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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only known eight-sided pyramid

35 points by evo_9 7y ago

deepsun 7y ago
Slightly curious fact, with tons of advertisement trying to squeeze some money off it.
ceejayoz 7y ago
The "related video" on the very article references another "eight-sided" pyramid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent_Pyramid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent_Pyramid They're only eight sided if you don't count the base, too.
leto_ii 7y ago
I saw a similar post recently on a different site. This seems fake to me. Does anybody have different, perhaps more reliable sources to confirm this?
- npt4279 7y ago
  This has a hypothesis as to why: http://awesci.com/the-great-pyramid-is-not-your-average-square-pyramid/ http://awesci.com/the-great-pyramid-is-not-your-average-squa...
- DiabloD3 7y ago
  The issue is how do you define "eight sides." It's a four sided pyramid, where each side has a concave bend in the middle, only really visible from a top down perspective. The article contains enhanced, but completely valid photos of it. It is unknown if this was an intentional design aspect. It does not seem to be a feature of any occult purpose. Sneferu's Bent Pyramid does "not" have 8 sides, but was incorrectly completed at a later date at the wrong angle, thus often used as a (useless) comparison. All other pyramids in Egypt seem to just be normally 4 sides with no concave outer walls. tl;dr The Pyramid of Giza is only 8 sides on a technicality. It approximates the usual, and expected, tetrahedral shape.
  - leto_ii 7y ago
    I'm still not convinced. Are you sure the photos are valid? Is curiosmos a trustworthy site? William Matthews Flinders Petrie is mentioned as having written La Description de l’Egypte in the 1700's - this is inaccurate, the man was born in 1853: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Petrie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Petrie. On a quick search I can't find mention of La Description de l’Egypte, either in French or English. They're also quoting a text by I.E.S. Edwards at the end. He seems to be a real person, but they quote a 1975 edition of his book, which I can't find on google books (https://books.google.nl/books?q=editions:ISBN0140136347&id=dBBMvrlrkFQC https://books.google.nl/books?q=editions:ISBN0140136347&id=d...). The mention of British Air Force pilot, P. Groves pops up in multiple places, but none looks particularly trustworthy to me.
    - DiabloD3 7y ago
      Don't know if the site is legit, however you can literally go to Egypt and see the Giza Pyramid in person. If you know what to look for, it can be seen from ground level. It's extremely slight. And, again, not an occult or religious feature, just a quirk of its design.
  - dragonwriter 7y ago
    Hey, if being convex with a crease on the middle makes an otherwise tetrahedral pyramid “8 sided”, does convexity plus a protrusion in the middle of each of the four faces also count as 8-sided? Because, of so, there are lots of 8-sided mesoamerican pyramids.
- zarmin 7y ago
  A search for "great pyramid from above" will return a ton of images where you can see this for yourself. It's definitely true, just not very well known. Sample image: https://hiddenincatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/b3eab5258c62.jpg https://hiddenincatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/b3eab...
