Why the Summit of the Great Pyramid is Missing

[@misterjaxon2559]

Some 50 years ago, I had a friend who climbed it late in the day and actually spent the night up there. He took an alarm clock with him. He knew this was the only opportunity he would ever have to watch the sunrise from atop the great pyramid and didn't want to miss it.

[@guyfawkes6428]

Wow, you must be in your 70s or 80s

[@niteshades_promise]

that sounds awesome. 🍻

[@starcrib]

Graham Hancock was also at the top of the Great Pyramid ....✨️🧭✨️

[@markschuler1511]

​@guyfawkes6428 wow, that's crazy ancient bruh! 🙄 *genX sarcasm 😅

[@misterjaxon2559]

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[@Wirtual]

You always do such incredible research! Fascinating to be able to see how the pyramid has evolved over the years and these incredible pictures at the summit. Always looking forward to when you post

[@michaelb4415]

absolutely

[@domagojvilendecic9717]

helllo

[@AYTWICE]

yooo

[@wheelsticker]

Hi all

[@crystal13244]

hi wirtual

[@Boyinabox]

As tragic as the deliberately inflected damage to the great pyramid is, the centuries of visitors taking great care in (if not always accurate) their measurements I think is a testament. It may take only one man to ruin a thing, but many thousands can walk that way with great appreciation and care.

[@RomulusBurdan]

@Boyinabox,cred că o acordare de fondu ri dela UNESO cu co tribuția statului Egip tean,Marea Piramid ă se poate readuce la splendoarea să de la ÎNCEPUTUL pe care l-a avut.Sigur ce spun poate fi văz ut ca ireal,dar poate zic poate constructo rii REALI l-ar vedea,p oare chiar ar REveni în,,vizită"fantezie,cine știe????!🎉🎉🎉😊

[@Deontjie]

Damaged by the barbarians that outbred the real pyramid builders? Same how Western statues now are vandalized by incoming barbarians.

[@derp8575]

Unfortunately, then we are expected to believe the academic majority consensus.

[@Rootiga]

Additionally the inverse is also true, thousands can ruin something like only a few care

[@timsolomon50]

Excellent insights -- thank you! One of the absolute high points of my mostly mundane life has been climbing to the top of the Great Pyramid not once but twice while a college student spending a semester of study in Egypt in the fall of 1978. The first time was mid-afternoon as scores of local folks were sitting around the lower blocks enjoying the day or having lunch. We had scampered about 1/3 of the way up by the time the guards noticed -- not caring to give chase, they ignored us after a few minutes of shouting at us. My teacher may have given them some baksheesh ($$) for their troubles once we returned to earth. The second time was at first light the next morning when no one was around -- the goal was to watch the sun come up over Cairo. It never did. In October of 1978, the unfiltered smog of that populous place overwhelmed even the rays of the sun, so "the break of dawn" became a soup of sunlight increasing in brightness until the disk rose above the smaze after an hour or two and, as from time immemorial, dominated the Egyptian day. Anticlimactic, but deeply dramatic nonetheless. The top, as we've been told in the video, had wooden poles at the time, marking the presumed height of the original peak. More fascinating still (apart from the indescribable sensation of looking DOWN at the other pyramids and the Sphinx at our feet) was the endless graffiti covering those top blocks. And in many languages! Our professor pointed out some chiseled in the stone from 1798 and the Napoleonic expedition! Others were painted. We may have added our names in chalk, but nothing so durable (or disrespectful) as a chisel. Our mental memories were enough of a souvenir. The ascent is challenging -- the blocks are so large, it's a climb, NOT like ascending stairs -- but the descent is terrifying! Especially given our professor's warning that we would bounce, not roll, down if we slipped on the way. Again, with the giving of some baksheesh to the underpaid guards, we had two major life experiences and became intimately connected with Eternal Egypt. Grateful to have the chance to share this here.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Thank you for sharing! I had read that 1798 was a very common year for the graffiti (being a clean slate and all) but I’ve never seen a 1798 inscription in photos. It’s really nice to add your testimony to this account.

