Egyptian Pyramid Rover Finds... Another Door

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Egyptian Pyramid Rover Finds... Another Door

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday September 17, 2002 @12:51AM from the screw-this-i'm-gating-home dept.

JoeRobe writes "In what appears to be more evidence that ancient Egyptian architects had a sense of humor, MSNBC is reporting that the pyramid rover has determined what was behind the door at the end of a mysterious shaft alluded to earlier - another door."

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Are they sure they can get it out again? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-15 00:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Am I the only one who fears that the door, currently very hard to get to because it is at the end of a long narrow passage, might soon be the door, extremely hard to get to because it is at the end of a long narrow passage with a broken robot jammed in it.
Very tastefull by t_allardyce · 2002-09-15 01:09 · Score: 5, Funny

You gotta love America, "Tonight we break in to ancient burial sites LIVE!" Will it have musical performances? What about cheesy hosts who do mummy jokes every 5 mins.?

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Beware the Curse! by Fear+the+Clam · 2002-09-15 01:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Pretty crafty letting a robot take the blame. I can hear the stories years from now...

"And the next morning, the robot failed to come out of its tent. When they went in to check, they found the robot frozen in horror, its monitor displaying The Blue Screen of Death!"
Shaft exploring by _ganja_ · 2002-09-15 01:44 · Score: 5, Funny

I watch Shaft exploring programs almost every night, just need to get the right cable channels.

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Not surprising by Clock+Nova · 2002-09-17 00:53 · Score: 3, Funny

Let's hope they don't find an empty Coke bottle, too.

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1. Re:Not surprising by Anonymous+Canard · 2002-09-17 02:44 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I'm figuring it's an easter egg. The hacker who designed the pyramid put in a little extra room for his pet mouse that didn't show up on any of the approved plans. Behind the next wall there will be a tiny mouse sarcophagus replete with all of the things that a mouse would need in order to prosper in the afterlife.
  
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behind magic door number 2..... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 00:53 · Score: 1, Funny

Al Capone's vault!
Where's Geraldo when you need him. by Misfit · 2002-09-17 00:54 · Score: 2, Funny

I'm sure he would be able to find out what lies behind the vaults of Al TutCapone..
And behind the final door is... by darkov2 · 2002-09-17 00:56 · Score: 3, Funny

a hieroglyph that roughly translates to "Ha-Ha"
Isn't it obvious? by UncleBiggims · 2002-09-17 00:57 · Score: 5, Funny

It seems obvious to me what this shaft is. It leads directly into the Queen's chamber so it must be a laundry shoot. Unfortunately, Khufu's dirty Sun God Underoo's must have been stolen 1000's of years ago.
Egyptian Engineers: by Your_Mom · 2002-09-17 00:58 · Score: 5, Funny

Egyptian Engineer 1: "Hey Ahumhuphet!"
Egyptian Engineer 2: "Yo!"
Egyptian Engineer 1: "Check it out, I designed this really long, small passage that leads to a door, then it goes on, and leads to another door!"
Egyptian Engineer 2: "Why?"
Egyptian Engineer 1: "...dunno... thought it would be cool"
Egyptian Engineer 2: "Man, this is like your idea to draw aliens on hieroglyphs! Its not like anyone is ever going to /see/ these things!"

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1. Re:Egyptian Engineers: by the+way,+what're+you · 2002-09-17 01:28 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Egyptian Engineer 1: "Check it out, I designed this really long, small passage that leads to a door, then it goes on, and leads to another door!"
  Engineer 1 must be an ancient ancestor of this dude.
  
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2. Re:Egyptian Engineers: by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 02:13 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Egyptian Engineer 2: "Why?"
  Egyptian Engineer 1: "...dunno... thought it would be cool"
  
  MY GOD! They've discovered the first case mod
Re:Humor? by Arnold_Crenshaw · 2002-09-17 01:00 · Score: 1, Funny

There are much more skillful ways to present that troll. Go back, read some more comic books, and try again.
My favorite part . . . by a_timid_mouse · 2002-09-17 01:03 · Score: 5, Funny

... and I only watched the last 5 minutes or so . . .

Robot proceeds forward through hole in door . . .

Excited Host Lady: Describe what's happening now for us!

Expert: The robot is proceeding forward through the hole in the door.

Excited Host Lady: Oooooo! Those look like hieroglyphics! Writing on the wall!