  - leto_ii 7y ago
    The view from Google maps is far less convincing to me.
    - zarmin 7y ago
      This is what I see in Google Maps: https://i.imgur.com/KAxbzod.png https://i.imgur.com/KAxbzod.png To my eyes, the "crease" is evident in all but the right side.
- pavel_lishin 7y ago
  Google Maps seems to show an indent on one side: https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Great+Pyramid+of+Giza/@29.9792571,31.1331382,686m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x14584587ac8f291b:0x810c2f3fa2a52424!8m2!3d29.9792345!4d31.1342019 https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Great+Pyramid+of+Giza/... https://i.imgur.com/sGGvSPn.png https://i.imgur.com/sGGvSPn.png
  - leto_ii 7y ago
    The left side of the base of the pyramid seems parallel to the road to me.
    - pavel_lishin 7y ago
      Me too, but there appears to be something like a visible crease in that side.
frandroid 7y ago
And there I was expecting that it had a buried bottom half, making it the shape of a D8...
kace91 7y ago
The link is unreadable for me on mobile (Safari on ios 13). The usual cookies popup appears hiding the view and no action can remove it (neither accepting not rejecting it).
zarmin 7y ago
More fun facts: - The Great Pyramid is a scale model of Earth, at a ratio of 1:43,200 (a significant number) - It also encodes its own latitude and longitude - Its base perimeter is equal to 1/2 a minute of latitude (1/43,200th of 360 degrees) - It's aligned to true north within 3/60 of one degree (making it, I believe, the most accurately aligned structure on the planet) These are not undisputed claims, but there is absolutely something different about 4th dynasty pyramids that is worth exploring. There are many, many anomalies about Giza that defy explanation. Another example is precision stone cutting and drilling from thousands of years ago. For detailed explanations of the above, check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhGQU3m9E34&t=795 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhGQU3m9E34&t=795 (timelinked, but the entire video is excellent) https://youtu.be/H43z2xAis4c?list=PLvuraN2vNappZ6m4jNiK5rDDmZ6AKNrxB https://youtu.be/H43z2xAis4c?list=PLvuraN2vNappZ6m4jNiK5rDDm... and this blog: http://garyosborn.moonfruit.com/1-43200/4594099844 http://garyosborn.moonfruit.com/1-43200/4594099844 This is one of my favorite topics to discuss.
- ceejayoz 7y ago
  > The Great Pyramid is a scale model of Earth… Is this a joke that’s whooshing over my head?
  - zarmin 7y ago
    Nope. Timelinked video: https://youtu.be/rhGQU3m9E34?t=1103 https://youtu.be/rhGQU3m9E34?t=1103
  - pavel_lishin 7y ago
    I think this screenshot from the video explains what they're talking about: https://i.imgur.com/F8ISnSq.png https://i.imgur.com/F8ISnSq.png So, what are the odds that this is or isn't a coincidence? Could the ancient Egyptians have measured the two circumferences of the Earth that accurately at that point in history?
    - zarmin 7y ago
      That's the money question. Given the other "anomalies" about the pyramids, along with their relationship to sacred geometry, my opinion is it's impossible these are coincidences.
Mountain_Skies 7y ago
The indention is where the tube used to sit that was used to carry grain to the top back when the pyramid was used as a grain silo. (Yes, I'm joking)

