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Researchers Lift Obelisk With Kite to Test Theory on Ancient Pyramids
- dalke 15y agoThis link is from 2001, and other references are even older. I see it more as pursing an idea and trying to force a fit than anything with historical likelihood. http://www.fsteiger.com/Egyptian_kite_theory.html http://www.fsteiger.com/Egyptian_kite_theory.html dismisses the idea, with reasonable sounding objections. http://www.philipcoppens.com/kite_obel.html http://www.philipcoppens.com/kite_obel.html has an essay with more details of work done to 2004; it's more optimistic but keeping some skepticism. There's video of the effort at http://explore.wingsworldquest.org/?q=node/142 http://explore.wingsworldquest.org/?q=node/142 . The Egyptologist points out that there's no evidence of modern pulleys or kits during the time of the pyramids. The head of the researchers on this project is dismissive of the view of Egyptologists, pointing out that she learned that Egyptians of ancient times were supposed to be drinking two glasses of beer for breakfast, for lunch, and for dinner; since she's impaired after that much drinking, the Egyptologists may wrong in their knowledge. Given what I've heard about beer drinking a few hundred years ago (when it seemed many people mostly drank beer and not water), I think it shows an unfounded dismissiveness.
- kirillzubovsky 15y agoPossibly correct. I thought it was still interesting as a concept.