[Nostalgic Nightmare]

It's too bad these guys decide to just randomly blow shit up rather than solve things by good ol' fashioned dueling with pistols.

[Rygar 8 Bit]

terrorist plot to unleash mummies on the world?

[Kosmo]

Their plight would instantly become the focus of the entire world's frustration and anger, which I suppose means they get attention, but it also means they put their entire organization and lives at risk. The Pyramids are something I think the entire world would come together to protect, and if need be, avenge. It's a symbol of our growth as humans through the eras, a lasting symbol of humanity's great ingenuity. And also it would ruin Egypt's biggest economic venue.

Those who would blow up the pyramids don't care about maintaining or growing an economy.

[PuppetSlave]

If the radicals ever are allowed the chance of fulfilling their ultimate dreams, Mt. Rushmore won’t be far behind.

No one else reacted to this part? Seemed so out of place and well... fear mongering.

[Kunan]

Bahraini Sunni leader Abdal-Latif al-Mahmoud called on the Egyptians to “destroy the Pyramids and accomplish what [Egypt’s Muslim conqueror] Amr bin al-As could not.

Living in the past, etc. etc.

And also it would ruin Egypt's biggest economic venue.

The problem is you're talking about a certain percentage of people who are stupid. The sheer fact that this is even being brought up shows how attached to logic these particular people (note: not all muslims) are. They are acting like all the rest of the religions are out to eradicate them, when it's really them doing the opposite. They know these are easy, spectacle-driven political grabs that they can get. Who cares if tons of people get fucked, most of them being muslim themselves? The leaders get their moment in the sun. That's all it is.

[Fusebox]

A guy in Bahrain though, right?

Yeah, but I can't see any reason to assume he doesn't have a decent amount of influence among the other Sunni leaders. Unless some of the others have already denounced him?

[Nerfgun]

Exactly. I doubt it would happen. What's the big deal anyway? It's just a triangular shaped building. It is like blowing up a supermarket because it was made by infidels. Oh wait...

It is one of the most mathematically perfect constructions ever created. And they still don't know exactly how it was made.

