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World's Largest Pyramid Discovered in Bosnia?
kieran writes "Archaeologists have apparently begun to unearth a massive pyramid which had been masquerading as a hill in the Bosnian town of Visoko. At an estimated 722ft in height, it is expected to be 1/3 taller than Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza."
There's not much resolution from this satellite image, but here's the pyramid's location using Google maps.
I'm a little dubious here - the lead of this project, Semir Osmanagic says (from abc) he sees astonishing similarities between the structures and Mexican pyramids dating back to about 200 AD, which also come in pairs, one believed to represent the Sun and the other the Moon.
How can he know that with so little excavated? And his foundation has the rather fortean-timesish name of "Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation"
There's a far better (and longer) article at the art newspaper.
You can also the have a look at the photos of the hill (scroll down) in this bosnian forum (yup, looks like a pyramid).
There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
Always right on top of things, eh, editors?
First: The Bosnian "pyramid" (a roughly four-sided hill where they've found nothing but a mound of dirt so far) hit the news last year, in Early November IIRC.
Second, the fellow cho claims it a pyramid ranks right up there with Uri Gellar as far as credibility goes, according to Archaology last week.
So +5 for topical, but minus a million for reporting on entirely the wrong end of the issue. They didn't just discover it, they just debunked the discovery.
... and if you have any doubt, take a look at this.
this story is utterly false and the dude who discovered it is a crazy. Here is a link with handy details. http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/osmanag ic/
See? See what happens? This is why there are no successful libertarian comedians.
Investing in growth hardly implies a pyramid scheme anyway, but if you're anti-government, I don't expect there's any way to explain that.
Quite right! Social Security is not a Pryamid Scheme. That's just silly!
It's a Ponzi Scheme.
Oh, and there are successful libertarian comedians. P.J. O'Rourke, for one, has about ten best-sellers. How many books have you published? Bill Maher also self-identifies as a libertarian, and there's little question that Penn Jillette is in the mix as well. Almost half of the episodes of Penn & Teller's "Bullshit" are straight-up libertarian think-tank critiques of society.
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
For an example of his unique theories, here's an excerpt from his book, "The World of the Maya":
Ordinary watchmakers repair our watches and put them into accordance with Earthly time. It is my theory that the Maya should be considered watchmakers of the cosmos whose mission it is to adjust the Earthly frequency and bring it into accordance with the vibrations of our Sun. Once the Earth begins to vibrate in harmony with the Sun, information will be able to travel in both directions without limitation. And then we will be able to understand why all ancient peoples worshipped the Sun and dedicated their rituals to this. The Sun is the source of all life on this planet and the source of all information and knowledge. ...And with a frequency in harmony, the Earth will, via the Sun, be connected with the center of our Galaxy. These facts become exceptionally important when we realize that we are rapidly approaching December 2012, a date which the Maya have marked as the time of arrival of the Galactic Energy Cluster which will enlighten us.
"We shall party like the Greeks of old! You know the ones I mean." - HedonismBot
I have been following this story since October of last year, there has been a lot of information published and a lot of time spent on either side of 'piramidasa' and 'antipiramidasa' arguing whether the former pyramid believers and later pyramid non-believers are right. Here is a link to a satellite analysis of the region http://piramidasunca.ba/ajaxfiles/epodmeni/eizvjes taji/Geophysical%20Analysis.pdf
At http://www.astreamagazine.com/osmanagic_serie_radi o_frm.html there are links to an interview with astraea magazine, good listen a direct link at http://www.astreamagazine.com/interviews/osmanagic /osmanagic_high.m3u
At http://www.piramidasunca.ba/ you can find the official foundation site and more pictures, click on the British flag for english version :).
Also googling "sarajevo-x piramida" will get you a link to a forum that's been going since last year, with posts mainly in Bosnian with some in English.
You always point your finger at the bad guy, but what if the bad guy points his finger at you?
a rapid decrease in the number of taxpayers vs the recipients or rapid decline of tax revenue. The first, given the population growth and immigration dynamics is exceedingly unlikely
You clearly don't know the first thing about the demographics of the situation. When SS was fist set up there were about 15 contributors for every retiree (and the age of eligibility was _above_ the average life span).
Now there are 3 contributors for every retiree and the eligibility age is about 15 years lower than the average life span. With increasing life expectancy and declining birth rates, the problem is getting worse not better, and that will only accelerate. It won't be long until there are only two workers supporting each retiree, who is likely to collect for 20 years or more.
Social Security is undoubtedly an intergenerational Ponzi scheme and the fat part of the pyramid is looking for their cut! And this doesn't even take into account that the alleged Trust Fund is really just a big IOU from Congress.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Mafia couldn't pull off a scheme this brazenly unfair.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.