Expert: Cracks. Those are cracks.
1. Re:My favorite part . . . by Scratch-O-Matic · 2002-09-17 01:25 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You missed an earlier part worth seeing, when the sarcophagus was opened to reveal a human skeleton:
  
  Expert: I hope this will shut the mouths of all thoses idiots who say this place wasn't built by Egyptians.
  
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2. Re:My favorite part . . . by numatrix · 2002-09-17 01:38 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  You forgot the preceeding line:
  
  Excited Host Lady: Oh my gosh, this is the first live discovery of space...
  
  Sadly, I'm not not making this up That really was a pathetic show.
3. Re:My favorite part . . . by captainboogerhead · 2002-09-17 02:11 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I believe they're lovingly referred to as "Pyramidiots" by the archeology set.
Learning about ancient cultures by Washizu · 2002-09-17 01:04 · Score: 5, Funny

They might find more information about the ancient race of skeleton people.

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My special thoughts by Jupiter9 · 2002-09-17 01:06 · Score: 5, Funny

I can't believe I watched this. I knew it was going to be the worst 2hours of television I've ever seen, but still I was sucked in.

How come they didn't take the camera rover out and put the one with the drill in there to drill a hole through the new found door?

I thought they had xrayed the door already, did they know that the new door was there?

How many doors and how many specials will it take to reach the secret chamber?

Who was that British-accent babe commentator? Did any other guys here want to drive their rover up her secret chamber?

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1. Re:My special thoughts by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 01:27 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Who was that British-accent babe commentator? Did any other guys here want to drive their rover up her secret chamber?
  
  If you get the National Geographic Channel, you can find here on National Geographic Today, everyday.
  
  And...um... yes.
2. Re:My special thoughts by Rand+Race · 2002-09-17 02:24 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  First door was in the way.
  
  They sonar mapped the first door. That didn't tell them anything but how thick the first door was.
  
  I'd guess one more door and no more specials.
  
  I kept expecting her to say "The rover will be at the door in a couple of minutes so while we wait I'll back up into a corner and bounce up and down".
  
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Yeah, but... by torpor · 2002-09-17 01:07 · Score: 3, Funny

... what's behind the *other* door?

ANOTHER DOOR! AND ANOTHER!! AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER!!!!

I'm sure of it.

We've finally discovered the hole in the universe that will revolutionize our perception of reality: behind every opened door is another door!

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1. Re:Yeah, but... by British · 2002-09-17 02:25 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  They should just give up and leave the robot inside there.
  
  Then, hundreds of years from now, explorers will find it, and think ancient Egyptians had robot technology, completely skewing world history up.
Somewhere... by blixel · 2002-09-17 01:11 · Score: 4, Funny

It's another door.

Somewhere from the great beyond some dead Pharoh is laughing his ass off.
Bugs Bunny by docbrown42 · 2002-09-17 01:11 · Score: 5, Funny

After watching the show last night, why do I suddenly think of Yosimite Sam opening door after door, while Bugs nails up new doors on the other end?

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Re:ok by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 01:21 · Score: 5, Funny

Because they now need to explore the opposite shaft (which has never been fully explored) to get the red key and then return to the orginal shaft and open the second door.
Re:Poll by tjensor · 2002-09-17 01:21 · Score: 2, Funny

And inevitabley... 6) ??? 7) Profit!

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The Egyptians Had It Right by wls · 2002-09-17 01:22 · Score: 3, Funny

The Egyptians had it right... using the pyramids to secretly and safely store all their MP3 collections.
The writing on the wall... by Kredal · 2002-09-17 01:27 · Score: 5, Funny

You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike, and all blocked by really heavy stone doors.

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Figures.. by joshua404 · 2002-09-17 01:27 · Score: 3, Funny

Now we'll have to wait a year for the sequel: Door: The Return.
Re:Poll by jimlintott · 2002-09-17 01:28 · Score: 2, Funny

6) Door #3
Try harder by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 01:39 · Score: 1, Funny

Screw this "careful drilling" shit. Next time, send in a battlebot and knock the damned door down. While it's climbing up the shaft, stick a Fox executive under the "pulverizer" just to pass the time.
What's behind the door that Ito-san is next to? by gsfprez · 2002-09-17 01:44 · Score: 4, Funny

(in all caps, stupid /. filter)
Kuni : Naaaaatthing! Absolutely naaaaaaathing! stoooooooopad !!!! You're so stoooooopad!!!!!
(/Weird Al UHF reference)

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We may have discovered.. by akruppa · 2002-09-17 01:54 · Score: 3, Funny

the world's first advent calendar.
Remember: don't open that last door before the 24th.