[@Rawley91]

The more I watch these videos, the more I think, 'Huh, this makes so much sense.' Hundreds of years of documentation, thousands of hours of research, millions spent, and then there’s this one guy on KZbin debunking so many wacky theories and providing logical conclusions to his analysis. Honestly, I’m very Graniteful.

[@robertjones1730]

Something that stood out to me was the Edward Lane drawing of the top from the 1820's. We had to use a drone to capture the same angle that the drawing was done from... so this took some mad skills to draw from a perspective point that you could not see from

[@Martinit0]

Would be interesting to hear whether he explained how he managed to draw that perspective.

[@rakkassan2187]

Hot air Balloon?

[@robertjones1730]

@@rakkassan2187 you know what, that's a very good thought! They were quite popular during that time

[@errror7]

Isometric projection was invented back in ancient times.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

A talented chap.

[@JDale56]

Has anyone documented medieval buildings in Cairo? I bet many of the casing stones still exist in their original pyramid form, hidden in plain sight.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

I've never heard of an effort to hunt them down.

[@Qingeaton]

That was my thought too. Some rich guy had them as part of his house.

[@jacobladder5556]

@@HistoryforGRANITE There might be enough photographs of Cairo, from tourists, available on the Web, that an AI could pick out the casing stones

[@the_forbinproject2777]

maybe the stones weres used in mosques .

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Good comment.

[@MichaelEllisYT]

Considering the age of the Pyramid, it's so sad how close the casing stones made it to our day.

[@00-JT]

Ikr we where almost able to witness them :(

[@ketchupcommander]

what casing stones?

[@pauls5745]

I know. It's like why would anyone peel the aluminum siding off my garage, but it's an economic thing. Pirating and vagabondery was pretty big in the private sector and in business as cities grew and population got really dense in that region.

[@BOWEZER]

​@@ketchupcommander The smooth outer layer of stones that are mostly gone now.

[@mowvu]

​@@ketchupcommanderdude

[@Vexcenot]

Devastator ripped it off we all literally saw it

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

Mf was gobbling up them stones like pop rocks too

[@recompostion]

15:05 That is an awesome perspective drawing for 1820’s. It looks like a photo taken with a drone and run through a “hand-drawn”-filter. How did he keep the hot air balloon that still? Seriously though, math and art are good friends. He must have calculated the isometric view.

[@bjorntorlarsson]

Indeed extraordinary! That drawing would convince any court that the stone in the left-most corner has been stolen since then.

[@mabciapayne16]

He propably just set two vanishing points and drew how he feelt it looked right.

[@recompostion]

@@mabciapayne16it is actually in 3 point. The third vanishing point is down, The work of “what feels right” to a person with a measuring tape on the mount, compared to what looks right to our drone eyes is very successful. I hate authority claims, but I must admit that I have been to art school for illustration and have an AA in Drafting and a BA in Sculpture. In find this impressive. I also find it suspicious. I’m not like David Hockney and think people of history couldn’t do this by hand and had to use camera obscura. So…If it is actually is a historical drawing…kudos! If it’s a filter on a drone shot…:(

[@mabciapayne16]

@@recompostion It is suspicious indeed. Why would he draw a "drone" perspective? Edward William Lane mastered linear perspective and human drawing (as you can see in his other pictures), so why people there are not up to scale? The wrong size of people makes me think it might be as well just a drone shot filtered by AI.

[@mabciapayne16]

or I am wrong and this area on the top is THAT big?

[@Raz.C]

Additional: THANK YOU for not following the infuriating trend of ONLY showing pictures that make it appear as though the pyramids of Giza are in the middle of an empty desert. I suspect that there's an entire generation out there, who are utterly unaware that the pyramids are, in fact, in the middle of one of the most populous cities in the world! Thank you for not shying away from the truth of their location.

[@hectorpascal]

I asked an Egyptian colleague if people could actually see the pyramids from the city of Cairo. His reply was that his mother lived so close, you could easily see them from the bedroom window of her apartment!

[@minamagdy4126]

Yeah, you can see them from most of southern Giza (if the plateau isn't in the way). I even heard you can see them from the Cairo tower (located on a nile island next to the city center), although I never was able to (what you can see is Saladin's castle in southern Cairo). That part of Giza is literally referred to by the pyramids, in cases even the sphinx (specifically the parts near the lower entrance). That said, the government did wall off the plateau to prevent new unsanctioned structures (and to force visitors to pay, obviously).

