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 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