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MalcolmNathaniel -> RE: Simple answers to baffling questions. (3/27/2014 8:02:35 AM)
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ORIGINAL: DomKen
That guy didn't bother to understand that the sheathing stones were cut off much later than when they were put on the pyramids.
What bothers me is that none of the people involved in explaining these "mysteries" understand that they had virtually unlimited slave power. They could have had generations of people whose only purpose in existence (according to the taskmasters) was to polish a single stone.
Back to the sci-fi sitcom from Britain: Red Dwarf.
RIMMER: No, Lister, I mean like the pyramids. How did they move such massive pieces of stone without the aid of modern technology?
LISTER: They had massive whips, Rimmer. Massive, massive whips.
RIMMER: All right, then, the Bermuda Triangle. Go on, explain that one. You know all the answers.
LISTER: No, I agree there. That is a genuine mystery. How did a song like that ever become a hit? It defies all reason.
If you are insanely patient and are possessed of infinite resolve (or you have slave labor) you can build all of those thins with ease.
I remember watching a history channel special where they tried to erect an obelisk. It was obvious to me that they didn't bother consulting a single engineer while doing so. So how they raised obelisks remains a "mystery."
A mystery that any engineer I could solve in ten minutes even using ancient tech. Actually, I could do it with some shovels, one lever, and some rope.
We, living in the techno-information age, can be blind to the fact that, while ancient people didn't have our technological background, weren't stupid.
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