Do we Really Not Know How the Pyramids Were Built?

Unlock the Secrets of Egypt's Pyramids! Explore their 1000-year history, from early experiments to the Great Pyramids of Giza. Discover construction theories, including the intriguing internal ramp hypothesis.

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[magdilen]

The thing about camel mathmaticians is a reference to author Sir Terry Pratchett. A recurring joke in a couple of his books is that camels are the worlds greatest mathmaticians, but they primarily use it to calculate the correct angle to spit in peoples' eyes.

[MissBlueEyeliner]

Simon: gives out about how long the scripts are
Also Simon: rambles aimlessly for 50% of the video
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[meu]

I love how Simon mispronounces tutankhamun then proceeds to say that he used to think it was pronounced a different wrong way that is actually closer to the actual pronunciation. He even got me to look up the pronunciation just to make sure I hadn't been mispronouncing it myself. Lol

[Tyrany]

I don’t care how many videos you make about ancient Egypt, I’m going to watch them all. One of my favorite subjects!

[angryotter]

Did I watch this yesterday until the sudden cutoff? Yes. Will I watch it again in its entirety? Also yes.

[dena]

I'm Egyptian and used to go every summer to Egypt to visit family. I used to always think it was so weird how the movies make the pyramids look like it's in the middle of nowhere when it's like right there. There's actually an amusement park nearby and we would ride the Ferris wheel and see the pyramids just hanging out right there as we're moving around.

[LiamJoyce]

I absolutely love how Simon can leap from being humorous in videos like this to being profound and serious videos covering horrific subjects that require gravitas. Truly one of the best 'presenters' on YouTube.

[Devadas]

I'm imagining Simon reading a bedtime story to his daughter, going of on a tangent "oh my god this EXACT thing happend-" "Dad! the story!" "Right, sorry sweetie".

[TheAntiburglar]

The real mystery, of course, is where the ending went in the original upload. Clearly the aliens didn't want anyone to know the truth!

[Rifter-]

Great job with the re-upload. Don't let the aliens silence you!

[marty]

I have always been fascinated by the Egyptian Civilization ever since I was a child. Maybe one of the reasons I majored in anthropology and took so many archaeology classes. I had that same first reaction too when I found out how close to the city the Pyramids of Giza actually are because every time we see them photos or videos, they are taken from certain angles, so that we don’t see the city in the background.

[ryanm]

When I first came here, this was all sand. Everyone said I was daft to build a pyramid on sand, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the sand. So I built a second one. That sank into the sand. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the sand. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest pyramid in all of Egypt.

[bilboswaggings]

The simple truth is that the pyramids were quite simple to build because gravity hadn't been invented yet

[SkyrimChicken]

Will i watch the full 46 minutes again? Yes i will

[metagames.errata]

Simon, a man who's not had a real job for a long time, explaining to normal people what time cards are. lol.

[semaj_]

Ayy, thanks for the quick re-upload! Made it about 5 minutes into it before seeing comments mentioning it got cut off at the end, so I decided to wait. Now I can get my fill of Simon's rambling nonse- I mean.. of factual Egyptian history in full!

[ignitionfrn]

5:20 - Chapter 1 - The story of the pyramids
17:15 - Chapter 2 - Who built the pyramids
21:30 - Chapter 3 - How were they actually built
24:45 - Chapter 3.1 - Quarrying the stones
27:00 - Chapter 3.2 - Transporting the stones
33:55 - Chapter 3.3 - Placing the stone
45:40 - Conclusion

[-Katastrophe]

I just waited 24 hours for 4 minutes of video. I didn't have anything else better to do I guess, but it's certainly a thing that happened.

[YYGC_Creator]

Just wanted to tell you I absolutely love your channels, this is my favorite. I love how your crew breaks things down, addressing the legend, and coming back to demystify it all. Great work and I look forward to more.

[AngeliqueStP]

TYVM GUYS! Looking forward to seeing the whole thing!