{"id":1174,"date":"2026-04-16T12:10:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:12:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:12:49","slug":"scientist-have-a-new-theory-on-how-the-pyramids-were-built","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/2026\/04\/16\/scientist-have-a-new-theory-on-how-the-pyramids-were-built\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist have a new theory on how the pyramids were built"},"content":{"rendered":"<body><div class=\"pbs-main-wrapper\"><p>The clue is in the design.\u00a0 Why the pyramid shape?\u00a0 Because the ramp used to move the stones was in the pyramid itself.\u00a0 They did not have to build external ramps which would have been kind of like building the pyramid twice.<\/p>\n<p>But what is the math that would actually prove or suggest that?<\/p>\n<p>The Great Pyramid of Giza (Pyramid of Khufu) has a slope angle of approximately 51\u00b050\u203240\u2033 to 51\u00b052\u2032 (51.5 to 51.84 degrees). This consistent angle was achieved using a seked of 5\u00bd palms (5 palms and 2 digits) horizontal run for every 1 cubit vertical rise. The slope creates a stable 4\/ relationship between height and base.<\/p>\n<p>According to AI<\/p>\n<p>The Great Pyramid\u2019s 51\u00b0 50\u2032 40\u2033 slope is too steep to be a direct, functional ramp for moving stones, as an effective ramp requires a much gentler incline (roughly). However, modern theories, supported by 3D scans, suggest an internal spiral ramp or an integrated edge ramp system was built into the structure, allowing for easier, shorter, and less material-intensive transport of stones as the pyramid rose.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What is the best way to support me?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8Tj0qYUjHR\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/how-tip-me\/\">How Tip Me<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cHow Tip Me\u201d \u2014 mmchuck.com\" src=\"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/how-tip-me\/embed\/#?secret=4bBI7Nk3g7#?secret=8Tj0qYUjHR\" data-secret=\"8Tj0qYUjHR\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I obviously have no idea on how the pyramids were built. I will stick with the idea that space aliens built them. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1176\" src=\"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spaceshipsbuildinggreatpyramids.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spaceshipsbuildinggreatpyramids.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spaceshipsbuildinggreatpyramids-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/spaceshipsbuildinggreatpyramids-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clue is in the design.\u00a0 Why the pyramid shape?\u00a0 Because the ramp used to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1174"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1180,"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174\/revisions\/1180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmchuck.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}