Alex

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Re:Two running themes on the night... by CaffeineAddict2001 · 2002-09-17 01:57 · Score: 3, Funny

I think it was more about religious fervor. Which is a type of slavery.

Probably happened like this:
Scholars calculate the eclipse down to the minute and then.

"I am all mighty pharoah, build me a pyramid, or I will hide sun!"

"Yeah right!"

"Okay, you asked for it! *waves hands*"

"HOLY SHIT!! OH PLEASE MAKE IT COME BACK!! WE PROMISE TO BE GOOD!"

"Hmm... Well, I am a benevolent god, so, if you work real hard..."

"Oh we will!"

*waits for scholars to give signal* *pharoah waves hand*

"OH THANK YOU PHAROAH!!! BACK TO WORK!"
"Obviously" an airlock by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 02:04 · Score: 1, Funny

Can't wait till they open the second door and catch an alien in the bath, woah the galatic consequences...
Re: Very Entertaining Show by Black+Parrot · 2002-09-17 02:22 · Score: 2, Funny

> (After we see it's just another wall). "This is a very important discovery, and I am very pleased with what we found".

I bet Siggy Freud would have enjoyed it:
1) everyone gets excited about poking a pole in a hole
2) hole gets poked
3) everyone wonders why they were so excited about it two minutes ago
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4) everyone starts looking forward to the next episode

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Pyramid Undergoes Colonoscopy - on Live TV by tenzig_112 · 2002-09-17 02:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Here are some notes from Giza's recent colonoscopy

Physicians were shocked to discover that, due to its advanced age and weight, the monument belongs to the highest risk categories for a number of diseases.

Through an interpreter, Giza told reporters that he decided to go ahead with the procedure in order to set an example for others. Wonders of the World, it seems, are notorious for taking terrible care ofthemselves. They never bathe, take no exercise, and avoid medical care at all costs. Stonehenge, for example, hasn't seen a Chiropractor in half a millennia.

Originally bound for PBS or The Learning Channel, the project eventually landed on the network best known for routinely airing rectal contents: Fox Television.
Re:ok by MoneyT · 2002-09-17 02:54 · Score: 5, Funny

Because the hyroglyphs on the second door said:

"By breaking this seal you agree to the terms of the license contained herein.

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proof of time travel by shren · 2002-09-17 03:29 · Score: 4, Funny

Somebody has been using the speed of light distorting effects of pairs of copper wire to travel back in time and set up a room in a pyramid so they can make a very long series of TV documentaries.

Hey. I'll give you a big pile of gold if you'll make a room that's impossible to get into in this pyramid. Say, up a narrow shaft, behind a couple doors. And throw in a trap that will crush a small robot.

Robot?

It's like a cat, but not holy.

Oh. Ok. Sure. Why not?

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Due to lack of funding.. by MongooseCN · 2002-09-17 03:38 · Score: 4, Funny

Due to lack of funding, and the need to get through the second door, the next robot is going to be a LEGO cart with TNT strapped to it.

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Re:A bit of history here by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 04:01 · Score: 1, Funny

Is there really that big of a following for the "aliens built the pryamids" theory?
Yep.. they're called 'pyramidiots' by serious egyptologists. A bit of a running joke.
There is a door to the east by Sonicboom · 2002-09-17 05:19 · Score: 4, Funny

> East

You open this door, and there is a long passageway to another door. A NASTY DWARF THROWS AN AXE AT YOU!

> OPEN DOOR

You open the door, and there is a black sceptre and a bird cage on the floor. "XYZZY" is written on the door.

> XYZZY

You are in a well house.....

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HAHAHA by bogie · 2002-09-17 06:32 · Score: 3, Funny

You perves are slashdotting NationalGeographic.

I was just there to get directions on how to get away from there.

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The definitive answer: Here's what they'll find by Anonymous Coward · 2002-09-17 08:00 · Score: 2, Funny

When they knock down the second door they will find the names of the builders in heiroglyphics.

The shaft, my friends, is the world's oldest easter egg.