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This analysis ignores friction in the calculations for energy/manpower needed to construct the pyramid. I wouldn't put much stock into these results

• umvi 6y ago
  Yeah they just calculate the potential energy as if workers can move limestone blocks with perfect efficiency in frictionless conditions. It wouldn't surprise me if it took 2-4x its potential energy (or more) to move any given block into place.
  • peeters 6y ago
    How many people does it take to push a two-ton rock up a hill and then back to where it started? Apparently zero.
    • LanceH 6y ago
      The economist says that if you pay the rock enough it will move itself.
    • Aeolun 6y ago
      If you're not careful, the rock will go back by itself.
• idoubtit 6y ago
  This analysis ignores many physical constraints and archaeological facts. It's an amusing exercise with little connection to the real world. Archaeologists are accustomed to this "pyramidomania" that almost always forgets to examine the facts before building up theories.
  • pedrovhb 6y ago
    "First, assume all cows are spherical..."