10 amazing reasons why the egypt pyramids terrify scientists the pyramids are some of history's most
iconic structures but so much about them is clouded in mystery and unexplainable origins
here are 10 amazing reasons why the egypt pyramids terrify scientists number 10 each brick weighs
from 2 to 50 tons imagine the transportation cost of carrying 2 to 50 tons of any item today
it would probably be an insane amount no matter what you're carrying despite all the technological
advancements that we've made today that make doing something like this much easier than ever before
now go back 5000 years and they were carrying 2.5 million of these blocks that weighed up to 50 tons
all within a 12-year time frame and that's for the great pyramid alone
while 12 years is admittedly a long time for a construction project today for the time these
pyramids were built it's downright miraculous and highly confusing to scientists how the ancient
egyptians were able to build something like this without any support from modern technology at all
maybe we haven't advanced so much as a civilization after all
number nine the pyramids aren't even close to how they originally looked
this fact makes scientists historians and archaeologists sadder than it makes them scared
and that's because much of the pyramid's original exterior has been lost to time
because of natural deterioration disasters or looting while the original structure which is
arguably the most important part continues to withstand the test of time the same can't be
said for the incredible detail that was on these structures that were the finishing touches to
this monument for the pharaohs the pyramids were made of massive limestone blocks that we see today
but covering all of that up was a coating of a somewhat rarer white limestone
the white limestone was considered to be the main attraction for the pyramids when they were built
as it would shine like a diamond in the desert whenever the sun would reflect on them
there aren't any plans of restoring the white limestone which means we may never be able to see
the pyramids how they were meant to be seen number eight they were able to survive without scientific
technology we've already mentioned how amazing it is that these pyramids were built such a long time
ago on a scale that wouldn't be seen for thousands of years after they'd already been built and
we've also mentioned how the original structure withstood the test of time but that's not just
some passing comment it's absolutely ridiculous how these pyramids are still standing today
out of all of the seven wonders of the world the great pyramids of giza are the only structures
on the list that continue to stand despite the fact that they're older than each of the other
six wonders even other pyramids found around the world have failed to bear the scrutiny of time
and are all usually partially damaged or simply too small to be compared to the egyptian ones
the question of how these pyramids were protected is something that confuses
scientists to this day number seven the pyramid of caffrey is not the tallest
this is one fact that wasn't even well known until just a few hundred years ago
if you've seen any pictures of all the pyramids together you'll be able to see that kaffre the
pyramid in the center that seems bigger and taller than the rest towers above them all while it
does tower above them it's actually because it's constructed on higher ground than the rest of them
in reality the pyramid of caffrey is about 136 meters tall and was originally around 143 meters
tall the pyramid of khufu alongside it is actually taller from the ground up at 1 385 meters tall
and that pyramid was originally about 146 meters tall the coffrey pyramid still remains
the pyramid that's in the best condition with part of the white limestone still visible on it
number six the granite cougher inside the pyramid
we've learned a lot of things from science and historians about the great pyramids
but this is certainly not one of them there is a granite coffer located inside one of the pyramids
and while that isn't really a remarkable discovery considering how grand the pyramids themselves are
there is the one really special thing about that granite coffer it's too big the granite coffer
is simply too big to fit inside the room it's in there's no possible way it would have gotten in
there without damaging the entry or coffer itself unless the room was actually built around this
scientists have tried to look for answers but have always come back empty-handed number five
the various theories about their origin you've probably heard some of these theories before
but because the egyptian pyramids have a history that's clouded by mystery and uncertainty
many people have made their own theories about their origins and how they came into being since
the pyramids were made at a time where it would have normally been impossible to build something
of the scale some people believe that there might have been extraterrestrial help in their
construction and that the pyramids might be a base for extraterrestrial landings in the future or may
have been one in the past of course scientists won't ever rule out everything even if it's
something as unlikely as this we may never truly know the story behind these magnificent structures
number four the temperature inside the pyramids air conditioning is truly a luxury that we all
take for granted in the 21st century but in ancient egypt they didn't have such luxuries
despite not having any access to electricity or machines that could cool air the grade pyramids
of giza are all about 20 degrees celsius on the inside with the temperature never exceeding that
point considering the temperature in the desert can get upwards of 50 degrees celsius that's
a remarkable feat in and of itself that ancient egyptian engineers were smart enough to construct
something that self-regulates the temperature number three it was built without slaves
one common misconception about the pyramids is that they were probably built by chained slaves
who were forced to carry heavy blocks of limestone on their back somehow but that theory which was
usually peddled by ancient greek historians who tried to make sense of the pyramid's construction
has been proven to be false in more recent times workers living quarters have shown that
they lived quite luxurious lives they were usually hand-picked among the best workers in the empire
and there were even nearby cities and settlements where they grew their own food
and lived with their families if they had one working conditions weren't nearly that bad either
ancient egyptians were recently uncovered to have access to post holes ramps and stairs
that would allow them to transport these large blocks although with a lot of workers
number two they're not the only pyramids in the region the great pyramids of giza are one
of the most well-known pieces of architecture in the history of mankind few other buildings even
megastructures that were built thousands of years after these failed to live up to the grandeur and
spectacularity of these few structures however while they may be monumental they're far from
the only pyramids in the region numerous other pyramid complexes exist both within and outside
the borders of egypt in fact the country with the most pyramids in the world isn't even egypt
bordering sudan which was once the center of the nubian civilization that was closely linked
to egypt is home to more pyramids than anywhere else on earth over 220 this really makes you and
scientists wonder how many pyramids still exist in the region that we simply have yet to uncover
number one it was the tallest building on earth for thousands of years
and finally something that doesn't actually confuse scientists as much as it fascinates them
is that nothing of the great pyramid scale would be built for thousands of years
the grade pyramid of giza or the khufu pyramid was built around 2500 bc and it was only around 1300
a.d almost 3 000 years later when the tower of the lincoln's cathedral in england would finally
surpass that height in terms of skyscrapers it wasn't even until the 20th century that we were
finally able to make one that surpassed its height with the singer building in manhattan
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