Thread: How to build a Pyramid.
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Old 10-27-05, 09:31 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Thread Starter Re: How to build a Pyramid.
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Originally Posted by ThePhoenix
I think they would have built them in steps (tiers or terraces). After they completed their base for the pyramid they would lift the blocks for the first tier from ground level by a contrivance, they were made from short timbers. On the first tier there was another contrivance to lift for the next and so on. This has also been tested by engineers and they agree that this type of devise could lift blocks that weigh over 100,000lbs



This had neither the size nor capacity to lift the massive 70 ton blocks that make up the King's Chamber. I'd like to meet these engineers.
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