Do we Really Not Know How the Pyramids Were Built?

[@magdilen7]

The thing about camel mathmaticians is a reference to author Sir Terry Pratchett. A recurring joke in a couple of his books is that camels are the worlds greatest mathmaticians, but they primarily use it to calculate the correct angle to spit in peoples' eyes.

[@pinkbubblesnake]

Thanks for explaining this, I was on team simon

[@yukloop]

I knew there had to be something to that reference. Appreciate you clarifying.

[@pfadiva]

Yeah, "Pyramids " is a great read. Sir Pterry's take on the use for the Pyramids is unique.

[@hollynelson3883]

And this was the source of his affectionate nickname, "Pterry." The lead characters name was Pteppic, and his successor to the throne was queen Ptraci, pronounced "Tracy." She was a bit of a ptermagant, IIRC.

[@markmosley3547]

The moment that gag surfaced I realised that Ilze was awesome.

[@MissBlueEyeliner]

Simon: gives out about how long the scripts are Also Simon: rambles aimlessly for 50% of the video 👌

[@babblerscorner]

“This intro is too long” Simon, between 8 tangents.

[@Bob-Jenkins]

He needs a "Digress Boy" merchandise line.

[@BxBxProductions]

he started with 1 channel, now he has too many to name with a lot of content overlapping or just being straight out bloat. that's his grind, but Simon's a good presenter gotta give him that!

[@jacob4920]

@@BxBxProductions Let's be honest. We could all listen to Simon talk about PAINT DRYING, and we would listen, just because he's a fantastic talker, who can somehow make anything sound interesting!

[@paladro]

that's value added ;)

[@meu3211]

I love how Simon mispronounces tutankhamun then proceeds to say that he used to think it was pronounced a different wrong way that is actually closer to the actual pronunciation. He even got me to look up the pronunciation just to make sure I hadn't been mispronouncing it myself. Lol

[@reginaldinoenchillada3513]

Steve Martin made an album about it.

[@scottwallace5239]

Tbf I've always pronounced it 'toot-un-car-moon' only now finding out that's wrong😂

[@tamarinmangold1414]

I nearly collapsed when he did that! 💀😵‍💫🤦‍♀️🙉

[@graceannewelsh2380]

Thank you! I’m having anxiety about the way he said Tutankhamen and had to Google it myself to be sure I wasn’t crazy!

[@JooshyJuice]

Not him gaslighting us all on how to pronounce Tutankhamen

[@angryotter9129]

Did I watch this yesterday until the sudden cutoff? Yes. Will I watch it again in its entirety? Also yes.

[@Tyrany42]

I don’t care how many videos you make about ancient Egypt, I’m going to watch them all. One of my favorite subjects!

[@mecahhannah]

Me too

[@SLorraineE]

Agreed! Especially since I'm still learning things with each video!

[@me5atworld]

Why?. It's Sandy so they built anthills..

[@Devadas44]

I'm imagining Simon reading a bedtime story to his daughter, going of on a tangent "oh my god this EXACT thing happend-" "Dad! the story!" "Right, sorry sweetie".

[@FreedomIII]

I'd love to be read bedtime stories like that 😂

[@phantomechelon3628]

I'm now imagining Simon's kids being sleep-deprived because their bedtime stories last for hours...

[@MrKingShad]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dena81]

I'm Egyptian and used to go every summer to Egypt to visit family. I used to always think it was so weird how the movies make the pyramids look like it's in the middle of nowhere when it's like right there. There's actually an amusement park nearby and we would ride the Ferris wheel and see the pyramids just hanging out right there as we're moving around.

[@danadomino]

I was surprised to learn this a few years ago as well when I saw something like "McDonalds with the world's greatest view" or something like that. But in essence it's some sort of fast food chain which has a roof top sitting area that's right by the pyramids and I was like "THEY'RE THAT CLOSE?!" 🤣 you're right, in the movies they always show people riding on camels for days in the desert to reach them or something. Maybe there are some that are a bit more out there? But definitely was surprised to see them just RIGHT there in the city essentially lol.

[@AlexBailey11]

Haha, Egypt does shit right.

