Ten men could walk down one section of the spiral internal ramp. Each man could be pulling a rope that would lift 1/9 of the blocks total weight. Wally Wallingotn demonstrated in his DVD that one man can easily pull a 5oo lb weight up a 52% incline. The target block could be on a sled and the sled can rest in two grooves that are greased. They each attach their line to the sled, they walk back up and release the counterweight down the side of the pyramid, it can be on rails too.
Houdin could use counter weights from his proposed spiral ramp corner notches. One man could walk DOWN one section of the internal ramp 11 times , 10 times pulling a rope that would lift maybe 1/10 of the weight of the target block up the side of the pyramid on a track or some sort of rails. He could attach each line to a sled with the target block on it. The eleventh time he'd attache a rope with just a little more weight on it.Then go back up and release the CWs, block slides up!
The Great Pyramid was a pump as described by Edward Kunkel. One thing a pump needs is a safety release valve. This explains why the "air shafts" in the Queen's chamber were NOT continued to the inside. The blocks that covered these shafts did have the shaft carved into them only it stopped just an inch or so from the surface of the room. In the event that the Queen's chamber lost it's air cushion the pressure would burst through these last inches of limestone, saving the room from destruction.
The air shafts in the Queen's chamber are like the safety release valve on an air compressor. Originally, the shaft was NOT continued to the inside of the room. The water did not normally get pumped out through these vents. It was ONLY when the air cushion was absent that the water pressure would burst through these last inches of limestone and release the pressure! The water coming out of these outlets would alert the caretakers. They'd replace the vent covering blocks with newly carved ones.
The explanation that the vents in the Queen's chamber were a primitive "safety release" valve is the only explanation that makes any sense as to why they were NOT continued to the inside of the room. Only a PUMP, operating under PRESSURE would need such a mechanism!
Having the large stones on site, and just levering them up one level at a time as it is filled in, reduces an incredible amount of stone handling and potential damage. They can be treated very delicately. There is no worry about movement and momentum and sliding etc.
He is being too clever by half. What makes the most sense, and would be the easiest way, would be to have all of those large stones at the site, on the ground where the future pyramid will stand. Then, as you build each level, one only has to raise them the height of that level, the same way a house is raised on wooden beams when it is lifted off of an old foundation. Absolutely sill to do it any other way.
Ten men could walk down one section of the spiral internal ramp. Each man could be pulling a rope that would lift 1/9 of the blocks total weight. Wally Wallingotn demonstrated in his DVD that one man can easily pull a 5oo lb weight up a 52% incline. The target block could be on a sled and the sled can rest in two grooves that are greased. They each attach their line to the sled, they walk back up and release the counterweight down the side of the pyramid, it can be on rails too.
Indygoguy 8 months ago
Houdin could use counter weights from his proposed spiral ramp corner notches. One man could walk DOWN one section of the internal ramp 11 times , 10 times pulling a rope that would lift maybe 1/10 of the weight of the target block up the side of the pyramid on a track or some sort of rails. He could attach each line to a sled with the target block on it. The eleventh time he'd attache a rope with just a little more weight on it.Then go back up and release the CWs, block slides up!
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Breyer talks like everyone is a simple little child and he explaining something to them
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The Great Pyramid was a pump as described by Edward Kunkel. One thing a pump needs is a safety release valve. This explains why the "air shafts" in the Queen's chamber were NOT continued to the inside. The blocks that covered these shafts did have the shaft carved into them only it stopped just an inch or so from the surface of the room. In the event that the Queen's chamber lost it's air cushion the pressure would burst through these last inches of limestone, saving the room from destruction.
Indygoguy 8 months ago
The air shafts in the Queen's chamber are like the safety release valve on an air compressor. Originally, the shaft was NOT continued to the inside of the room. The water did not normally get pumped out through these vents. It was ONLY when the air cushion was absent that the water pressure would burst through these last inches of limestone and release the pressure! The water coming out of these outlets would alert the caretakers. They'd replace the vent covering blocks with newly carved ones.
Indygoguy 8 months ago
The explanation that the vents in the Queen's chamber were a primitive "safety release" valve is the only explanation that makes any sense as to why they were NOT continued to the inside of the room. Only a PUMP, operating under PRESSURE would need such a mechanism!
Indygoguy 8 months ago
Having the large stones on site, and just levering them up one level at a time as it is filled in, reduces an incredible amount of stone handling and potential damage. They can be treated very delicately. There is no worry about movement and momentum and sliding etc.
Indygoguy 8 months ago
He is being too clever by half. What makes the most sense, and would be the easiest way, would be to have all of those large stones at the site, on the ground where the future pyramid will stand. Then, as you build each level, one only has to raise them the height of that level, the same way a house is raised on wooden beams when it is lifted off of an old foundation. Absolutely sill to do it any other way.
Indygoguy 8 months ago