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i can't believe people are still pushing the story about the curse. Not very nice from BBC to promote it,too.

by TamoC 8y ago

chrisseaton 8y ago
The rhetorical question about does it contain a curse, and the quote from Waziri, are clearly not serious. Nobody here is pushing or promoting that as a theory - that's an ludicrously uncharitable reading of this article.
- vntok 8y ago
  Potential exposure to some dangerous bacteria growing inside the confined space seems like a decent hypothesis, though. Especially when the inside released a foul odor upon being opened.
  - andygates 8y ago
    It's a hot tub full of mummy juice, so it's always going to be nasty.
sschueller 8y ago
A cursed tomb can be a another civilization's deep geological repository [1] of nuclear/toxic waste. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_geological_repository https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_geological_repository
- klmr 8y ago
  Not an ancient Egyptian tomb, no.
  - cornholio 8y ago
    Or so we were led to believe. There's clearly a single possible explanation to all this.
    - TeMPOraL 8y ago
      I thought Egyptian sarcophaguses were healing/brainwashing devices. A buildup of a toxic substance must be caused by a malfunction.
- LinuxBender 8y ago
  That would not be far fetched, actually. Their technology clearly rivals anything we have today. 5 of the pyramids contain graphite waveguides that produce small amounts of focused nuclear radiation. The base contain piezoelectric water transducers. The Nile moved too far away to make them active however so they are quite safe for humans.
ramblerman 8y ago
Getting upset about this seems equally ridiculous tbh. It's just some lighthearted fun.
LinuxBender 8y ago
I would let people know about a curse. If I were a scientist, I would want to study the site and determine if any containers that have a functional virus, mold or other hazards to human and animal life. Perhaps I spent too much time watching Star Trek.

i can't believe people are still pushing the story about the curse. Not very nice from BBC to promote it,too.

by TamoC 8y ago

i can't believe people are still pushing the story about the curse. Not very nice from BBC to promote it,too.

The rhetorical question about does it contain a curse, and the quote from Waziri, are clearly not serious. Nobody here is pushing or promoting that as a theory - that's an ludicrously uncharitable reading of this article.

vntok 8y ago
Potential exposure to some dangerous bacteria growing inside the confined space seems like a decent hypothesis, though. Especially when the inside released a foul odor upon being opened.
- andygates 8y ago
  It's a hot tub full of mummy juice, so it's always going to be nasty.

sschueller 8y ago

A cursed tomb can be a another civilization's deep geological repository [1] of nuclear/toxic waste. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_geological_repository https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_geological_repository

klmr 8y ago
Not an ancient Egyptian tomb, no.
- cornholio 8y ago
  Or so we were led to believe. There's clearly a single possible explanation to all this.
  - TeMPOraL 8y ago
    I thought Egyptian sarcophaguses were healing/brainwashing devices. A buildup of a toxic substance must be caused by a malfunction.
LinuxBender 8y ago
That would not be far fetched, actually. Their technology clearly rivals anything we have today. 5 of the pyramids contain graphite waveguides that produce small amounts of focused nuclear radiation. The base contain piezoelectric water transducers. The Nile moved too far away to make them active however so they are quite safe for humans.

ramblerman 8y ago

Getting upset about this seems equally ridiculous tbh. It's just some lighthearted fun.

LinuxBender 8y ago

I would let people know about a curse. If I were a scientist, I would want to study the site and determine if any containers that have a functional virus, mold or other hazards to human and animal life. Perhaps I spent too much time watching Star Trek.