[@ABDULLAH86SA]

In movies they picture the old times. Not days where you're riding ferris wheels for fun

[@ABDULLAH86SA]

Imagine making a movie about Jesus and you see everyone using cell phones. As if they had cell phones.🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@dena81]

@@ABDULLAH86SA a lot of the movies I'm discussing are modern day 🙄

[@TheAntiburglar]

The real mystery, of course, is where the ending went in the original upload. Clearly the aliens didn't want anyone to know the truth!

[@Loralanthalas]

Lmao fr

[@bojow8102]

Always blame the aliens 😜

[@leighpowell1062]

David Ike likes this

[@BruceBoyde]

It cut off at a weird spot towards the end, so this appears to have fixed that.

[@vincenzomartino5648]

I think it was the ghosts getting jealous

[@marty0063]

I have always been fascinated by the Egyptian Civilization ever since I was a child. Maybe one of the reasons I majored in anthropology and took so many archaeology classes. I had that same first reaction too when I found out how close to the city the Pyramids of Giza actually are because every time we see them photos or videos, they are taken from certain angles, so that we don’t see the city in the background.

[@ryanm9566]

When I first came here, this was all sand. Everyone said I was daft to build a pyramid on sand, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the sand. So I built a second one. That sank into the sand. So I built a third. That burned down, fell over, then sank into the sand. But the fourth one stayed up. And that's what you're going to get, Lad, the strongest pyramid in all of Egypt.

[@marqsee7948]

But I don't want the strongest pyramid in all of Egypt, I want to sing...

[@VoodooAngel63]

And he has to marry the Princess because she has huuuuuuuuuge....tracts of sand?

[@oliverwoodcock5307]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@ajgunn3277]

you just totally won this thread ryan. thank you for this

[@Rifter-]

Great job with the re-upload. Don't let the aliens silence you!

[@purpleprinc3]

Ancient Aliens Debunked. Watch it. The ancient aliens theory is a direct attack on human history to cement the narrative that ancient man could not have possibly been this advanced. It's sad.

[@damenwhelan3236]

He is the aliens.

[@LiamJoyce]

I absolutely love how Simon can leap from being humorous in videos like this to being profound and serious videos covering horrific subjects that require gravitas. Truly one of the best 'presenters' on KZbin.

[@xavierayayaell546]

Shame he's a paid for shill touting the official narrative all the time.

[@billshiff2060]

He is a scatter brained pin head. VERY annoying high school level "humor".

[@AlwayslookingNeverlookedfor]

Bahahaha no he's not. 😅

[@MrLondonGo]

bedtime storytme must be awesome for his kids

[@ce6ej]

He’s AWESOME in his serious videos, but he’s kind of obnoxious with how much he tries to be funny in this video.

[@bilboswaggings]

The simple truth is that the pyramids were quite simple to build because gravity hadn't been invented yet

[@jacob4920]

My argument against the whole "Aliens built the Pyramids" conspiracy theory is, if they truly did build the pyramids: Why only in Egypt? Why only 5,000 years ago? And why do it at all, for the Egyptian Pharaohs?? None of the "Ancient Aliens" fanboys can ever answer these questions for me.

[@bilboswaggings]

@@jacob4920 everyone knows there is no such thing as aliens Extraterrestrial life is likely to exist, almost guaranteed depending on your definition of life But aliens and especially them coming to earth is just BS

[@MichaelClarke1980]

@@jacob4920 not an alien builder believer but 1. Pyramids all over the world Mexico. Peru china etc etc wasn't only 5000 years ago and not for the pharaohs

[@jacob4920]

@@MichaelClarke1980 Those aren't the same types of pyramids, though. You can tell which pyramids come from which countries, just by looking at them. What it tells me is that humanity basically has the same type of thinking in common. They just do things a little differently, for each culture.

[@MichaelClarke1980]

@@jacob4920 well if that was case we would have pyramids in every country in the world whenever they reached the same progressional age. But we don't find that.

[@semaj_5022]

Ayy, thanks for the quick re-upload! Made it about 5 minutes into it before seeing comments mentioning it got cut off at the end, so I decided to wait. Now I can get my fill of Simon's rambling nonse- I mean.. of factual Egyptian history in full!

