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Architect Claims to Solve Pyramid Secret

Posted by Zonk on from the that's-one-way-to-do-it dept.

Alreadybutnotyet writes "A French architect claimed Friday to have uncovered the mystery about how Egypt's Great Pyramid of Khufu was built — with use of a spiral ramp to hoist huge stone blocks into place. The construction of the Great Pyramid 4,500 years ago by Khufu, a ruler also known as Cheops, has long befuddled scientists as to how its 3 million stone blocks weighing 2.5 tons each were lifted into place. 'The most widespread theory had been that an outer ramp had been used by the Egyptians, who left few traces to help archeologists and other scientists decode the secret to the construction. Houdin said he had taken into account the copper and stone tools available at the time, the granite and limestone blocks, the location of the pyramid and the strength and knowledge of the workers.'"

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  1. I Expect to see PINK next April 1st on Slashdot by buswolley · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  4. Re:I Expect to see PINK next April 1st on Slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  6. Re:Evidence of homosexuality surfaces at Slashot H by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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