35 points by evo_9 7y ago

Slightly curious fact, with tons of advertisement trying to squeeze some money off it.

The "related video" on the very article references another "eight-sided" pyramid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent_Pyramid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent_Pyramid They're only eight sided if you don't count the base, too.

leto_ii 7y ago

I saw a similar post recently on a different site. This seems fake to me. Does anybody have different, perhaps more reliable sources to confirm this?

npt4279 7y ago
This has a hypothesis as to why: http://awesci.com/the-great-pyramid-is-not-your-average-square-pyramid/ http://awesci.com/the-great-pyramid-is-not-your-average-squa...
DiabloD3 7y ago
The issue is how do you define "eight sides." It's a four sided pyramid, where each side has a concave bend in the middle, only really visible from a top down perspective. The article contains enhanced, but completely valid photos of it. It is unknown if this was an intentional design aspect. It does not seem to be a feature of any occult purpose. Sneferu's Bent Pyramid does "not" have 8 sides, but was incorrectly completed at a later date at the wrong angle, thus often used as a (useless) comparison. All other pyramids in Egypt seem to just be normally 4 sides with no concave outer walls. tl;dr The Pyramid of Giza is only 8 sides on a technicality. It approximates the usual, and expected, tetrahedral shape.
- leto_ii 7y ago
  I'm still not convinced. Are you sure the photos are valid? Is curiosmos a trustworthy site? William Matthews Flinders Petrie is mentioned as having written La Description de l’Egypte in the 1700's - this is inaccurate, the man was born in 1853: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Petrie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Petrie. On a quick search I can't find mention of La Description de l’Egypte, either in French or English. They're also quoting a text by I.E.S. Edwards at the end. He seems to be a real person, but they quote a 1975 edition of his book, which I can't find on google books (https://books.google.nl/books?q=editions:ISBN0140136347&id=dBBMvrlrkFQC https://books.google.nl/books?q=editions:ISBN0140136347&id=d...). The mention of British Air Force pilot, P. Groves pops up in multiple places, but none looks particularly trustworthy to me.
  - DiabloD3 7y ago
    Don't know if the site is legit, however you can literally go to Egypt and see the Giza Pyramid in person. If you know what to look for, it can be seen from ground level. It's extremely slight. And, again, not an occult or religious feature, just a quirk of its design.
- dragonwriter 7y ago
  Hey, if being convex with a crease on the middle makes an otherwise tetrahedral pyramid “8 sided”, does convexity plus a protrusion in the middle of each of the four faces also count as 8-sided? Because, of so, there are lots of 8-sided mesoamerican pyramids.
zarmin 7y ago
A search for "great pyramid from above" will return a ton of images where you can see this for yourself. It's definitely true, just not very well known. Sample image: https://hiddenincatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/b3eab5258c62.jpg https://hiddenincatours.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/b3eab...
- leto_ii 7y ago
  The view from Google maps is far less convincing to me.
  - zarmin 7y ago
    This is what I see in Google Maps: https://i.imgur.com/KAxbzod.png https://i.imgur.com/KAxbzod.png To my eyes, the "crease" is evident in all but the right side.
pavel_lishin 7y ago
Google Maps seems to show an indent on one side: https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Great+Pyramid+of+Giza/@29.9792571,31.1331382,686m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x14584587ac8f291b:0x810c2f3fa2a52424!8m2!3d29.9792345!4d31.1342019 https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Great+Pyramid+of+Giza/... https://i.imgur.com/sGGvSPn.png https://i.imgur.com/sGGvSPn.png
- leto_ii 7y ago
  The left side of the base of the pyramid seems parallel to the road to me.
  - pavel_lishin 7y ago
    Me too, but there appears to be something like a visible crease in that side.

frandroid 7y ago

And there I was expecting that it had a buried bottom half, making it the shape of a D8...

kace91 7y ago

The link is unreadable for me on mobile (Safari on ios 13). The usual cookies popup appears hiding the view and no action can remove it (neither accepting not rejecting it).

zarmin 7y ago

More fun facts: - The Great Pyramid is a scale model of Earth, at a ratio of 1:43,200 (a significant number) - It also encodes its own latitude and longitude - Its base perimeter is equal to 1/2 a minute of latitude (1/43,200th of 360 degrees) - It's aligned to true north within 3/60 of one degree (making it, I believe, the most accurately aligned structure on the planet) These are not undisputed claims, but there is absolutely something different about 4th dynasty pyramids that is worth exploring. There are many, many anomalies about Giza that defy explanation. Another example is precision stone cutting and drilling from thousands of years ago. For detailed explanations of the above, check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhGQU3m9E34&t=795 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhGQU3m9E34&t=795 (timelinked, but the entire video is excellent) https://youtu.be/H43z2xAis4c?list=PLvuraN2vNappZ6m4jNiK5rDDmZ6AKNrxB https://youtu.be/H43z2xAis4c?list=PLvuraN2vNappZ6m4jNiK5rDDm... and this blog: http://garyosborn.moonfruit.com/1-43200/4594099844 http://garyosborn.moonfruit.com/1-43200/4594099844 This is one of my favorite topics to discuss.

ceejayoz 7y ago
> The Great Pyramid is a scale model of Earth… Is this a joke that’s whooshing over my head?
- zarmin 7y ago
  Nope. Timelinked video: https://youtu.be/rhGQU3m9E34?t=1103 https://youtu.be/rhGQU3m9E34?t=1103
- pavel_lishin 7y ago
  I think this screenshot from the video explains what they're talking about: https://i.imgur.com/F8ISnSq.png https://i.imgur.com/F8ISnSq.png So, what are the odds that this is or isn't a coincidence? Could the ancient Egyptians have measured the two circumferences of the Earth that accurately at that point in history?
  - zarmin 7y ago
    That's the money question. Given the other "anomalies" about the pyramids, along with their relationship to sacred geometry, my opinion is it's impossible these are coincidences.

Mountain_Skies 7y ago

The indention is where the tube used to sit that was used to carry grain to the top back when the pyramid was used as a grain silo. (Yes, I'm joking)