[@deandee8082]

lol, he said an entire generation, try like 35,000 years worth of generations, AND may believe much longer than that, its all well documented all the empires or dynasties, many of them, 30-31? major empires or dynasties . . massive cities moved, then came back.. upper and lower nile . .oh boy, for a long long time, foreigners ruled you name it.. go back to the very beginning then follow each Dynasty and leader. quite impressive and it PALES modern mans time, absolutely pales .. and its a very impressive there accomplishments and so forth... I do not condone their behavior at all in any way, at the very least warring is ignorant dysfunctional and that's why there is no longer a dynasty there...

[@masterpython]

I don't know how they all avoid angles showing the golf course

[@ryangodbread1521]

This was literally me finding out the pyramids are next to a massive city. I was so confused in the beginning of the video of it having a modern city in the background

[@kevinrdunnphs]

So refreshing seeing someone talk about this seriously with real research and not sensationalist speculative nonsense

[@derekcoaker6579]

Wait... Speculation is...bad? It's how we got here Today.

[@kevinrdunnphs]

@@derekcoaker6579 speculation is fine, but if you present it to an audience as a fact you're spreading misinformation and that grinds my gears

[@busterbiloxi3833]

Gioorgio Tsoukalous. (Cough)

[@Rando_Shyte]

Like unchartedx. Literally blatant lies presented as fact. No idea how that morons channel is allowed to be still on here.

[@randywilkinsii3768]

@@kevinrdunnphs I totally agree. It was a pleasure to watch.

[@Jonnygurudesigns]

This is one of my top five KZbin channels. Hands down. Every time I see a post, I know I'm in for great entertainment and fuel for my mind. Informative, entertaining, crystal clear conveyance of meaning, and all brought by a mind that has meticulously planned years of these videos and how to present the information so us viewers can follow along and understand the nuances of just how grandiose the ideas, theories/factual presentations of evidence are.. Along the way reminding us to keep an open mind. I love this channel😮

[@scottfaudree7201]

Agreed. This channel is awesome. I can’t point out anything I don’t like.

[@ketchupcommander]

I admire this man but he has got it all wrong and I keep telling him to reach out as he has a big channel that would get the news out quickly. He s also wrong about this as well as many these things regarding these monuments.

[@Rokannon]

What other channels would you recommend?

[@VINTERIUM..EXPLORIUM.1]

👍 my channel is number 6 😁

[@Jonnygurudesigns]

@@Rokannon World of Antiquity 👍👍👍

[@Umanflyumanfly]

To Answer the Question : It all started in 1303 AD when a massive quake struck the Cairo region. It dismantled much of the outer marble layers at Giza effectively cracked the marble casings enough to create mounds of the valuable material. These were salvaged by local governors to decorate their palaces and mosques. In 1356, a Mamluke Sultan, Nasir Ad-din Al-Hassan, began to use more of the marble from the pyramids to construct palaces, and decorate mosques in nearby Cairo. This was also done by the later Muhammad Ali Pasha in the 1800's. Towards the arrival of Napoleon and the British, the outer casings were but rubble with many other antiquities and royal graves across Egypt already looted.

[@krumplethemal8831]

Hope this comment reaches the content creator. Your time and effort isn't wasted. Great videos and content. That statement is getting rarer by the day as far as KZbin in general goes. I hope you continue to make these great videos. I know it's a lot of work and you put in care to balance entertaining and informative without losing the viewer. Great work regardless.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

Thank you, your words are very much appreciated.

[@p-raven]

Thank you so much for putting together a reasonable timeline. I hate that the pyramids are always spoken about in terms of modern or ancient. That’s 4000 years of time that people brush over as if nothing of note could happen besides visitors exploring. 14:11

[@jumpingsloth3963]

Man. You provide some of the most sensible reasoning for pyramid cases. With the research, it just makes sense.

[@Montana_horseman]

I'm no youngster and have heard about and have been naturally interested in the pyramids my whole life. I've learned more truths about them here on this channel than anywhere else. I'm always happy when I see a new video upload here, my brain knows it's in for a treat! Great work!

