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Liquid Mercury Found Under Mexican Pyramid

Posted by Soulskill on from the where-else-would-you-hide-it dept.

An anonymous reader writes: An archaeologist has discovered liquid mercury at the end of a tunnel beneath a Mexican pyramid, a finding that could suggest the existence of a king's tomb or a ritual chamber far below one of the most ancient cities of the Americas. Mexican researcher Sergio Gómez ... has spent six years slowly excavating the tunnel, which was unsealed in 2003 after 1,800 years. Last November, Gómez and a team announced they had found three chambers at the tunnel’s 300ft end, almost 60ft below the the temple. Near the entrance of the chambers, they a found trove of strange artifacts: jade statues, jaguar remains, a box filled with carved shells and rubber balls.

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  1. Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    And I thought a real king should have had solid mercury in his tomb!

    1. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      A real king has Freddy Mercury in his tomb. (Or preferably all of Queen.)

  2. Solids by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meanwhile, liquid pyramids have been spotted on Mercury.

  3. Do not by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Do not activate the gate.
    Do not activate the gate.
    DO NOT ACTIVATE THE GATE!

    1. Re: Do not by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

      Fuck your aliens.

      I know, right? It wasn't aliens that built the pyramids, or anything supernatural. It's stupid to think that.

      Everybody knows it was Anunnaki, our ancestors, the Shining Ones, who gave this technology to humans over 250,000 years ago.

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    2. Re: Do not by penguinoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm not jumping to conclusions, but the people who have been making the case for historical alien visitors

      Although I acknowledge that they're good workers, you should know that Mexicans aren't considered aliens in Mexico.

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  4. Re:Hmmm by SeaFox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Near the entrance of the chambers, they a found trove of strange artifacts: jade statues, jaguar remains, a box filled with carved shells and rubber balls.

    What's strange about any of that?

    After 1800 years of solitude, the rubber balls were still bouncing!

  5. Re:Hmmm by ChrisMaple · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jaguar branded cars didn't appear until about 1948. This is proof of time travel.

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  6. Re:Not nerdy enough by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Those were the days before parents raised kids like veal."

    The above is THE most awesome ( and true ) phrase I have ever seen on Slashdot.

    I doff my hat to you, sir !

  7. What did they expect? by CanadianMacFan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Of course it would be liquid mercury. Now I'd be surprised if they found solid mercury down there!