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How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Explorers(m): 1:20pm On Dec 28, 2021
The Great Pyramid in Egypt is around 4,600 years old.

Listed among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the only that have survived into modernity and also one of the most amazing Engineering feat in history (with Great wall of China).

Completed around 2560 BC, the Great Pyramid stands at 147 metres tall and took over 20 years to build.

It was the tallest man-made structure on earth for about 3,800 years until the completion of the Lincoln Cathedral in 1311 CE.

It's believed that the Great Pyramid was constructed to house the remains of the deceased Pharaohs who ruled over the Ancient Egypt.

Around 2.5 million stone blocks were used, cut, moved and positioned in place to construct this Pyramid.

Each stone block weighs between 2 - 15 tons.

The granite block stones were quarried from Aswan, over 525miles away from the site.

50 bags of cements makes 2.5 tons (least weight of the block stones)

Questions:

How were they able to lift, pull, and transport over 2.5million stone blocks from 525miles away to the site(No trucks, crane)?

Each stone block is weighing atleast 2.5tons while some weighs about 15tons and they were cut perfectly in block shape using what, chisel and hammer

At the site, the heavy 2.5million stone blocks were arranged in layers, blocks on blocks, lifted, pulled up, till it formed the Pyramids rising over 140meters high, using what, ropes

At 100meters, workers/engineers will be sending/pulling more stone blocks using equipments we don't know

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Explorers(m): 2:38pm On Dec 28, 2021
Saw a documentary sometimes ago, the surface of stone blocks inside the Pyramid are as smooth as today's floor tiles. Polished and aligned perfectly.

The construction and purpose of the Pyramid with the Sphinx remains mystery.

Wish one could go back in time for a month with a camera to document the construction and interview the engineers, workers then the pharaoh.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by ednut1(m): 2:45pm On Dec 28, 2021
Still a mystery. They must have spent most of their resources on building these things. Maybe na aliens give them the technology lol

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by bamdexfarms(m): 3:08pm On Dec 28, 2021
The mystery of the pyramids confirms the existence of either aliens or the biblical nephilim.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by hahn(m): 3:16pm On Dec 28, 2021
Buhari gave them the wisdom cheesy

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by heniford2: 3:17pm On Dec 28, 2021
Unbelievable and surprising

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by A001: 5:20pm On Dec 28, 2021
Hmmm. One of Atum's greatest accomplishments in Ancient Egypt.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by otomatic(m): 5:57pm On Dec 28, 2021
Since there are no cranes till date that can lift some of the weights used, I can postulate that either:

1. The ancients had a more advanced technology.

2. The builders were gigantic people, or

3. The blocks were moved in place by levitation.

But howbeit, basic implements like chisels, hammers and others could not have done the job else they would not have been completed.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by michlins(m): 6:49pm On Dec 28, 2021
Simple answer nephlims. Complex answer aliens.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Omakraid(f): 8:13pm On Dec 28, 2021
They were able to construct it the same way the people of babel would have built a tower reaching up to heaven if God had not scattered their language (without modern machineries).

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by michlins(m): 8:22pm On Dec 28, 2021
Omakraid:
They were able to construct it the same way the people of babel would have built a tower reaching up to heaven if God had not scattered their language (without modern machineries).
and you actually believe that fable story?

You will probably believe a donkey talked and a whale held human for three days straight

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by kkins25(m): 8:22pm On Dec 28, 2021
Omakraid:
They were able to construct it the same way the people of babel would have built a tower reaching up to heaven if God had not scattered their language (without modern machineries).
Here comes the joker!

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by kkins25(m): 8:23pm On Dec 28, 2021
Sons of God?

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Explorers(m): 8:31pm On Dec 28, 2021
otomatic:
Since there are no cranes till date that can lift

The documentary i saw(animated), it shows how they dropped a huge stone block weighing around 10tons at the entrance of one of the burial chambers inside the Pyramid to stop grave robbers/raiders or generation to come from disturbing the sleep of the kings.

In their minds then, nothing can remove that 10tons stone block from that entrance, not even thousands of men. It was designed in such a way that the stone block will be dropped down into a sloppy passage to block the chamber. So pulling out will be impossible.

Thousands of years later, men designed machines/cranes that can lift materials/objects weighing up to 20,000tons.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Omakraid(f): 8:32pm On Dec 28, 2021
michlins:
and you actually believe that fable story?

You will probably believe a donkey talked and a whale held human for three days straight
You believe what you believe while I believe mine

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Omakraid(f): 8:33pm On Dec 28, 2021
kkins25:
Here comes the joker!
Na you Sabi

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Explorers(m): 8:48pm On Dec 28, 2021
Omakraid:
They were able to construct it the same way the people of babel would have built a tower reaching up to heaven if God had not scattered their language (without modern machineries).

How come there's no evidence of that structure?

Check the image, to the left are the principal layers of atmosphere with the distance from earth sea level.

Where did the building stop?