[@-Katastrophe]

I just waited 24 hours for 4 minutes of video. I didn't have anything else better to do I guess, but it's certainly a thing that happened.

[@richardaubrecht2822]

Just minutes into and there's a Discworld reference? Neat!

[@Tigermoto]

and you're the only one so far to have written it. You get the "You bastard" award today, cud cud cud.

[@BrainrotOf87]

Oh good! I was hoping we'd get the re-upload! 😅

[@jennifergridley8111]

Me, too! 😊 I was happy to see this

[@ignitionfrn2223]

5:20 - Chapter 1 - The story of the pyramids 17:15 - Chapter 2 - Who built the pyramids 21:30 - Chapter 3 - How were they actually built 24:45 - Chapter 3.1 - Quarrying the stones 27:00 - Chapter 3.2 - Transporting the stones 33:55 - Chapter 3.3 - Placing the stone 45:40 - Conclusion

[@KidaRosado]

Thank you! Only way this could be better is if you included the cut off point!

[@Jason-fm4my]

Only here does chapter 1 start 5 minutes in.

[@zakpike8019]

What about the camel's

[@chriselyr2484]

GNU

[@danieweir9588]

First 5 minutes of crap.

[@TheMissiIe]

Will i watch the full 46 minutes again? Yes i will

[@stephennisbet9464]

I'm Bobby mother 😂

[@toymachine2328]

Gotta get that watch time!

[@Andrew-zq3ip]

One advantage to my memory being shite, I can enjoy this like I did the first time.

[@CrankyQuokka]

Ah, it's back. I'll watch it from the start again so the watch time is clocked up, and to get the ending. Gotta keep those dollars (Euros in Czech Republic?) flowing.

[@BlueScreenCorp]

Well now we can see what the end was supposed to be

[@12srr]

On a trip to Hearst Castle when I was in 8th grade I met a woman named Maureen Clemmons. In 2001 she was published with her theory that the ancient Egyptians used giant kites and wind power to move the heavy blocks and monuments. She proved it was possible, and, inspired by her theory, I proved it also with my friend in the 8th grade science fair! I loved the script today but I was saddened that I didn't hear more about whatever became of the wind power theory. There are a lot of hieroglyphics that do support this method as a viable option. Anyway, something to look into if you make a part 2!

[@occheermommy]

I have seen some stuff on History Channel or something where they ran experiments on using kites and structures to ease the stones in place. It was a long time ago but really interesting. You may be able to find something online.

[@AngeliqueStP]

TYVM GUYS! Looking forward to seeing the whole thing!

[@YYGC_Creator]

Just wanted to tell you I absolutely love your channels, this is my favorite. I love how your crew breaks things down, addressing the legend, and coming back to demystify it all. Great work and I look forward to more.

[@metagames.errata7777]

Simon, a man who's not had a real job for a long time, explaining to normal people what time cards are. lol.

[@MrMiddleWick]

Him pretending to be in touch is one of my favourite things about this show

[@FOH45]

lol, y'all are so daft, the jobs u call real today didn't exist years ago, a job is just work u do that gets u paid, nothing like "real" job, way back before the use of money, u think anyone though banker ?🤣 or before electricity, u think electrician was real?

[@Zer0TheHer0_VR]

Hate to be that guy but I have too😂 The answer is no Cleopatra didn’t stare up at the pyramids in awe of her ancestors, because her ancestors didn’t build them. She was in a line of pharaohs put in place by Alexander the great when he made his general Ptolemai the ruler of Egypt after conquering it. Scholars generally identify Cleopatra as having been essentially of Greek ancestry with some Persian and Sogdian Iranian ancestry, based on the fact that she came from a Macedonian Greek family (the Ptolemaic dynasty)

[@Luxaline]

Love the show! But sometimes the music is just way too loud

[@leighblackler1157]

Agreed

[@oXoFaithyoXo]

It sure is :( I have a hearing problem and the music was all I could hear and it wasn't pleasant. I had to mute the sound and just read the subtitles.

[@martink.2836]

Definitely agree!

