix) to the worksite, built forms, mixed with WATER, then let the mix set, them removed the forms

Oh thanks, now everybody is gonna know.

67 posted on 05/03/2014 7:46:11 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: peeps36

“White folks was [sic] in caves while we were building empires... We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and those Greek homos ever got around to it.” — Al Sharpton, Kean College, 1994

The Egypt-was-Black boneheads have gone so far as to claim that the Greek stole everything they ever knew from the library of Alexandria — which is weird, because the Greeks/Macedonians BUILT Alexandria, and the Ship’s Library (a.k.a. the Great Library).


68 posted on 05/03/2014 7:47:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: PistolPaknMama

They were moving a 60 ton statue in that 2900 year old wall carving. Bringing in water would be really really nothing by comparison.


69 posted on 05/03/2014 7:49:53 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Steven Tyler
They brought sand and lime (concrete mix) to the worksite, built forms, mixed with WATER, then let the mix set, them removed the forms

Pretty close, but the ingredients were a little different.

70 posted on 05/03/2014 7:50:19 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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To: SunkenCiv

elephants


71 posted on 05/03/2014 7:50:31 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 ("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione.")
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To: Nifster

That just shows your own ignorance.


72 posted on 05/03/2014 7:51:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: UCANSEE2

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3151875/posts?page=46#46


73 posted on 05/03/2014 7:52:19 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: bunkerhill7

Aardvarks.


74 posted on 05/03/2014 7:52:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: faithhopecharity

I loved that, I think I’ve seen it in several parts on YT, plus I watched it at the time. :’)


75 posted on 05/03/2014 7:56:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: REDWOOD99

“Dude- They used the hose!”

LOL!


76 posted on 05/03/2014 8:00:55 PM PDT by kitkat (STORM HEAVEN WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY)
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To: SunkenCiv; GraceG
Could it be Aliens?

Or Magic?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSOMA3QBU0

77 posted on 05/03/2014 8:06:19 PM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: SunkenCiv

so what were the Jews complaining about?


78 posted on 05/03/2014 8:11:26 PM PDT by dontreadthis
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To: smokingfrog

Lol!


79 posted on 05/03/2014 8:18:02 PM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: KarlInOhio
re: Surprisingly, in before the Giorgio Tsoukalos picture

Giorgio's theories are probably as valid as these guys and a hell of a lot more entertaining.

80 posted on 05/03/2014 8:41:32 PM PDT by Tupelo (I feel more like Philip Nolan every day)
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