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

Are you aware there are pyramids on virtually every continent n the earth including Antartica?

[@1220b]

To summit up. No one knows.

[@MichiruYami]

Hehe, I see what you did there. 😂

[@thefixer742]

I love the depth and passion you bring to your videos about ancient Egypt! I’ve always been fascinated by the Great Sphinx of Giza, and I’ve come across a few theories suggesting that the Sphinx might have originally had a different head, possibly that of a lion or even Anubis, given how disproportionately smaller the current head seems compared to the body. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this! Do you think there’s any credibility to these theories, or could the size difference be attributed to something else? Thanks for all the great content and insight!

[@kirgan1000]

Ironic, the top was destroyed, because more people (tourists) who did have high reverence toward the pyramid arrived. Also you are a true scholar who track down the ORIGINAL physical source material.

[@LiaThePenguinologist]

"high reverence" about as much as they had for a porch lol

[@otherperson]

This doesnt seem like reverance. Seems like a desire to dominate and conquer, and be comfortable while doing it. Reminds me of what's befallen Mount Everest. People see these things as feats to be proud of for some reason. We need a lot more reverence.

[@kazioo2]

@@otherperson You conflate exploration with conquest. One does not determine the other.

[@fallingphoenix2341]

There is no structure man-made or natural that could facilitate a visit of the seven billions of us who live today. We see that with the Hadj, Saudi Arabia limits the number of people who may come and massively invested in the site, yet still dangerous mass crowding incidents happen. And getting to this state the Saudis are said to have destroyed numerous archaeological sites. The environment in which the pyramids existed four thousands of years shifted around 1800 when Egypt saw more tourists arrive than before. Did these tourists ever ask if they should be climbing around on an archaeological site? Did the guides feel some deep obligation to the people who built the pyramids ages ago, or to the values that brought these foreign visitors who wanted to climb the pyramids? Or even to us today? I blame the fact that too many people came and nothing was in place to sheppard their presence and desires into minimally destructive paths.

[@otherperson]

@@kazioo2 "exploration" of already known and existing places, where people already live, and without the goal of scientific observation, gaining new knowledge, or helping the existing population upon request, especially when it's destructive as is the case in this and in the example of Mt. Everest, is basically just conquest and the will to dominate lol

[@geologyjoerocks]

It’s so cool to think about people visiting the summit for thousands of years. There’s so much ancient cultural history in that part of the world. I would love to visit the pyramids. Great video, and I just subbed. Thanks!

[@AncientArchitects]

Another masterpiece in pyramid research! Superb as always!

[@evbbjones7]

I love this. Matt is as early for 'History for Granite' as most of us probably are for his own video's. :D Both of you guys are awesome. Keep up the good work!

[@Superknullisch]

​@@evbbjones7 I concur! Both certainly deserve some of the highest praise! Hear, hear!

[@fallingphoenix2341]

I do feel like the channel could benefit from a wider gaze. Sure this creator might know that there are lots of egyptologists who don't work on anything connected to the pyramids, but we the audience don't. That would make this channel perfect. We get to be part of this person's focussed interest into uncovering all that the pyramids could tell, but we also learn a little of what the current state of research actually is.

[@saradavis6581]

you used to do good research now your a just a shill

[@LadySalemRaven]

clout chaser

[@MarcusMaddox91]

Because they took it for granite.

[@neboise1377]

dead

[@timsolomon50]

Dad.

[@Sarcasticron]

I'm not even especially interested in this topic, but your videos are so compelling. They're always well-researched and thoughtful; a master class of archaeological investigation. It feels like a Sherlock Holmes story, following all your deductions to a conclusion. Thanks for another fascinating video, and keep up the good work!

[@ashcole223]

I recently found this channel. I was skeptical at first as a lot of content on the internet related to ancient Egypt trend toward supernatural and pseudoscience. The "secrets" to be discovered often mention aliens and other supernatural phenomenon which detract from the actual mysteries yet to be uncovered. Really appreciate your level of research, skepticism, and admission to not having all the answers. This is top quality content. Thank you for all your work!

[@Sarcasticron]

Same here! Holy cow, this guy really knows how to research and do logical reasoning.