The length of a base is 9131 Pyramid Inches from corner to corner in a straight line. The length of a base side at the base socket level is 9,131 Pyramid Inches or 365.24 Pyramid Cubits. The length of a base side at sidereal socket level is 9,131.4 Pyramid Inches or 365.256 Pyramid Cubits. The length of the perimeter at the sidereal socket level is 36,525.63629 Pyramid Inches. The perfect formula height of the pyramid including the missing apex is 5 813.2355653763 Pyramid Inches, calculated from perimeter of base divided by 2 Pyramid Inches. The height to the missing apex is 5,812.98 Pyramid Inches. The volume of the pyramid is: V = 1/3 base area x height = 161,559,817,000 cubic Pyramid Inches = 10,339,828.3 cubic Pyramid Cubits. [(5,813.2355653 Pyramid Inches)/3 * 9 131 Pyramid Inches * 9 131 Pyramid Inches] The four faces of the pyramid are slightly concave, the only pyramid to have been built this way. The centres of the four sides are indented with an extraordinary degree of precision forming the only 8 sided pyramid. The effect is not visible from the ground or from a distance but only from the air, and then only under the proper lighting conditions. The granite coffer in the "King's Chamber" is too big to fit through the passages and so it must have been put in place during construction. Microscopic analysis of the coffer reveals that it was made with a fixed point drill that used hard jewel bits and a drilling force of 2 tons. The coffer was sawn out of a block of solid granite. This would have required bronze saws 8-9 ft. long set with teeth of sapphires. Hollowing out of the interior would require tubular drills of the same material applied with a tremendous vertical force. The Great Pyramid had a swivel door entrance at one time. Swivel doors were found in only two other pyramids: Khufu's father and grandfather, Sneferu and Huni, respectively. It is reported that when the pyramid was first broken into that the swivel door, weighing some 20 tons, was so well balanced that it could be opened by pushing out from the inside with only minimal force, but when closed, was so perfect a fit that it could scarcely be detected and there was not enough crack or crevice around the edges to gain a grasp from the outside. If the height of the pyramid is taken as the radius of a circle, then the circumference of this circle is the same as the perimeter of the base. This provided the complimentary squaring of a circle and circling of a square. The key to this relationship is knowledge of the value of Pi and designing the angle of the pyramid to be exactly 51 degrees, 51 minutes, and 14.3 seconds. Tropical Year or Calendar Year: The length of a base side is 9,131 Pyramid Inches measured at the mean socket level, or 365.24 Pyramid Cubits, which is the number of days in a year [9,131/25 = 365.24, accurate to 5 digits]. The perimeter of the base divided by 100 = 365.24, the number of days in a year. [9 131 Pyramid Inches * 4 / 100, accurate to 5 digits] Tropical Year: The length of the Antechamber used as the diameter of a circle produces a circumference of 365.242 (accurate to 6 digits). Tropical Year: The ratio of the lengths of the Grand Gallery to the solid diagonal of the King's Chamber times 100 equals the number of days in a tropical year. [(1,881.5985600 / 51.516461) * 100 = 365.242200, accurate to 8 digits] Sidereal Year: The length of the antechamber of the King's Chamber times Pi = length of a sidereal year [116.26471 Pyramid Inches * 3.14159 = 365.25636 days, accurate to 8 digits] Sidereal Year: The length of a base side at sidereal socket level is 365.256 Pyramid Cubits. [accurate to 6 digits] Mean Distance to the Sun: Half of the length of the diagonal of the base times 10^6 = average distance to the sun Mean Distance to Sun: The height of the pyramid times 10^9 represents the mean radius of the earth's orbit around the sun, or Astronomical Unit (AU). [5,813.235565376 Pyramid Inches x 10^9 = 91,848,816.9 miles] Mean Distance to Moon: The length of the Jubilee passage times 7 times 10^7 is the mean distance to the moon. [215.973053 Pyramid Inches * 7 * 10^7 = 1.5118e10 Pyramid Inches = 238,865 miles] Sun's Radius: Twice the perimeter of the bottom of the granite coffer times 10^8 is the sun's mean radius. [270.45378502 Pyramid Inches* 10^8 = 427,316 miles] Earth's Polar Radius: The Sacred Cubit times 10^7 = polar radius of the earth (distance from North Pole to earth's centre) [25 Pyramid Inches * 10^7 * (1.001081 in / 1 Pyramid Inches) * (1 ft / 12 in) * (1 mi/ 5280 ft) = 3,950 miles] Earth's Polar Radius: The Pyramid embodies a scale ratio of 1/43,200. The height * 43200 = 3,938.685 miles, which is the polar radius of the earth to within 11 mi. Radius of the Earth: The curvature designed into the faces of the pyramid exactly matches the radius of the earth. Equatorial Circumference of the Earth: The Pyramid embodies a scale ratio of 1/43,200. The perimeter of the base * 43,200 = 24,734.94 miles, which is within 170 miles of the equatorial circumference of the earth. Earth's Volume: The product of the pyramid's volume and density times 10^15 equals the ratio of volume to density of the earth. [10,339,823.3 cubic cubits * 0.4078994 * 10^15 = 4.21760772 x 10^21 cubic cubits = 259.93 x 10^9 cubic miles] Earth's Mass: Mass of the pyramid = volume * density = 10,339,823.3 cubic cubits * 0.4078994 earth density = 4,217,497. The mass converted to pyramid tons = 4,217,607.72 * 1.25 = 5,272,010 pyramid tons. Since the mean density of the earth was defined as 1.0, then the mass of the earth is 10^15 times the mass in pyramid tons = 5.272 x 10^21 pyramid tons = 5.99 x 10^24 Kg Speed of Earth around the Sun: The Pyramid Inch times 10^8 = the speed of the earth around the sun, circa 2600 BCE Mass of the Earth: The weight of the pyramid is estimated at 5,955,000 tons. Multiplied by 10^8 gives a reasonable estimate of the earth's mass. Average Land Height: The average height of land above sea level for the earth is 5,449 inches. This is also the height of the pyramid. The Light Equation: The height of the Great Pyramid, minus the height of the capstone represents one millionth the time it takes light to travel the mean radius of the earth's orbit around the sun (1 astronomical unit) using 1 Pyramid Inch equals 24 hours (mean solar day). [(5,813.2355653 - 103.0369176) / 10^6 = .0057101986+ days = 493.36116 seconds = 8 minutes, 13.36 seconds] The Velocity of Light: With distance of one A.U. known and the transit time of light for this same distance the velocity of light can be found. [91,848,816.9 miles / 493.36+ seconds = 186,169.5 miles/sec] The Sun's Parallax: The size of the earth as viewed from the Sun and expressed as an angle and generally taken to be 1/2 the diameter at the equator (Solar Equatorial Parallax) is 8.9008091 seconds of arc using 91848,817 miles as the mean distance to the sun and 3,963.4914 miles as the equatorial radius. The distance between the mean socket level and the height of the leveled bedrock is 8.9008 Pyramid Inches. ... The Descending Passage pointed to the pole star Alpha Draconis, circa 2170-2144 BCE. This was the North Star at that point in time. No other star has aligned with the passage since then. The 344ft length of the Descending Passage provides an angle of view of only +/- 1/3 of a degree. Alpha Draconis has not been in alignment for thousands of years. The next alignment will be with the North Star, Polaris, in about 2004 CE. Polaris in Greek means "Satan". The southern shaft in the King's Chamber (45 deg, 00 min, 00 sec) pointed to the star Al Nitak (Zeta Orionis) in the constellation Orion, circa 2450 BCE The Orion constellation was associated with the Egyptian god Osiris. No other star aligned with this shaft during that Epoch. The northern shaft in the King's Chamber (32 deg, 28 min, 00 sec) pointed to the star Alpha Draconis, circa 2450 BCE The southern shaft in the Queen's Chamber (39 deg, 30 min, 00 sec) pointed to the star Sirius, circa 2450 BCE Sirius was associated with the Egyptian goddess Isis and is also part of a unique ceremony practiced by the African Dogon tribe. The northern shaft in the Queen's Chamber (39 deg, 00 min, 00 sec) pointed to the star Ursa Minor, circa 2450 BCE Pyramids mirror Orion Constellation: The pyramid positions on the ground are a reflection of the positions of the stars in the constellation Orion circa 10400BCE Five of the 7 brightest stars have pyramid equivalents: The 3 great pyramids of Khufu, Khafra, and Menkaura for the belt of Orion, the pyramid of Nebka at Abu Rawash corresponds to the star Saiph, the pyramid at Zawat al Aryan corresponds to the star Bellatrix. The only two missing star positions are for Betelgeuse and Rigel. Marks Spring Equinox: Due to the angle of the sides of the pyramid vs. its latitude, it casts no shadow at noon during the spring equinox. Precession of the Equinoxes: The sum of the pyramid's two base diagonals in Pyramid Inches = length of the Precession of the Equinoxes (25,827 years) Precession of the Equinoxes: The distance from the ceiling of the King's Chamber to the apex of the pyramid = 4,110.5 Pyramid Inches. Which is the radius of a circle whose circumference = the precession of the equinoxes. [4,110.5 * 2 * Pyramid Inches = 25,827] Precession of the Equinoxes: The perimeter of the 35th course of blocks, which is much thicker than any of the other courses, gives a figure for the precession of the equinoxes.

