I thought King Tut "Moved to Arizona and bought a condo made of stone-a ..."
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 ...
And nobody wants to be Shemp.
Hey! We all know that they used their alien space ships to move those rocks.
A pile of rocks?
Touche’
Water into sand is like pouring water through a sieve. Water will filter through too quickly. The sand will dry out before the sled can traverse the wetted area. The images of desert around the pyramids give the impression that the sand layer is deep and would drain immediately. If this belief is to hold water, they would have had to add fine particles to hold the water at the surface.
I thought King Tut "Moved to Arizona and bought a condo made of stone-a ..."
- all this for some damn fags that thought they needed huge gravestones
First, massive use of Hebrew slaves. And second, why didn’t they just watch “The Ten Commandments”? Pretty much explained there.
“Ok......and they hauled all that water into the desert how?”
Tanker trucks, of course.
Again? Do they really mean it this time? LOL
The scientists said that the Egyptians had a "contraption."
Slicking the ground with water AND using a contraption is what did it.
-PJ
My man, they used hose and pimpses both; as long as they could work, Pharomone didn't care what sex they were.
>> tankers...
Exactly!
In real life, you'd fill wagons up with loose stone broken away from the quarry area, haul same in wagons pulled by oxen or elephants to the pyramid build site, pour same into formers as the video shows, add some sort of bonding liquid, and presto, on to the next block. Ever wonder how those blocks fit as tightly as they do? Pouring them would do that....
Well, at least he dresses like a professor. How can they say ‘solved’ in the headline when the story says, ‘may have been able’?
Hey!! I have a brilliant idea!!! Maybe someone could put WHEELS under the sleds to make them pull easier.
Inevitable that it be discovered - them slaves pulling on the ropes sweat - a LOT.
At one time, that whole area was a rain forest, and it has been suggested that is when the Sphyx was built....
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