[@BeckyCathell]

ohhh, I really wanted to know aliens helped build it . orr giants?

[@BierBart12]

@@BeckyCathell Clearly, it was the subterranean lizardmen building it from top to bottom with their antigravity tech

[@eatdabutt]

It's really not a big mystery. Tesla knew what they were and he proved it when he based his work on them. The Egyptian governement will NEVER admit what they are.. but some of us know. The residue on the walls of the Kings chamber are also a big clue 👍🏼

[@phoneguy4637]

such high-quality detective work! amazing! that's why I love channels such as "History for Granite" and "Ancient Architects" so much. I barely know any channel where I learn such quality content about the Old Kingdom pyramids.

[@magicsilence]

The only channel that gets an instant like on every video, keep it up!

[@gibatx4657]

The top of the pyramid has always fascinated me along with the graffiti. I always find myself pausing and studying the inscriptions. Keep up the great work!

[@angryherbalgerbil]

Nice work and more than highly probable deductions! 👍 Some are motivated by money, others by truth and answers. And thus the contending of Seht and Horus continues to play out across the aeons.

[@jonathangriffiths2499]

My father visited the GP during WW2 . The guides would use magnesium flares to illuminate the inside for an extra shilling …

[@jamese9283]

"A few self-centered individuals can play an oversized role in the destruction of ancient history." This reminds me of the most remote living tree in the world, a small but old tree growing by itself somewhere in the deserts of North Africa. A few years ago, it was carelessly struck and broken off by a drunk driver. It can take centuries to create something and only seconds to destroy it.

[@blank.e5plus]

dont forget that one of the oldest trees in the usa was burned down by a meth head

[@secondchance6603]

I remember that along with the idiots that destroyed a sandstone pillar for fun.

[@joed1950]

Documenting the past Documentors. Excellent information. Thank you

[@phillspearsfish]

Best channel on the pyramids hands down! Love your work!!!!

[@jdub4221]

Found this channel a few days ago. Can’t watch this video until I watch the older ones first. I’m addicted. Great vids, great info, well done!! Love the logic, detail and fairness in your presentations! Cheers

[@Bhslion]

This channel is unbelievable. This should be common knowledge.

[@TristanMorrow]

👍 This pyramid explanation is. The. Clearest. Most consise. Precise. And plausible. I've ever seen from anyone so far on YT. 👀

[@ottavva]

I have been absolutely amused by ALL of your videos on the pyramids Being - among other things - a mathematician, I especially admire your systematic approach and thoroughness of your endeavour - KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND ALL THE BEST ❤

[@evanramsey1]

Amazing research and video quality. Top notch production here. Excited for Manny more wonderful videos!

[@francoischampagne3482]

I'm always impressed by the lenghts you go to make quality and entertaining video. I feel like such a nerd to enjoy your content, this is a gold mine and you got me interested in the pyramids to a next level. Great work, as always !

[@hoegild1]

Great work! Well researched and well delivered. Yo deserve a doctorate!

[@jwueller]

Amazing reconstruction of the timeline!

[@redeyez444]

Why are pyramids built after the 3 great falling apart?

[@fleam101]

Another fabulous exposition of history! Thank you!

[@oletjugen8495]

Speaking as a geologist with fieldwork experience, I feel that the satisfaction of seeing a large rock tumble down a vast slope is greatly underappreciated. I suspect that the missing courses could equally well be explained by «hey, look at this!»

[@jonathanrouse]

I just rewatch these videos constantly, I feel like your information is so dense that I gain more with each reviewing

[@robdw42]

This was absolutely fascinating. Just the sort of thing I spend my life wondering about!

[@bswins9648]

Excellent research and presentation! I'm always thrilled to see a new posting. Glad this one was a little sooner. 😊

[@iggyzorro2406]

those who plundered the insides for treasure or the outsides for stones just didn't give a schist about future generations and took history for granite.

[@khalids5983]

Sure Bert

[@trevorjohnston2039]

This was fantastic thank you .. I went there 2 years ago and it was mind blowing .. your insight is great

[@Hiddensecret9]

Those summit photos truly bring the magic of these monuments to life! It’s incredible to think of the craftsmanship and effort that went into building them, layer by layer, centuries ago.