[@occheermommy]

I was just thinking that as I read that and listened to the video

[@JayneCobb88]

The answer is it was both. Internal ramp to more easily move materials. Buckets of dissolved limestone mixture plus water buckets up top to then be mixed and poured by a mixing specialist. That’s literally how we do it today in the concrete industry. Haul up the components, mix on site, specialist oversees the mixing and pouring. Also, wood wasn’t an issue. Egypt had a HUGE maritime navy AND a flat bottomed Nile navy. They exported enough food to buy wood. Plus, you don’t need forms for every block, just reuse the forms. Today we spray diesel onto forms as a release agent but pretty much any oil will work. Rendered animal fat works pretty well.

[@Shmew455r]

Forming from liquid seems easier

[@jerrik-415]

I am constantly astounded at how much I am able to learn from someone so clueless. Love ya Simon, you're an adorable ditz.

[@digigalbytes2445]

Never have I been so happy to have fallen asleep during one of Simon's videos, requiring a re-watch.

[@wilfriedklaebe]

Love the Pratchett reference!

[@catherine_404]

If you want to go to Egypt, but have no desire to deal with heat, just go there in the winter. Or late fall / really spring. It's windy, but even that is more bearable when your main goal is to see the sites. Also, less tourists! And there is PLENTY to see besides pyramids (museums, the Valley Of The Dead, old mosque, even farms...). Also, hotels are very different, and even in the same general area the sea, the reef may be very different, a higher place may be very windy while below and behind a hill or can be so nice, you wear your summer clothes. So check thoroughly the place you are choosing because that may be a difference between beautiful and miserable vacations.

[@laurenhelms1161]

Oh thank god. This was figuratively killing me.

[@Loralanthalas]

Ha! I thought I was dumb. Restarted. Skipped a bit. Went back to the end. Confirmed it wasn't me and also that I was dumb. 😂

[@laurenhelms1161]

@@Loralanthalasi did that twice. The second time i realized i was too stoned.

[@KacieRiley]

Simons tangents are the biggest reason I watch these 😂

[@nathanielturner2577]

It’s amazing what you can do when the people building a pyramid are told by their clients “ I care how much it cost, just get it done!”

[@cheekyfragrance]

I've just realised why I love Simon. He gives me the same feeling as Karl Pilkington did/does.

[@JoeySchmidt74]

Yay, this one didn't do the Sopranos on us! Great content though, really awe inspiring.

[@joefenwick-scott3807]

Lmao i love the Terry Pratchett reference in the beginning that has simon completely lost xD

[@pocketstring3634]

We know what Higgledy-Piggledy means, it’s like a Hodgepodge

[@phantomechelon3628]

I thought she was the 5th Tellytubbie!

[@PhoenixNL72-DEGA-]

@2:00 "Greatest mathematicians-Camels" Afaik this is a reference to Terry Pratchett's Discworld 'Pyramids' novel. It was the sole remaining camel in the Royal Stables and his name was "You Bastard". (Even though you dislike Fantasy, you might actually enjoy the Discworld novels as it's satire is often poking fun at stuff in the real world.)

[@PhoenixNL72-DEGA-]

"The greatest mathematician alive on the Disc, and in fact the last one in the Old Kingdom, stretched out in his stall and counted the pieces of straw in his bedding. Then he estimated the number of nails in the wall. Then he spent a few minutes proving that an automorphic resonance field has a semi-infinite number of irresolute prime ideals. After that, in order to pass the time, he ate his breakfast again."

[@flexinclouds]

Simon naively describing time cards & punch clocks is hilarious. So happy he could teach us about this groundbreaking technology😅

[@mwatson7474]

Lol. We all pretending we didn't see yesterday's upload with the sudden end. Lol. Love your content thanks for fixing this.

[@jorgelotr3752]

1:48 it's a reference to _Pyramids,_ a great book by Sir Terry Pratchett (RIP); it's one of the first from Discworld, so it's still a bit rough around the edges, but it's quite enjoyable, to say the least.

[@chriselyr2484]

❤ I kind of love how rough around the edges the first 8 or so are. Pyramids is a hidden gem. GNU

[@occheermommy]

Didn’t he write Bad Omens with Neil Gaiman?

[@jorgelotr3752]

@@occheermommy Yes, he did.

[@occheermommy]

@@jorgelotr3752 I saw the show based on it but I really want to read the book.