Yeah, just like a supermarket.

[McLovin]

What a shame :(
Too bad it's not possible to move it stone by stone. Like sell it to another country. If I was a billionaire I would totally buy it lol.

[Kurtofan]

No one else reacted to this part? Seemed so out of place and well... fear mongering.

Hahahaha oh god this is the most hilarious part.

Yeah, but I can't see any reason to assume he doesn't have a decent amount of influence among the other Sunni leaders. Unless some of the others have already denounced him?

"Leader" could mean anything from Total dictator to village mayor.

[Ravensmash]

No one else reacted to this part? Seemed so out of place and well... fear mongering.

It all sounds like fear mongering.

The comments on that article are disgusting btw, is the Washington Times known for attracting that kind of crowd? Comments about crusades and global domination.

[linkboy]

I think if they even got close to the pyramids, this guy would go psycho on them



After seeing how he snapped at some of the interns he had, he'd go ape shit at someone trying to blow up a pyramid.

[phosphor112]

It all sounds like fear mongering. The comments on that article are disgusting btw, is the Washington Times known for attracting that kind of crowd? Comments about crusades and global domination.

Pretty much all mainstream media attracts those comments. Not an exaggeration either.

[Dude Abides]

It all sounds like fear mongering. The comments on that article are disgusting btw, is the Washington Times known for attracting that kind of crowd? Comments about crusades and global domination.

