Was it Impossible for Humans to Build The Pyramids?

Who actually built the pyramids? Is it possible that the aliens or somebody else built the pyramids and not the Egyptians or other people they forced to build? In today's historical educational cartoon, we're taking a look at just who was behind this ancient Egyptian wonder and what can we learn from it!

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[samuel-dmnz]

It’s obvious Isaac Newton didn’t create gravity yet so the bricks weren’t that heavy and they could float up to the top

[-funmemes-]

Imagine dedicating your whole life building this Egyptian pyramids and aliens get the credit for it lol.

[natalie]

Plot twist: the pyramids built the humans

[shinyshoelaceDS]

Of course not, everybody knows all the Egyptians had to do to build the pyramids was go into Creative mode.

[jasonsuriadi]

How to pull stones weigh the same as 11 elephants?

Egyptian: easy, we use 12 elephans to pull it

[frostydoesvideos]

Early Egyptians: I hope this magnificent structure reminds future civilizations of the hard work we used to build this.

Present Humans: probably aliens or something...

[talentlessbird]

People 4000 years in the future are going to wonder how we built the bass pro fishing shop

[lucassmith]

I think modern man does not give enough credit to our ancient relatives. They were incredibly clever. Possibly even more clever than modern man. Also....Plum Bob.

[kng_swix]

Giant triangle: No impossible
Flat earth community: Yes 100%

[superflan]

its odd to me how we feel superior to older civilizations because of modern technology. all the things we have now are *technically* because of the math and science invented by the ancients

[LeeEverett]

Either two possibilities:

1. We greatly underestimated and overlooked just how educated our ancestors really were. They could have been way ahead of their time than we originally thought.

2. Aliens

[yashas_mithra]

"work so hard that people think the aliens did it"

[facepalmjesus]

The legend says that Ancient Egyptians were playing too much Minecraft

[mosilhy]

Well if they are not staring into a screen 16hrs a day they would have alot of time in their life to master such skills

[daleleone]

Imagine being dead right now and knowing you built the pyramids but people nowadays say aliens built them.

[aibinjoseph]

Q)How Egyptian and Mayans build similar structure?

a)both of them used the same powerful hallucinogenic plans .
b)both had something supernatural.
c)both of them know that triangle was the strongest shape.

[thefigure]

Ancient Egyptian - *Puts his whole life to help build a pyramid*
Alien Boi - "I'm about to end this man's whole career"

[DJJmacc]

One Egyptian: Wait wait hold on stop for a minute my fingers are killing me
Hundreds of other Egyptians: Are you kidding me!? We’re almost at the top!

[pinkninja]

It always seems impossible until someone does it

[fivestar.G]

Nah they just changed the game mode from survival to creative