[@danielpaulson8838]

Thanks! I'll gladly pay for a proper education grounded in reality. I love your logical thinking process and research.

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

That's very kind, thank you.

[@Antonio-vn5xc]

Grounded in reality? We have no idea who built the pyramids

[@17soulableKeepTheFaith]

​@@Antonio-vn5xc Our Atlantean ancestors

[@danielpaulson8838]

@@Antonio-vn5xc There’s a documentary for folks like you interested in this. It’s called Stargate. You should check it out. It’s real. It actually filmed on location at the time.

[@Saiphs]

@@Antonio-vn5xc I have a very good idea who built the pyramids. If you can't figure it out then that's on you.

[@Howardduff-dd5hf]

All i can say is WOW!!! I absolutely LOVE these videos. No hocus pocus. Just research to answer all this questions of today. Please keep these coming!!

[@whatshaploing8256]

Made our Friday with another great video!

[@TerezaTaylor-l8f]

Nice video, however Occam’s razor would suggest, the reason why the tip of the pyramid is missing is because it was never built. The flat platform at the top of great pyramid is part of the design.

[@johnathanclayton2887]

Amazing work! Props for getting hands on the original journal to confirm the published numbers.

[@uncannyvalleywoods7248]

It would be a wild hunt to try and identify casing stones in buildings and structures in Cairo today. I guess I'm about to go down that rabbit hole. Thanks for this video. Your content scratches an itch I've had since childhood.

[@FINNIUSORION]

The pyramids were active stone quaries for centuries. I think it's flinders Petrie who talks about visiting the giza plateau and the locals taking wagon loads away every single day. That's actually the reason the bottom course of the casing stones still exist, they were completely buried in all the chips, rubble, debris from the centuries and millenia of theft and vandalism.

[@johnmallery8541]

Wonder if this guy will ever see Jason's videos😊

[@YRJ97]

I find it disheartening that a creation which had existed for thousands of years, a engineering marvel and treasure of history were destroyed just for chance to make a little more profit

[@johngaither9263]

When you consider the nature of the present inhabitants of the region it's nothing short of a miracle that anything of the three Great Pyramids remain at all.

[@hanspecans]

@@johngaither9263extremely racist and disgusting comment.

[@Vandal_Savage]

John Romer felt the same way, he even wrote a book about it. The rape of Tutankhamen (1993). There's a video to accompany it which can be found here on KZbin - it'll probably make you cry though, especially when you see ramses II tomb...

[@Superknullisch]

​@@johngaither9263 I would both agree and disagree, here. As destroying parts of a pyramid, doesn't take "too long". But to remove a whole pyramid? And not just one, but hundreds in total. Sure; almost all of them are (were) very small. But with given thought of how large the largest ones are.. Yeah, that's a completeley different task altogether. Was there enough time to remove all the big ones and the small once as well? Absolutely! But unless you need the material for another construction project, and thus have a motive to do it, I don't see why anyone would've just destroyed them completely, leaving almost no trace. Not even for religious purposes. As the undertaking would've been seriously immense, for pretty much anyone at the time. Also.. If we play around with the thought that someone did have plans for some large construction. The dismantling of the pyramids at Giza, for example; would only be done, if it would be easier for them to get the stones from a pyramid, which would include all the work of reshaping/recutting those stones to fit the new building projects; rather than to quarry them "fresh".

[@mgjk]

Given the current governance, the real mystery is why there isn't a tea shop there today?

[@chrismaskell1382]

I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate the work you do. I absolutely love your videos. I also love how every time you say "quote", it sounds like you despise the word. I don't think you actually do hate the word, but I've never heard you say it without audible disdain. It's probably the funniest thing to me right now.

Twenty minutes well worth the watching. Thank you!

[@Blahem247]

Once again, your video has delivered many Turkish cubits worth of satisfaction and 'aha moments' to your subscribers and the world. Thank-you!

[@grendal616]

cubits are not solely ottoman

[@timathusx]

Love when I open my feed and see one of your videos posted. Please make more content!