Yes. This kind of thing is the stock in trade of the Moonie Times. You'd think Kosmo could find a source that isn't a crazy right wing hothouse but...it's Kosmo.

[Ravensmash]

Pretty much all mainstream media attracts those comments. Not an exaggeration either.

.
Oh sure, but I like to think that those viewpoints are in the minority as opposed to a good representation of public opinion.

Although yeah, vocal minority etc.

All the other sources I can find are fairly similar, Christian News blogs or 'Right Side News'.

[Phoenix]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...yramid-scheme/ For those who don't remember the statues in Afghanistan the Taliban blew up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan Obligatory: Religion of Peace.

There are idiots and extremists everywhere. One cannot look at then and make any claim about ANY majority.

[BobsRevenge]

It all sounds like fear mongering. The comments on that article are disgusting btw, is the Washington Times known for attracting that kind of crowd? Comments about crusades and global domination.

The Washington Times is a right wing newspaper.

[Kosmo]

No one else reacted to this part? Seemed so out of place and well... fear mongering.

Eh, not so different from insinuating outlawing late term abortions will result in some rash of women aborting in filthy alleys with coat hangers.

[Newline]

I used to read the bible when I was the kid, the kind of radical religious based reasoning these guys are using to suggest doing something so ridiculous is the kind of thing I saw regularly in that book (Whether you believe in the bible or not much of it is proven to be based on historical events, i'n personally not christian). Millenniums later you would hope this kind of thing wouldn't happen, I mean the world is a much smaller and interconnected place now.

Why can't the human race just let it go already...

I say that for the benefit of our children we just give these Arab countries lots of money over a long period of time. At first they would refuse with quote such as "Honor before Riches" but if it was piped to them slowly enough they would soon begin to pass up radical religious views for material gluttony just like we have began to in the west.

[Ravensmash]

Eh, not so different from insinuating outlawing late term abortions will result in some rash of women aborting in filthy alleys with coat hangers.

Erm, how?

[Raist]

hear hear I am the French leader of whatever and I think the Statue of Liberty should be dismantled.

Bu-but... we made it :(

[Drazgul]

I say that for the benefit of our children we just give these Arab countries lots of money over a long period of time.

Hah, you're a funny guy.

[Jackpot]

Eh, not so different from insinuating outlawing late term abortions will result in some rash of women aborting in filthy alleys with coat hangers.

and comparing the Sunni leader of a minor sect to Hitler?

or your sarcastic label of the whole of Islam as a peaceful religion?

[East Lake]

Eh, not so different from insinuating outlawing late term abortions will result in some rash of women aborting in filthy alleys with coat hangers.

[bkfount]

Doubt it. Pyramids tourism is Egypt's only real asset.

Like that matters. The extremists want to live in a shithole country they have total control over.

White tourists don't mix.

[BadWolf]

Wouldn't that kill a respectable source of income for the country? Dooesn't look like it has much else going for it.

[Kurtofan]

Bu-but... we made it :(

And we will unmake it.

[NEO0MJ]

Obligatory: Religion of Peace.

Who honestly calls them the religion of peace?

According to the mods isn't this a ban-worthy joke?

[Dude Abides]

Like that matters. The extremists want to live in a shithole country they have total control over. White tourists don't mix.

It probably matters to the army.

[mrklaw]

Came to post this. Seriously, not a lot of people would go to Egypt if the pyramids were destroyed. Tourism is big there. Come on guys! Plus, the Military Supreme Council are the ones calling the shots over there and I doubt they'll allow the destruction to go ahead.

but imagine how many tourists would go to *see* the pyramids being blown up. Do one a year and you'd make a fortune.


How old is Islam BTW? Surely if there is an ancient religion that built the pyramids but it was before Islam, then its irrelevant? its not an affront to Islam if Islam didn't exist then.

[Ravensmash]

It probably matters to the army.

And everyday citizens who presumably see the Pyramids as a site of historical/cultural or economic importance to their country.

[Kosmo]

According to the mods isn't this a ban-worthy joke?

I put it into the OP to head off the obligatory rat hole these thread go down when it's brought up.

I don't think the pyramids will get blown up, but I think a lot of people thought the same thing about the statues in Afghanistan.

[LegendofJoe]

If, and I stress if, this was ever close to happening I'd be in favor of the US helping the Egyptian military implement martial law. You don't let nutters run the insane asylum if you can do something to stop it.

