How Were the Pyramids Built?
Key aspects of pyramid construction from quarry to completion. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Live show in Alabama: http://bit.ly/VeRAOI The most common misconception about the...
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Ok, so we are going for a ride around the pyramids.The great pyramid was the tallest man made structurefor nearly 4000 years.Only surpassed by a large margin by the Eiffel Tower in 1889.147 metres highYou are interested by climbing?Yeah! Let's climb it!But is not free.How much?What makes the pyramids even more impressive,is that these structures were built over 4500 years ago,when Egyptians didn't have wheels or steel.The only metal available was copper and copper alloys.It took about 2 million stones to build that pyramid.Well, I call them stones—giant rocks.Somewhere between 1.5 - 3 tons eachPyramids took about 20 - 30 years to make.That's a long time, but if you think about the number of stones,a couple million stones in every pyramid,you&...
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Ok, so we are going for a ride around the pyramids.The great pyramid was the tallest man made structurefor nearly 4000 years.Only surpassed by a large margin by the Eiffel Tower in 1889.147 metres highYou are interested by climbing?Yeah! Let's climb it!But is not free.How much?What makes the pyramids even more impressive,is that these structures were built over 4500 years ago,when Egyptians didn't have wheels or steel.The only metal available was copper and copper alloys.It took about 2 million stones to build that pyramid.Well, I call them stones—giant rocks.Somewhere between 1.5 - 3 tons eachPyramids took about 20 - 30 years to make.That's a long time, but if you think about the number of stones,a couple million stones in every pyramid,you&...