[@lkmh3223]

thank you Sam, because I know Simon didn't fix the video problem. His BIG BRAIN can't handle that stuff.

[@jackhumphries4692]

Not me laughing at how Simon pronounces Tutankhamun just before he laughs about how he used to pronounce it super wrong and the way i pronounce it...

[@angelitabecerra]

Tutankhamun is pronounced "Toot-ankh-ah-moon". This is from Dr. Zahi Hawass. World famous Egyptologist, native born Egyptian, and native speaker of Egyptian Arabic. If anyone would know it's him

[@occheermommy]

@@angelitabecerrayeah and I think that was how Simon said he used to say it!!! At least that is how I heard it.

[@phantomechelon3628]

Thats Simon for you. Come for the facts, stay for the hilarious mispronounciations...

[@JonPITBZN]

The joke about camels being mathematicians is a reference to the Discworld novels. They're excellent, but they're fantasy so you would hate them.

[@Nyan_Kitty]

YAY, RE-UPLOAD!! I know it's not good for Simon and the KZbin demons, but I really like being able to watch the whole thing 😁

[@brandonsanders5290]

Oh geez I watch this video yesterday and when I woke up today and saw that it was only an hour old I had a full Twilight Zone experience thanks a lot for that Simon😂

[@kiarya7939]

Yay! Nothing better than being able to watch the last two minutes 😅 you guys are always excellent

[@maggiemuriithi9648]

Me screaming sarcophagus then Simon says Coffin 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️😂😂😂

[@rockylewis5218]

The camel mathematician is a VERY obscure reference to one of the books in Sir Terry Pratchett's "Diskworld" series; an excellent and hilarious set of (41 I believe) satirical fantasy novels. If you enjoyed 'The Hitchhiker's Guide' by Douglas Adams, then I can't recommend the Diskworld series enough.

[@whoshotdk]

I second pthat, “Pyramids” was one of pthe best in pthe series.

[@chriselyr2484]

Pterry was really beginning to find his voice at this point in the series... this and Small Gods are 2 of the most underrated. GNU

[@fm9572]

Simon, "Bubba Ho-Tep" is arguably one of Bruce Campbell's greatest films to date. Playing a 70 something Elvis Presley so well many did not realize it was Campbell until the credits.

[@Theo_MT]

I watched the ill-fated version this morning😅

[@robsquared2]

I'm glad you reuploaded this. I was devastated when it just cut out.

[@ASJones-re2oe]

Ok, I've never had a complaint before, your editors are amazing but the background nursery music is making this almost unbearable. It's so loud and it goes on and on and I can't focus on what is being said.

[@Brianvanmoustache]

I'm a big fan & always love the videos & topics. a lot of interesting stuff & I've learned a lot. I even enjoy your more relaxed videos like these with the random banter, cracks me up. but I'm more than halfway thru the video & can't wait until we start talking bout the pyramids & how might have been built.

[@robfindlay8766]

I have visited the Pyramids, and as you said the "early Pyramids were slipping into the sand at a much smaller size. Where the great Pyramid has sunk less than 1" in over 5000 years, and as an English man , the York Minister took 200 years, but the Pyramid was supposedly done in 20 years... with Blocks ranging from 2.5 tons to over 60 tons. They would move the stones from the boats ( that would have to moved across long areas , with No Wheels) if they used sleds with rollers what did they use? Well is they used wood rollers , it would have been the largest trees in that area which, would have been palm . But palm was a food source, and would be crushed to pulp incredibly quickly. Second as the Pyramid got higher. They say they used a ramp to slowly increase the incline and to maintain the towing the Rocks up, they would have to use a ramp , but to use the ramp they would have to increase the length of the ramp, at 420 feet the ramp would have used more material then the Pyramid material itself. That doesn't make any sense!! I love most if your episodes but thier are Huge Issues with this episode. And if they were setting the 2 5 million stones in 20 years would have to set a stone every 5 secs for 24 hours . And there are no signs of any morter.. they are perfectly cut. With nothing between the bricks.

[@Versaldean]

Check your maths. That's actually 1 every 4.6 minutes.

