Mystery of the Chirping Pyramid Solved

Ant writes "Nature says the mystery of the 'chirping' pyramid has been decoded. Acoustic analysis shows how the temple transforms echoes into sounds of nature. El Castillo's strange echoes have fascinated visitors for generations. A theory that the ancient Mayans built their pyramids to act as giant resonators to produce strange and evocative echoes has been supported by a team of Belgian scientists."

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First hand

[Thyamine]

My wife and I were able to experience this first hand. It's quite amazing to stand in the courtyard in front of the pyramid and do it yourself, although it's more interesting if you believe they did it on purpose. =)

Our tour guide pointed out another similar effect involving The Temple of the Warriors (I believe that was the one) while standing in the same spot. When facing it you can generate the sound of a rattlesnake (open to interpretation of course) which is to praise their sepent god.

The guide also said that priests standing in the temple atop the pyramid would only be able to be heard by someone standing in the correct spot in the courtyard. We didn't get to test that ourselves, but is something I had wanted to find out more about.