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Nobody: 8:54pm On Dec 28, 2021
Exactly why it is a wonder

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by saudatu(m): 7:25am On Dec 29, 2021
Nice

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Omakraid(f): 7:25am On Dec 29, 2021
Explorers:


How come there's no evidence of that structure?

Check the image, to the left are the principal layers of atmosphere with the distance from earth sea level.

Where did the building stop?


I don't need an evidence of the structure to believe it nitemi just like I do not need to see God to believe He exists. Moreover Genesis 11 stated that they were in the process of building, so they could have been stopped by God at any stage. All I know is I believe the word of God (Bible)

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by saudatu(m): 7:28am On Dec 29, 2021
Explorers:


How come there's no evidence of that structure?

Check the image, to the left are the principal layers of atmosphere with the distance from earth sea level.

Where did the building stop?



Non bruh.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Mrsoft3(m): 7:46am On Dec 29, 2021
There are many discoveries we are yet to discover lols. How did only Noah build the ark?

I think this Egyptians didn't do this ordinarily, I strongly believe due to their vast knowledge in dark magic in ancient time, and scientific knowledge they where able to develop some kind of potions (my thinking) to give them extra ordinary strength and wisdom.

If I will go by the Bible standard, where God deposited wisdom of art and craft skills in a man who never had it before. Also base on documentary, sightings and evidence of alien contacts have been discovered over the years maybe just maybe the where helped by aliens.

Since such kind of edifice can not be built again then it's not a normal thing to consider.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by chariisGRACE(m): 8:46am On Dec 29, 2021
So all of Una here no fit provide answer to how the Egyptians build the Pyramid?

Modified:

Please, leave Aliens and fetishism out of it. Humans built the Pyramid with the application of science.

As tall as the Burj Khalifa is, it took just 6 years for it to be constructed - Thanks to modern technology.

It took some strong men 20 years to construct the Pyramid in question. Some of them no see when the construction finish.

Science and Technology. No spirits. No Aliens.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Cousin9999: 9:24am On Dec 29, 2021
Who cares really?

There are far more interesting things in that region that don't get the same level of research and discussion.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Igbankpa(m): 11:29am On Dec 29, 2021
chariisGRACE:
So all of Una here no fit provide answer to how the Egyptians build the Pyramid?
comrade if you give us the answer e no go bad o.

This thread suppose reach frontpage

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Limassol(m): 1:41pm On Dec 29, 2021
Human ingenuity.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by TrajansKong: 2:08pm On Dec 29, 2021
Limassol:
Human ingenuity.

My broda, this a Nigerian forum.

Only spirits, pastors, witches and magic can solve our problems.

Never, ever talk to us about "human ingenuity".

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Limassol(m): 2:12pm On Dec 29, 2021
TrajansKong:


My broda, this a Nigerian forum.

Only spirits, pastors, witches and magic can solve our problems.

Never, ever talk to us about "human ingenuity".
Steady down comrade! You've got a healthy dose of sarcasm there.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Blakjewelry(m): 8:08pm On Dec 29, 2021
Explorers:
Saw a documentary sometimes ago, the surface of stone blocks inside the Pyramid are as smooth as today's floor tiles. Polished and aligned perfectly.

The construction and purpose of the Pyramid with the Sphinx remains mystery.

Wish one could go back in time for a month with a camera to document the construction and interview the engineers, workers then the pharaoh.
Mad engineering, thousands of slaves died there. Similar pyramid were found in China and other places though not as high as that of Egypt. Slaves were used to achieve much of the works

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Blakjewelry(m): 8:15pm On Dec 29, 2021
chariisGRACE:
So all of Una here no fit provide answer to how the Egyptians build the Pyramid?

Modified:

Please, leave Aliens and fetishism out of it. Humans built the Pyramid with the application of science.

As tall as the Burj Khalifa is, it took just 6 years for it to be constructed - Thanks to modern technology.

It took some strong men 20 years to construct the Pyramid in question. Some of them no see when the construction finish.

Science and Technology. No spirits. No Aliens.
Not some thousands of slaves paid with their lives. Man can achieve anything all it needs is someone with the right resources and some mad determination. Take for instance if man wants to get to Mars today, remove democracy and all modern political bottleneck, all it will take a political leaders who do care about cost or how it will affect his people economically push for it with all his might not caring how many people will die on the way until we achieve it.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Explorers(m): 8:27pm On Dec 29, 2021
Blakjewelry:

Mad engineering, thousands of slaves died there. Similar pyramid were found in China and other places though not as high as that of Egypt. Slaves were used to achieve much of the works

Read they're professionals, not slaves.

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Re: How Were They Able To Construct The Great Pyramid Without Modern Machineries? by Blakjewelry(m): 9:02pm On Dec 29, 2021
Explorers:


Read they're professionals, not slaves.
the pro have the knowledge of the building in fact it is closely guarded secret, but the actual work were done by slaves. The Israelites were among such slaves as recorded

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