[@Arthad]

The true history of the Giza pyramids has had me fascinated for many years now, but I've never been satisfied with mainstream theories for they've felt baseless and intentionally overlooking inconvenient details. After binging your channel I saw you mention some of the controversial details about the pyramids history in passing, but could you make a separate video exploring the common misconception and conspiracy theories around the pyramids? Such as ineffective bronze tools, suspiciously tightly fitting cuts, logistical problems of transporting enormous stone blocks over long distances, acoustic properties of the Great Pyramid's chambers, water and wind erosion around the Sphynx, absence of records of the building techniques and why the pyramids are so different from many Egyptian tombs in their decoration etc. I'm a big fan of the channel Bright Insight that likes to challenge mainstream ideas and seeing you being educated in the field with a very hands on approach, I'd like to hear you challenge Jimmy Corsetti's ideas. Maybe you could make a great team for uncovering the truth?

[@myopinion6092]

you talk too much

[@dukeon]

@@myopinion6092 No need to be rude.

[@nathanwitte1271]

Edward Lane's drawing is amazingly accurate considering the view is from an angle that I imagine to be impossible to have observed directly at the time.

[@NotTheWheel]

I knew I was subscribed I wonder why I didn't get this. I love these videos they are almost doctoral thesis's you're providing to the public. This is significantly informative. Thank you!

[@matthewfensterwald1853]

I have seen most of your videos over the years, but this one tops them all, literally, it was engaging and informative from the start till the end, well done.

[@jakewolf35]

It's very interesting to learn about how things change over time. Looking forward to the next video.

[@741662027]

Excellent analysis and use of Occam's Razor.

[@karlschmidt9573]

You always bring the best researched examination posible!

[@Dr.LongMonkey]

13:15 i like how he zoomed in, said extra credit and still didn’t acknowledge it

[@nottiification]

It would be interesting to investigate local buildings & see if any of those reused casing stones can still be found.

[@vociferous5267]

they probably broken

[@nottiification]

@@vociferous5267 We're talking about thousands and thousands of really big stones. Surely somewhere nearby theres some 800 year old buildings with really robust stone foundations.

[@renhanxue]

It's really challenging when the stones are unmarked. Here in Sweden we have a whole bunch of runestones that were documented to have existed a couple hundred years ago but are now lost. Every now and then one is rediscovered, sometimes in a field, but more often used as a doorstep or built into a church wall. They're almost always discovered by accident during renovations or unrelated digs. These are inscribed stones too, they're quite recognizeable if you get to look at the right face, but the problem is that usually the runes aren't visible and then the stone just looks like any other stone.

[@goBadgers1995right]

How did Pliny the Elder etc climb to the top of the pyramid when the casing stones were on? How was it safe to get up and get back down again? How smooth and treacherous was the surface?

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

The locals could always climb them and probably few visitors would be brave enough. It’s possible Pliny or Diodorus simply hired someone to do it. But Pliny charged straight at an erupting Mt Vesuvius in his final hour. Climbing the pyramid is tame by comparison.

[@Cubix_-]

Hello Wirtual

[@in2deep41]

I wonder if Wirtual understands my username

[@zdenekbina6044]

He must be preparing mayonnaise now .. XD

[@pittypatterputzzler5311]

the biggest fan he is .

[@sebastianb-v2887]

Wow. I did not expect this level of research on this topic. Great video. Thanks!

[@bbillbill3919]

First time visitor. With what's going on in the world at the moment it was great to slip away for a while. Thankyou and Ill be back.

[@SilverBricks17]

@13:28 there HAS to be an entry in that journal somewhere as to why he drew a naked woman next to that pyramid 😂😂😂

[@HistoryforGRANITE]

I think it's supposed to be the Sphinx! Presumably the chest was buried and the author just illustrated the things he liked.

[@titincat172]

​@@HistoryforGRANITE I mean... can we blame him?

[@creatureofvenice]

Wow insane to try pinpoint that exact time it happened that is so interesting.

[@TommyAmun]

Yesterday I saw a reel, where one of the stray dogs went all the way up to the top of the Great Pyramid. It was filmed by someone in a parachute :D I hope to be able to legally climb the Great Pyramid myself one day. And I just saw that you have purple T-Shirts :D I need one! I just need to add *been inside" to all but two of the Pyramids, like I did in my last video where I mentioned you :D My next Travel Vlog will finally be the Pyramid of Menkaure and the Great Sphinx of Giza btw. I will let you know of course.