[@agentsmith2378]

I can even tolerate Simon slurping his coffee says a lot for how good he is as a host and the script helped,ty guys.

[@PeacelordApropos]

The fact that this is some classic factboi makes the re-upload worth the listen!

[@woolenthreads]

Concrete is currently made from Cement, Sand, Stone and Water. Common materials used to manufacture cement include limestone, shells, and chalk or marl combined with shale, clay, slate, blast furnace slag, silica sand, and iron ore. The specific formulae for Ancient Cements are not well-known which is a shame because the Roman version is considered to be superior to the Modern Portland formula and by corollary the Roman Concrete is also considered superior to modern concretes. A Corbel is a structural member that juts out from a wall and acts as a reinforced support.

[@richtravis9562]

there is no excuse for not being aware of camels math skills, simon. none.

[@domenicgalata1470]

I’m glad that there are other KZbin channels that are based on reality and actual knowledge. Like Miniminuteman and World of Antiquity that debunk and discard the nonsense that grifters like Graham Hancock and the copy cats he created. It’s so depressing to see how many people buy into that crap.

[@bishoukun]

Minuteman + Simon = COLLAB NEEDS

[@ariana.cherise]

loooove world of antiquity!

[@domenicgalata1470]

@@bishoukun That would be great.

[@domenicgalata1470]

@@ariana.cherise It’s a great channel. I’d recommend Stefan Milo as well if you like Professor Miano’s style.

[@kylesmith2604]

Id recommend actually listening to a few things Hancock says as his main point is “mainstream notions don’t add up, and I want to know why” which, I’m sorry but if you’re against that then I don’t know why you enjoy this channel.

[@YuNherd]

simon's rambles adds depth to the topic. makes the topic more interesting.

[@thormalakowsky]

The background music is kinda loud, at least at the end, compared to Simon's voice. It kinda drowned it out a bit, and was hard to hear what he was saying. I don't remember that issue with the first upload though.

[@RoyalBlue93]

Jesus, Simon was on one when recording this. 10/10 hilarious.😂

[@EstamosDe]

One of the examples of the Mandela effect is people thinking this was reuploaded. No, it wasnt. It is just the Mandela effect, and this is not gaslightining and that wasnt a sarcasm.

[@JHilerio]

Not sure if it was intentional or not but I laughed so hard at gaslightning (as opposed to gaslighting). 😂

[@EstamosDe]

@@JHilerio gashlthnininitg

[@JHilerio]

@@EstamosDe DUDE, stahp 😂

[@marcusellby]

"Some effort sometimes seems to be too much effort" Yes Simon, yes!

[@Elemarth]

Most kids I know would absolutely LOVE to see the pyramids. Kids are obsessed with ancient Egypt. They'll think you're the best dad ever, until they realize how hot it is. I actually believed the Rosetta Stone no longer exists for most of my life. I heard a story about it being left with the locals, and they broke it open thinking there was gold inside (because why else would a random rock matter), so all we have left are a few rubbings. I assume that either I or the person who told me got it mixed up with some artifact, but I have no idea what. Around age 30, I was reading a children's book (the Egyptian spinoff of Percy Jackson, for those of you who actually know about pop culture) where the Rosetta Stone was in the British Museum, and I was completely confused as to why this was being treated as normal, since this book series takes place in a world that's outwardly the same as ours. I looked it up and found out that it actually does currently exist in the British Museum.

[@valolafson6035]

The Kane Chronicles!

[@GreebleClown]

It’s a giant pile of stones surrounded by essentials a giant sandbox. Of course any child is going to go nuts about it, it speaks to two of humanity’s most primal instincts: moving rocks and digging in dirt.

[@fgutz1970]

Oh, Simon, you delightfully British bearded thumb, your tangents are the entertainment and why I keep coming back.

[@molly-b2]

Always nice to get the last few minutes. Although throughout the entire video it was a little difficult to hear the narration as the background music was very intrusive. Always love your content though. Thank you for the re-upload.😊

[@littlemissmel88]

Thanks for not leaving us hanging!

