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Pyramid Rover Finds A Third Closed Door

Posted by timothy on from the monty-hall-is-on-hand dept.

eyefish writes "Well, following on this story and then on this one, we now get to this third story in the series: 'a camera thrust through the south shaft's door last week revealed what appeared to be another door on the other side of a 9-inch-square chamber, for a total of three so far in the pyramid.' This is getting more exciting all the time. I only hope we get to see what's behind the last door before my lifetime..."

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  1. Now the Real Question.. by RaboKrabekian · · Score: 4, Funny

    If they decide to open Door Number 3 and nothing's there, do they have to forfeit all of their winnings?

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    "Moderate drinking can help prevent amputated limbs" -- Abigail Zuger, NYTimes, 12/31/02
  2. They're not all in a row by dschuetz · · Score: 5, Informative

    Okay, I've been trying to figure out how they managed to get past the second door. They didn't. The article blurb implies that the third door was behind the second, but it's in a different shaft.

    Briefly: There are two shafts. The southern shaft is very straight and has a door blocking it, discovered in 1993. They inserted a fiber-optic camera through a hole in the door and found another door behind it. The northern shaft has twists and turns, and they just now were finally able to get to the end of that with the new robot. That shaft, too, is blocked by a door.

    National Geographic explains it a little better...

  3. Surprising that Bruce Schneier hasn't chimed in... by Peter+T+Ermit · · Score: 4, Funny
    Isn't he an expert in crypt analysis?

    *rim shot*