[@Petrosilius]

I saw it too. But I doubt it was a dog. Look at its cat-like tail! (Not a house cat^^)

[@TommyAmun]

@Petrosilius there are plenty of dogs at the Pyramids. It was way too big for a cat.

[@Petrosilius]

@@TommyAmun I agree to the abundance of dogs. Still looks like maybe a caracal to me. Which I assume would be more into climbing as well. Mainly because of the massive tail

[@TommyAmun]

@@Petrosilius I have to rewatch it again 😆

[@Petrosilius]

@@TommyAmun I found this video clearly showing a dog. So I believe you were right! kzbin.infox9s85iCswCs?si=4fDmKbUZqgyMcpzE

[@randywilkinsii3768]

You have some great observation skills and deductive reasoning skills. Amazing. I’m subbing

[@amanwalks]

That was extremely good. I wish all youtube content was of this quality. Thank you very much, time to binge the rest!

[@essicc]

@2:03 it’s hitler wtf 🤣

[@vinishshetty8055]

It's those transformers I tell ya! 😂😂

[@Mazeboxx]

"Why the Summit of the Great Pyramid is Missing" Simple. Megatron.

[@besticudcumupwith202]

...that was Devestator. Under Megatrons orders tho.

[@dukeon]

Great video, thanks & I subscribed to your channel. Question: *What is a ‘course’ of stone?* I’m not a stoneworker or mason, just a couch potato who watches documentaries and reads books all day. Thanks.

[@dentylad_plays7159]

why dont you just measure the height of the floor of the pyramid from sea level and then do the same for the peak and then minus them from the seas level and boom the height of the pyramid

[@landonkincaid6630]

I think we should take even more off the top and build a Walmart super store in its place.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

Crazy theory: What if the tip of the top was NEVER there

[@einarjuel]

Just the tip

[@GWNorth-db8vn]

The aliens keep coming back and taking souvenirs of Grandpa's work.

[@JokrMetaa]

“Aliens” are fake

[@caroltenge5147]

While I appreciate the humor, the Aliens were here before the cavemen, watched as mankind moved across the world, and watched as these pyramids were being built, and hold their secrets to this day....

[@JokrMetaa]

@@caroltenge5147 definitely not.

[@Umpteenth1]

It was nice to watch info you feel you can trust. Subscribed ... 👍

[@motorv8N]

Fascinating lesson. I’m embarrassed to say I thought the stepped appearance was how they looked from day 1. I had no idea there was an entire casing on top designed to produce a smooth sided structure.

[@Simpsons_OJ]

It was Vector

[@Traderjoe]

I’m actually surprised that more of this thing hasn’t been destroyed by now.

[@PhilJonesIII]

There have indeed been call to have them demolished. Not a small engineering task.

[@sadboycali]

6:30.....pause 😂

[@nicoketterer9665]

Daddy🥵😂

[@NefariousElasticity]

This was a great video and rekindled a long-dead anger in me about the casing stones being intentionally removed. I remember first hearing that as an alternative to the stupid earthquake story as a kid, it immediately making more sense, and it coming off as incredibly wasteful and destructive.

[@GreatGreebo]

Thanks for another excellent video…I’ll be back with the *Bent Bunch* in the spring ❤️

[@TmitriZukowski]

If the casing was intact, how does one climb up it? Wasn't it too smooth?

[@KasumiRINA]

11:54 Joke about Americans using anything to avoid the metric system (I know it didn't exist so long ago).

[@michaelk__]

Send by Wirtual, stayed for actually interesting stuff! 👀

[@begley9]

My grandfather and his buddies climbed it back in WW2 - Army African Campaign - said going up wasn't bad but coming down was terrifying. Said it took way longer to get down out of fear of falling. The blocks/steps aren't even at this point.

[@Kimians]

What bulls hit. If you were poor and wanted some blocks to build a house for your family….would you try and take some blocks from the bottom….? No…? Why not? Where would you start to steal blocks from a pyramid….?