[Guardian Bob]

Fuck'n better not touch them!

[~Devil Trigger~]

never gonna happen.

[shorty_symd]

If, and I stress if, this was ever close to happening I'd be in favor of the US helping the Egyptian military implement martial law

lol, you mean maintain it.

[spiderman123]

I put it into the OP to head off the obligatory rat hole these thread go down when it's brought up. I don't think the pyramids will get blown up, but I think a lot of people thought the same thing about the statues in Afghanistan.

Really? That was your intention. It seems those gutter comments ( including your "obligatory" comment) has received more attention than the actual story and even within the first few comments someone already said it. How about next time saying, " Please don't type any asinine comments such as Obligatory: Religion of Peace."

[bkfount]

It probably matters to the army.

It doesn't have to happen today, as the military may not be in charge forever. Just the idea of destroying the pyramids being out there is disturbing.

[Row]

I hope they do it, will save the lives of many tourists who would have otherwise made the mistake of visiting a radical islamist country

[LegendofJoe]

lol, you mean maintain it.

True, but I meant to imply the US actually deploying troops to assist the Egyptian military.

[johnsmith]

The Washington Times is a right wing website that makes Fox news seem fair and balanced. Ignore this garbage and this garbage poster.

[shorty_symd]

True, but I meant to imply the US actually deploying troops to assist the Egyptian military.

Considering that they have technically been in a state of emergency since 1967, I doubt they'd need foreign ground support anyway.

[G.O.O.]

My uncle says more horrible things about Islam and no one wants to give him an interview for some reason.

[Violater]

Damn wrong thread*

[DoctorWho]

It is one of the most mathematically perfect constructions ever created. And they still don't know exactly how it was made. Yeah, just like a supermarket.

It's an invitation.

[Jackpot]

The Washington Times is a right wing website that makes Fox news seem fair and balanced. Ignore this garbage and this garbage poster.

Some of their other editorials

Obama's imperial presidency In November 2010, I was sent to Congress on a wave of discontent with President Obama and his hyperpartisan, hard-left agenda. With this clear repudiation behind him and a Republican House majority suddenly standing before him, Mr. Obama was handed an opportunity to adjust course and reclaim the confidence of the American electorate.

Last thing we need: Obamacare’s taxes The Supreme Court has upheld Obamacare’s mandate penalty as a tax, rescuing it from the ash heap of unconstitutionality. Legal scholars will continue the argument over the constitutional issues for years.

American consumers pay dearly to go ‘green’ President Obama has spent 3 1/2 years waging war on fossil fuels - and American consumers and families are caught in the crossfire.

Demonizing the Kochs The left is trying to convince the public to hate the Koch brothers. The billionaire businessmen Charles and David Koch are a favorite target of liberals because their support of free-market causes serves as a counterbalance to the inordinate sums given to Democrats from unions and Hollywood.

grr, lousy demicrats hating on the billionaires and trying to save the environment.

I put it into the OP to head off the obligatory rat hole these thread go down when it's brought up.

No, it reads like you were mocking those who claim Islam is a religion of peace.

[RiZ III]

Muslims have been in control of Egypt for the last 1400 years, yet the pyramids stand. Just because some nutty dude in Bahrain is spouting his mouth doesn't mean the pyramids are going to be destroyed. The only way they'd be in trouble is if al Qaeda or the Taliban took over Egypt.

[Az]

This won't happen.

[K.Jack]

It is one of the most mathematically perfect constructions ever created. And they still don't know exactly how it was made.

Whenever asked, "If you had one chance with a time machine...?", I almost always answer that I'd want to go back to witness the construction of this structure. It's unreal and unequaled.

On the subject of OP, has pondered on HOW they'd destroy it? A couple bricks of Semtex won't do.....

[Raist]

On the subject of OP, has pondered on HOW they'd destroy it? A couple bricks of Semtex won't do.....

[Jason Raize '75 - '04]

Isn't going to happen. Wouldn't make any sense from a theological perspective as the pyramids are not a place of worship - thats why they've remained ever since Islam came to North Africa. You've always had certain individuals, however, who didn't appreciate having a pagan symbol of the past in their country, regardless of its wonder. But then again an article based on the belief that Muslims are going to kill everyone and take over the world isn't going to give any insight into the issue beyond its own narrative.