The Surprisingly Plausible Theory that the Pyramids were Poured from Ancient Concrete

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Sources:

Davidovits, Joseph, They Built the Pyramids, Geopolymer Institute, May 2008

[flatplant]

The fact that the Ancient Egyptians were as old to the Ancient Greeks as the Ancient Greeks are to us is mind blowing.

[Litwinel]

People tend to forget that humans living 4000 years ago were the same humans as living today. They had their own geniuses like Einstein or Tesla. People whose curiosity matched intelligence. People capable of discovering brilliant solutions to problems. They weren't monkeys. Those were intelligent, thinking humans, just without the gift of 4000 years of accumulating knowledge and technology.

[thewickedjester]

They probably put the quarried stone down and were like, "jesus man, that shit was ridiculous, and the aliens aren't returning our phone calls. There's got to be a better way to do this."

[wonderbucket]

8:45 That Egyptian guy said that believing cement was used was "idiotic and insulting", but gives no explanation why. He is the one being idiotic and insulting. He is probably against the idea because maybe he fears it'll take some of the mystique away, and somehow hurt tourism.

[pollyphemeus]

Thought i clicked the wrong video and almost clicked away before realizing rhat Simon was indeed hosting.

[capnstewy]

I love how angry the egyptologists got at people doing actual science .

[NZobservatory]

It's weird how so many people seem to be interpreting this ancient concrete theory as a suggestion the Great Pyramids somehow aren't an amazing achievement.

[mica]

"To suggest otherwise is idiotic and insulting" (8:50)

How would it be an insult to suggest Egyptians used brains over brawns in order to build these magnificent structures? Their ingenuity and dedication remains as commendable.

[kingjames]

"would have required so many trees that egypt would have been deforested"

well... not a lot of forests there these days...

[jjchmiel]

Even if it was pored concrete, it is still an amazing feat of engineering that modern society should strive for. Where I live we can't get a patch of road concrete to last a winter.

[gutspraygore]

"The theory is idiotic and insulting."
He said without any sense of irony.

[dominiczepeda]

I originally found this theory in a 3.5 hour documentary on YouTube titled "The Great K Pyramid, " or something like that. I then ordered Davidovitts' book "Why the Pharaohs Built the Pyramids with Fake Stones." Great read. Not only does he break down the chemical aspect, but analyzes from mythological standpoints as well. Hieroglyphics were considered as well, as it's unknown whether or not each symbol had one or a variety of meanings. Perhaps the best evidence in my mind was his recreation of various sized blocks using custom wooden moulds. Upon filling the moulds one of the larger moulds began to leak, leaving a distinct crack in the corner. After concluding his experiment he found similar cracks on similar stones found on the Khufu pyramid. I am sold on Davidovitts' theory, but as for the granite I'm unsure for now.

[elihuhefner]

Out of all the possibilities I’ve ever heard, this, by far, makes the most logical sense

[uum]

Idk, seems like pretty concrete evidence to me.

[comfyghosts]

That minute and a half ad intro was pretty sucky.

[GiuseppeGaetanoSabatelli]

Offended native: "No, my ancestors weren't some genius chemical engineers and inventors. They were OOK OOK ME CUT BIG ROCK"
Weird flex, but ok

[GlenBradley]

I’m still stuck on how and why the invention of ancient concrete that lasts 7000+ years is “insulting.” 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Battlered]

Concrete still makes the engineering no less impressive!!!

[PuppyLuver]

I will gladly take this ancient concrete theory over ancient aliens any day, ancient concrete at least doesn't erase the wonder of human accomplishment.

EDIT: (looks at reply number) ...holy god damn am I suddenly glad my reply notifications aren't working...and so full of anti-science nonsense and conspiracy too...at least there're plenty of people rebutting it, but guys, I think y'all are arguing with brick walls here...

[ThinkerThunker]

And where did the ancient Egyptians get all of the advanced maths, knowledge and sciences to do all of this. They just magically learned it all right before the making of the pyramids ... then just magically forgot it all, and destroyed all traces of any such knowledge? You're gonna have to prove that.