It is believed that the Great Pyramid consists of 2.3 million blocks of different weights (the “medium” ones weighed 2.5 tons, but larger ones were also used, for example, the ceiling of the uppermost of the three “burial” chambers at a height of 42.3 meters from the base covered with nine slabs with a total weight of 400 tons). The total weight of the pyramid is estimated at 6.5 - 7 million tons.
Egyptologists agree that the pyramid took 20 years and 100,000 people to build. And not throughout the whole year, but for 3 months every year, when there was a break in agricultural work due to the Nile flood. These conditions stem from the idea that the pyramid was built as a tomb for a king. And precisely in the natural conditions of Ancient Egypt. But in this case, the blocks had to be laid at a speed of... 4 per minute!!!! Several tons each weighing?!?!?! To a height of up to 146.7 meters?!?!?! Without taps?!?!?! And moreover, with incredible accuracy even for today!?!?!?!
To this G. Hancock remarks:
Such a program, of course, is a nightmare for foremen. Imagine, at least, what kind of coordination there must be between stonemasons and masons in order to ensure the necessary flow of material on the construction site. Just imagine what will happen if just one block of 2.5 tons falls, say, from row 175.
The physical and organizational difficulties seem almost insurmountable, but there is also the problem of maintaining the geometry of the pyramid, which must be folded so that the top is exactly above the center of the base. Even a slight error in the angle of inclination of one of the side faces at the base will lead to a significant divergence of the ribs at the top. Therefore, extreme precision must be maintained when laying each row tens of meters above the ground, working with stone blocks of threatening weight.
As for the idea of an inclined embankment along which stone blocks were supposedly delivered, then with an optimal slope of 10 degrees at the maximum height of the structure, it would have to be 1460 meters long, built not from “bricks and soil,” as Egyptologists believe, but from similar lime blocks (so as not to sag under their own weight, as modern builders and architects have proven). And where did it all go? For similar and other reasons, the idea of a spiral embankment is not suitable, which, in addition, would make it difficult to control the accuracy of laying.
Moreover, the edges of the great pyramids are laid with great accuracy relative to the cardinal directions. The orientation error along the north-south line is:
- for the Khufu pyramid - no more than 5 minutes 30 seconds (angular) (with a length of 232.4 m);
- for the Khafre pyramid - no more than 5 minutes 26 seconds (with a length of 215.3 m);
- for the pyramid of Menkaure - no more than 14 minutes 3 seconds (with a length of 108.4 m).
Thus, the ancient Egyptians, who, as is believed, did not have laser and optical theodolites, levels, had no idea about a compass, that the Earth is round and that the north magnetic pole does not coincide with the geographic one, without taking into account corrections to the orientation of the instruments, were able to lay lines on terrain the length of two football stadiums with an error of a fraction of an angular degree!
Well, that's quite natural! - official historiographers say! And why should we be surprised? How difficult is it to lay 4 multi-ton blocks per minute? And not only at ground level, but also at a height of many meters! Businesses amount to 2.3 million pieces! A trifle...
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