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minus-squareOptional@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·14 hours agoThey’d also have to have used ɸ, ℇ, 365, the circumference of the earth, and the speed of light to build it. But hey, who’s to say they didn’t? Not me! Them ancient Egyptians was wily.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoOr they carved the pyramids from the top down after overbuilding a sacrificial structure, That makes it much easier to maintain those sharp lines and accurate angles. https://www.openculture.com/2026/02/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-not-built-up-but-carved-down.html Which is a technique even wilier than previously mentioned.
They’d also have to have used ɸ, ℇ, 365, the circumference of the earth, and the speed of light to build it.
But hey, who’s to say they didn’t? Not me! Them ancient Egyptians was wily.
Or they carved the pyramids from the top down after overbuilding a sacrificial structure, That makes it much easier to maintain those sharp lines and accurate angles.
https://www.openculture.com/2026/02/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-not-built-up-but-carved-down.html
Which is a technique even wilier than previously mentioned.