who here has seen pyramids in real life?

[Red Squirrel]

In Arizona, we can't seem to do anything right.
[IMG]http://www.tomassoe.com/inverted%20pyramid%20front%20view%20reduced.jpg

Wow they did a good job considering the blueprints were being read up side down. :biggrin:

 

[lothar]

I always chop rush them. Most important wonder in all of civilization.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

I always chop rush them. Most important wonder in all of civilization.

fact: 100%, I looked into it.

 

[eldorado99]

I always chop rush them. Most important wonder in all of civilization.

I like great wall better.

 

[n7]

I always chop rush them. Most important wonder in all of civilization.

Haha, came in here to see something like that.

 

[So]

No, but the United States could build something that would last that long if they cared to. Looking around at modern Egypt, you can understand why they subcontracted the construction of the Pyramids to Jewish slave labor. I wouldn't trust Egyptians to build so much as an outhouse that would last 30 months, much less 30 centuries.

You do realize that whole part about the Jews and the pyramids never happened, right? I'm pretty sure it (the part about the jews specifically being the pyramid builders) is not even in the bible.

 

[eldorado99]

You do realize that whole part about the Jews and the pyramids never happened, right? I'm pretty sure it (the part about the jews specifically being the pyramid builders) is not even in the bible.

Oh good.

 

[MotionMan]

Mr. and Mrs. MotionMan in Egypt, April 2007:

MotionMan

 

[Leros]

What kind of crappy pyramid is that?! Its like 15 feet tall.

 

[foghorn67]

Mr. and Mrs. MotionMan in Egypt, April 2007:

MotionMan

thumbs up! Must have been an awesome experience.

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Mr. and Mrs. MotionMan in Egypt, April 2007:

MotionMan

Who's the hoty?

 

[zinfamous]

No. Sears Tower > Any pyramid ever made.

The pyramids are stacked stones built by slave labor. A child with blocks has the intellect to build the pyramids and only lacks the resources.

you're not very bright, are you?

 

[zinfamous]

No, but the United States could build something that would last that long if they cared to. Looking around at modern Egypt, you can understand why they subcontracted the construction of the Pyramids to Jewish slave labor. I wouldn't trust Egyptians to build so much as an outhouse that would last 30 months, much less 30 centuries.

Egypt produces some of the best engineers in the world, today.

 

[brainhulk]

Mr. and Mrs. MotionMan in Egypt, April 2007:

MotionMan

from that picture, the pyramid doesnt look that big. Or is that parallax error

 

[Dr. Zaus]

Egypt produces some of the best engineers in the world, today.

False: they all have crazy accents.

 

[zanejohnson]

from that picture, the pyramid doesnt look that big. Or is that parallax error

im sure that's just an illusion

 

[edro]

They are a big stack of rocks... Why WOULDN'T they be there thousands of years later?

 

[JTsyo]

ya think the sears towers still gonna be standing in 3000 years?

No, that's why we have piles of nuclear waste, guess how long those are going to be around. At least we got some use from the nukes, unlike the pyramids, which was just a waste of national resources for the sake of the rulers' ego.

 

[sdifox]

been to Chichen Itza. No climbing allowed which is a good thing.

 

[MotionMan]

thumbs up! Must have been an awesome experience.

It was a great trip (This is now my 2007 vacation show-off thread):

MotionMan

 

[MotionMan]

Who's the hoty?

That would be me (with my wife).



MotionMan

 

[MotionMan]

from that picture, the pyramid doesnt look that big. Or is that parallax error

It is an optical illusion - We are about a 1/4 mile away from the pyramid in that picture and each of the stones is about 5 feet tall (or taller).

The Pyramids are HUGE.

MotionMan

 

[tommo123]

agreed. standing right at the base of one is odd. soo much bigger than it seems in the movies. sphinx seemed smaller though, for some reason

great wall of china is awesome to go walking on for a few hours. good calf workout

some of my pics here if anyones interested

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Anyone been since the uprising last year?

 

[MotionMan]

sphinx seemed smaller though, for some reason

Agreed. Also, I am not sure if this is true all the time, but we were not able to get as close to the Sphinx as I would have liked.

MotionMan