[@DreadWaaaghGaming]

Been watching your various channels for years now. I much prefer this "learn with Simon" to the Simon who reads as if he knows it all. Makes you much more relatable and showcases your personality (a good thing)

[@Pokebilities]

It's a cold read, he literally doesn't know what is about

[@sekaramochi]

Oh and Simon please please please never stop ♥️

[@ashleyrodd8729]

The camel thing was a Pratchett reference, right?

[@evrenpilgrim8392]

"Thanks for the history, now get to the mystery!!" is my new favorite tagline for this show.

[@all3ykat79]

The greatest mathematician is a camel in the novel Pyramids by Terry Pratchett... it is a great read... as are ALL his books.

[@MelaniePoparad]

Read at home often. Depending on the book, my mood and how complicated the plot is I will absolutely look up words for pronunciation and context for references I’m not familiar with.

[@walterlevesque7602]

As always, sir Simon, your team and yourself. Put together a new Astounding and educational video. Thank you so much for all your hard work and effort. Been a big fan of all your channels for at least 3 as if not 4 or more keep up the good works. Sir, thank you once again.

[@vincestapels2022]

Still don't understand how the granite blocks were placed so high up in the King's Chamber. Not saying the official narrative is incorrect, but we don't even give the "builders" their true credit. The Great Pyramid incorporates Sacred Geometry, is Center Land Mass of Earth, scaled to the Earth and has 8 Sides that can be seen from above. The Pyramid builders were of Genius Intellect and we STILL dont give them enough credit. ❤

[@terryenby2304]

As a kid with those wooden roller diagrams, I always wondered why they couldn’t just cut the stone in to cylinders and move it like that before cutting it in to the final shapes at the site. I didn’t even twig that they didn’t have many trees…

[@pinkbubblesnake]

Heh...twig

[@MichaelSultai]

Started my at 34:07 the music that plays while Simon reads is way too loud/distracting. Was the editor trying to drown him out on purpose? Did Simon forget their birthday and this is some form of revenge?

[@Baldevi]

Great work Ilze! A lot of research and fact checking went into this one. I enjoyed this one so much, I can't even. Seems Simon did too. I am feeling that the internal ramp and a few layers of the Poring might be the final answer. IF wee find some verification of the Pour, there's a lot of Egyptologists who will be very embarrassed, but hey. You learn, you grow!

[@MrMancreatedgod]

Why would anyone be embarrassed? When data changes so do informed opinions. That's why they're informed. No amount of data seems to impact ancient alien theorists or deists though. Egyptology isn't pseudo science though. There's a proper branch.

[@reykuaza7963]

Yooooo! I have been following Simon in all of his channels, but God, this is the funniest video of them all.

[@888johnmac]

one of Simons best videos across any of his channels .. the perfect blend of Facts , Theories , and Simons abstract ramblings

[@catharinepizzarello4784]

I like the way you enjoyed reading this documentary so much that you didn’t want to interrupt yourself by looking up definitions

[@dannileigh6426]

And then minutes later stops to look up multiple things 😅

[@Dystopianutopiabuilds]

There was an issue with another one of simons videos a while back where it included lots of errors and re reads and him turning the camera on and off like someone forgot to actually edit it. If anyone remembers what it was I'd love to know as could have been on one of many channels he has.

[@olencone4005]

Sometimes he leaves a bit of that in for the comedic effect :) His Brain Blaze episode today, about safety warnings, had a few moments like that in it -- and the video just wouldn't be as fun without em! ^_^

[@Dystopianutopiabuilds]

@@olencone4005 yeah this was brain blaze though and it just seemed like someone uploaded the wrong version or he just did it for the grins. It was one of the more serious channels without the memes and in jokes.

[@MelaniePoparad]

I come for the Simon rambles… and the facts, sure. But mostly the Simon rambling and anecdotes. Also the stellar pronunciations of non-English words. They make me laugh. Love all your channels.

[@iamqueenkk]

I’m a history nerd and a friend asked me about the aliens theory and so I’ve been trying to find videos to send him that lay it all out. As soon as I saw your face I knew it would be reliable info. I wasn’t expecting this level of chaos though

[@purpleprinc3]

Ancient Aliens Debunked. Watch it. The ancient aliens theory is a direct attack on human history to cement the narrative that ancient man could not have possibly been this advanced. It's sad and has racist undertones. Ancient man could not have possibly been this advanced, certainly not Africans. What a load of trite.

