Primus Pilus Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 French architect said on Friday he had cracked a 4,500-year-old mystery surrounding Egypt's Great Pyramid, saying it was built from the inside out. Previous theories have suggested Pharaoh Khufu's tomb, the last surviving example of the seven great wonders of antiquity, was built using either a vast frontal ramp or a ramp in a corkscrew shape around the exterior to haul up the stonework... Yahoo News Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Nonius Severus Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 This was really interesting. I had a hard time envisioning it so I went looking for more info and came across the project website here: www.3ds.com/khufu I haven't downloaded the special plugin to look at the 3D stuff yet but there is a really interesting .pdf with some good info. If they can prove this it will be a revolutionary discovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatius Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Download the plug-in and watch it. Very interesting and when you see the illustrations of how he imagines the ramps set up so teams can work in tandem you will just go ahh! Pretty amazing technology and organization for the time really,or any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Very interesting theory, but until it's proofed I remain doubtful. Surly would be traces of those inside ramps and I've never even heard about them (Except from the grand gallery.) Anyone else who have heard anything about them? On a side note, the 3D plug-inn is very impressive and I'm surprised of how smoothly it's working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bripus Klmunus Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 This is a theory that waaaaaaaay back in primary school (25+ years ago) I heard from my science teacher. He even set up a brief demonstration of how it could be achieved in this matter - from what I recall, it just made darn good sense. From that point on, I've always held to that theory as the most likely, having seen it demonstrated on a small scale as a lad. It sorta stuck with me. I'm glad to see that others actually agree - and that 3D plugin was phenomenal to see in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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