Posted on 07/23/2018 3:18:23 PM PDT by BBell
Thousands sign petition to let people DRINK red liquid found inside 2,000-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus believing it is the elixir of life while experts say it is just sewage water
Thousands sign petition to let people drink red liquid found inside sarcophagus
The 2,000-year-old Egyptian coffin was found earlier this month in Alexandria
Tongue-in-cheek petition created last week and now has over 11,000 signatures
A petition to let people drink from a red liquid found inside a 2,000-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus has received thousands of signatures.
Speculations about the large black granite sarcophagus quickly started after its opening in the coastal city of Alexandria earlier this month.
Yet Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says the liquid is neither 'juice for mummies that contains an elixir of life' nor is it red mercury but only sewage water.
It also says the find doesn't belong to any ancient rulers and the remains are undergoing restorations to reveal more.
The tongue-in-cheek petition was created last week and now has over 11,000 signatures.
Some suggest it belongs to the ancient Greek ruler, Alexander the Great.
Others warned of 'the curse' opening it would unleash. These reports were dismissed by the ministry.
The petition encouraged people that they needed to 'drink the red liquid from the cursed dark sarcophagus' in order to 'assume its powers'.
People were quick to comment, with one writing: 'We deserve the power of the Egyptian elite.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
That would imply the burial party had very low regard for the deceased. Which then brings up the question , why such a large stone sarcophagus ? Imagine the time spent carving it. The time spent burying it SOOOO DEEP.
Why were none of the carcasses 'mummified' ?
What the heck is wrong with people? Until I saw the picture, I thought some mis-guided people wanted to drink liquid found in a vial or urn, not this toxic mess.
I couldn’t even make a joke about drinking this. btw - for the petitioners - the people inside the goo are dead. I don’t think this indicates it is the elixir of life.
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[snip] The initial discovery of the massive black granite coffin caused a stir; some speculated that it might contain the long-vanished remains of Alexander the Great, whose tomb was said to have been located in Alexandria. Others raised concerns about a curse; according to the BBC, Waziri assuaged fears, saying: “We’ve opened it and, thank God, the world has not fallen into darkness. The discovery of the red liquid inside the sarcophagus when it was opened also prompted a reaction; an international petition demanding that the Egyptian government let people drink the liquid garnered thousands of signatures. [/snip]
Initial analysis shows skeletons from huge Egyptian sarcophagus are two men, one woman
Intricate gold panels were also found alongside the three skeletons
Nevine El-Aref , Sunday 19 Aug 2018
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/9/40/309896/Heritage/Ancient-Egypt/Initial-analysis-shows-skeletons-from-huge-Egyptia.aspx
Well, heck. They drink camel pee, don’t they? Where’s the harm in this stuff?
Thanks (I think) SC. You always know how to raise the dead.
;o]
‘Face
Not sure there's much hope for these marinated mummies, but thanks 'face!
Do you really want to know the answer?
“Dilute the liquid a by a factor of 100, and give em a few milliliters each.
Wait. Dont . That is how the Zombie plague starts”
You say that like its a bad thing.
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