[@Drkwolf31B]

I still struggle to figure out how "paid laborers with bread and beer" is not the same thing as "feeding your slaves."

[@tamris3188]

the pyramids workforce could have sustained a rate of 180 blocks per hour (3 blocks/minute) with ten-hour workdays for putting each individual block in place. this is the most fantastic thing about the pyramids i've heard and no one talks about. simon always doubts any alternate theory usually making fun of them but how exactually do you explain 3 2+ ton blocks per minute being laid? i'm not saying aliens, just how was it done? there has to be some fantastic method no one knows about?

[@joeybaker4244]

Id say because there were more than a single block being placed at once , I feel that they would have had different teams working from Different points of the level, or maybe starting from one corner, a team works in a northern direction, another works in an eastern direction, and another works towards the northeast, I suppose they could have been working a block at a time, but it seems like a very counterproductive method, like today we have different teams working on different parts of construction simultaneously

[@pheenixani]

This is a beautifully informative and insightful episode, I'm so glad I waited for the reupload to watch it as I'd have been screaming if it got cut off abruptly! 😅

[@TheEllington666]

The camel mathematician reference is from a Terry Pratchett book. Nice one Ilze! I wonder how many people will get it? 😂

[@ncsquatch2514]

At 18:15 as an American I've definitely never heard that phrase but context clues made the meaning quite obvious 😂

[@toymachine2328]

Starting about 17:30

[@lorenblaine5275]

Huh, I always thought Simon was kinda smart. I guess sticking to a good script and editing does wonders.

[@dfuher968]

Simon, u just need to watch the historically praised Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra movie (either the live action or the cartoon, my personal preference is the cartoon), and u would know EXACTLY, how the Egyptians got sh*t built!

[@JooshyJuice]

Simon was in a MOOD for this one 😂

[@markjacob1129]

why was this reuploaded? Simon love the rates its comedy gold. So have you change your mind on aliens yet? Loved the jfk episode

[@thepastmaster5643]

Apparently the original was missing a portion of the ending.

[@ssokolow]

The original abruptly stopped mid-sentence at 42:49. The ID of the now-unlisted original upload is lJSh2zn_BrQ if you want to take a look.

[@angelitabecerra]

Because the first video cut off with him in the middle of a sentence and we never got the end of it

[@boldbeagle6678]

RIP Simon 2065. "I love getting paid to have a poo." Such a great man, and an inspiration to us all.

[@michaelmayhem350]

Simon you didn't fix it, the video still doesn't open with the X-files theme lol

[@personzorz]

Time to listen to it from the start all over again

[@foaliish]

Simon mentions how hodgepodge the pyramids look, but I believe when constructed, the outside was completely flat and level, not just stepping stones. The first layer of that has mostly eroded away after 5k years. I’m pretty sure you can see small sections of it still visible today in areas. It all would have looked like that.

[@philbert006]

This was explained right near the beginning of the video. And the white limestone was mostly stolen and used for newer projects, as a hunk of limestone weighing several tons isn't going to erode any noticable amount in 6500 years. It would take several orders of magnitude more years for that.

[@dfuher968]

As with so many other ancient monuments it was used for centuries, if not millenia in this case, as a source for easy to get building materials. What we see today was never supposed to be seen, it was covered with white limestones making the sides completely smooth, and the top was in gold. Ofc, long since stolen.

[@maximilian672]

It makes a lot of sense that they would work more precisely on stones that one can see on the finished building vs stones none of them expected to ever see again (and probably didn't at that :P). But it hasn't "mostly eroded away". Maybe 3 centimeters, I'd wager less though (due to the arid conditions limestone chemical weathering would have been greatly slowed). Even the smaller stones (50cm or something?) would have taken on the scale of a hundred thousand years to be worn away completely. Btw, even if the top was gold, even if it wasn't stolen and even if it was pure gold, it would have been worn away by wind carrying sand and dust eventually. It certainly wouldn't have lasted thousands of years (probably not even hundreds). If it wasn't pure gold then it certainly also opens the avenue of chemical erosion of the containing compound or galvanic corrosion of the gold itself.