Re: Mind's Eye The building of the pyramids

Andrew you are free to post in this group. You must not take umbrage
at Allan's incitement as it is his habit and built into his nature ,
personally I have got quite used to his provocative habit. I don't see
anything egoistic in your essays and if I am not responding much it is
that I have nothing worthwhile to say but I am sure that you will see
responses from other members.

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 12:51 AM, andrew vecsey <andrewvecsey@gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately this discussion is going nowhere and it is no longer enjoyable
> for me and I am sorry I started it. Morally, ethically and truthfully I must
> admit that i do not feel too welcome in this group and have lost the desire
> to stay. I feel like a thorn in a shoe so I shall excuse myself for
> intruding with my fantasies. BYE everyone.
>
> On Friday, August 24, 2012 9:01:15 PM UTC+2, Allan Heretic wrote:
>>
>> I creates 1st person singular. aka Andrew
>> Allan
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>>
>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 8:57 PM, andrew vecsey <andrew...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The "I" in the essay is from a science fiction story I wrote about the
>>> man who built the pyramids. I just see a pop up window that I do not have
>>> access to this group...Very strange.
>>>
>>> On Friday, August 24, 2012 8:48:24 PM UTC+2, RP Singh wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Andrew , is it possible that you believe that you built the pyramids
>>>> in a previous life at the age of 25 ?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:58 PM, andrew vecsey <andrew...@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > I have read that nobody really knows how they built the pyramids, as
>>>> > the
>>>> > very huge rocks they are built from come from many hundreds of
>>>> > kilometers
>>>> > away. There are people who propose that extraterrestrial help and
>>>> > technology
>>>> > was needed. In my opinion, just like ants can build structures that
>>>> > relative
>>>> > to their size are comparable to the pyramids, man was able to build
>>>> > the
>>>> > pyramids without needing any extraterrestrial help or technology. All
>>>> > man
>>>> > needed was a motive and enough time to build them. Comments and
>>>> > opinions
>>>> > from those interested in this topic are most welcome.
>>>> >
>>>> > A summary of my ideas:
>>>> >
>>>> > Motive was a mufti-functional structure (observing stars, a lookout
>>>> > tower, a
>>>> > silo, a refuge)
>>>> > Stones were moved using elephants to pull barges floating in canals
>>>> > with
>>>> > locks
>>>> > Stones were lifted using a system of locks
>>>> >
>>>> > A very crude animation is presented in the section of video starting
>>>> > at 6:20
>>>> > into the video. The video can be seen at "
>>>> >
>>>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmS2rzOLxXA&list=UU9rOAPUfZe3KEja0vvFpe_A&index=61&feature=plcp
>>>> >
>>>> > The text of the short story is below:
>>>> >
>>>> > I was born in Egypt and was the chief engineer for the Pharaoh. He
>>>> > wanted to
>>>> > make a mufti-functional structure. First and foremost it was to be a
>>>> > tool to
>>>> > investigate and measure heavenly movements. It had to be a structure
>>>> > that
>>>> > would stand stable for thousands of years to help future generations
>>>> > to
>>>> > observe and study the heavens. It was to be a laboratory to examine
>>>> > earth
>>>> > and heaven movements. It had to endure the erosion of nature and the
>>>> > plunder
>>>> > and destruction of man.
>>>> >
>>>> > It was also to serve as a lookout and communications tower
>>>> > sufficiently high
>>>> > to see approaching armies hundreds of kilometers away. It was to
>>>> > provide the
>>>> > Pharaoh and his family a safe refuge whenever threatened by siege from
>>>> > enemies and a secure vault for their wealth. It was to serve as a silo
>>>> > for
>>>> > grain and a reservoir for water. It was to be a symbol of his lasting
>>>> > power
>>>> > and of his nation that built the imposing structure. Some thought he
>>>> > was
>>>> > just making a pretentious tombstone for himself.
>>>> >
>>>> > The project was actually a make work program. The wise Pharaoh
>>>> > believed that
>>>> > such a project would stimulate economic growth in the long term. It
>>>> > was
>>>> > hoped that such a grand project would help open the region for
>>>> > tourists and
>>>> > farmers for generations to come. It was my responsibility to design
>>>> > and
>>>> > build it.
>>>> >
>>>> > I had at my disposal the best mathematicians, scientists, and
>>>> > engineers. The
>>>> > site was chosen 1 km from a tributary of the Nile that had a thick and
>>>> > flat
>>>> > bedrock. 200,000 men worked day and night with 10,000 elephants for 70
>>>> > years
>>>> > and excavated, cut, carved and moved 2.5 million 2.5 ton blocks from
>>>> > hundreds of km away and piled them up into a 140m high pyramid. They
>>>> > were
>>>> > divided into 4 teams. Recognition and prizes were given to the team
>>>> > with the
>>>> > most progress each year. 4 blocks were placed every hour, 100 blocks
>>>> > each
>>>> > day. They were placed into position on the pyramid, one on each of its
>>>> > 4
>>>> > sides, until the last blocks were raised to the top 70 years later. I
>>>> > was 25
>>>> > years old when I started and lived to see the pyramid's completion.
>>>> >
>>>> > First a suitable site was chosen, sufficiently high from the delta,
>>>> > with a
>>>> > thick and flat bed stone. A canal was dug from the tributary of the
>>>> > Nile to
>>>> > the site of the pyramid. The stone blocks from far away quarries along
>>>> > the
>>>> > Nile were floated in wooden rafts to the canal that ran 20 meters
>>>> > below the
>>>> > ground at the pyramid's base. Along their long journey the blocks were
>>>> > shaped and polished to precision. Then they were raised by steep steps
>>>> > of
>>>> > locks that emptied into a flat platform. Once the platform was walled
>>>> > in and
>>>> > sealed by tar, it was flooded. The base platform was a square that was
>>>> > 250m
>>>> > wide. This huge swimming pool got smaller as it got higher each year
>>>> > forming
>>>> > a pyramid structure.
>>>> >
>>>> > Each year a new level was completed. The shrinking platform was
>>>> > divided
>>>> > into four parts. One was a swimming pool for the people, the other was
>>>> > a
>>>> > pond with birds and water plants for the privileged. The 3rd was a
>>>> > natural
>>>> > pond that people visited like a park. The 4th was a water reservoir.
>>>> >
>>>> > Children were used to lift the water up to the top level. They climbed
>>>> > up to
>>>> > the top and then jumped down attached to a rope. Their weight pulled
>>>> > up an
>>>> > equal weight of water in a bucket. The water from the top fed the
>>>> > steps of
>>>> > locks that were used to float the blocks up to the top where they were
>>>> > moved
>>>> > toward the walls and used to build up the walls for the next layer.
>>>> >
>>>> > The structure lasted for 7,000 years despite being ravaged by man and
>>>> > nature. In the end the entire continent sank into the sea. The pyramid
>>>> > served as a tourist attraction for its entire lifetime. But its main
>>>> > purpose
>>>> > as tool for studying the heaven and measuring the movement of the
>>>> > earth with
>>>> > respect to the stars was forgotten after a few generations.
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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>> |_D Allan
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