Chichen Itza - echo in front of pyramid steps (video 1)

The mayans really new what they were doing... master acousticians. when you clap in front of the steps, they say that the sounds you hear are that of a bird and a rattle snake. Talk about being in tuned with nature!

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[Stillwater900]

You really think they designed this WONDER OF THE WORLD, this ENORMOUS pyramid so people could come and clap and hear the sounds of a bird and a rattlesnake?? Dude, its just a fluke.

"Talk about being in tuned with nature!" - Psshhh, right, dumb thing to say

[kjimbob]

@Stillwater900 how do you know it's just a fluke? how can you be so convinced that it's just a mere coincidence that a culture so steeped in imagery of the animal world and the natural world... so knowledgable of the sky, the stars, would place their buildings in random locations? I think they were well aware of the acoustical properties in front of the pyramid. and NO... I don't think they built it just to clap in front of it. gimme a break please. you took the caption I wrote too literally.

[Stillwater900]

@kjimbob Its not the location of the pyramid, its the shape of it. How would the be "well-aware" of the accoustical properties of something BEFORE they've built it?

[kjimbob]

@Stillwater900 I agree with you on that... how could they know it would produce that exact sound? But it's a safe bet to assume they built it, and the other buildings around it, to make it acoustically sound for ceremonies, example: for someone to be heard easily amongst a large crowd. as far as the bird and rattlesnake sound goes... you're right, I'm not en sense tirely convinced I would label those sounds as such if someone hadn't pointed them out. Either way it doesn't negate my of amazement.

[callum1234321able]

aliens built that pyrimid

[darthsadic]

@Stillwater900 that is just your opinon. I've been there so I know.

[Stillwater900]

@darthsadic So what? What is that supposed to mean? Its just the shape of them, the stepped sides. If you throw a rock down a mountain road it makes the same noise.

[darthsadic]

@Stillwater900 it's not a fluke since this is not the only pyramid that has this sound. You can hear the exact same sound in tehotihuacan. It's not a fluke, I've been in both places and it's exactly the same thing.

[mellyvel1]

the echo sound like an bird.....

[jwild100]

i went there! i wish we could go inside it