1. Th e G re a t P yra mid is a s tone c om pute r – if you ta ke th e le ng th s o f th e s ide s , a nd th e ir h e ig h ts a nd a ng le s , you c a n c a lc u la te m a ny d iffe re nt th ing s .  Th e pyra m id will te ll you h ow to work out th e d is ta nc e round th e outs ide o f a c irc le if you know th e d is ta nc e a c ros s it.2 . Th e E g yptia ns c ou ld us e th e G re a t P yra m id to work out th e d is ta nc e th e E a rth tra ve ls round th e s un, a nd th e s pe e d o f lig h t.3 . Th e pyra m id is a m a th e m a tic a l h oros c ope – you c a n c a lc u la te th e fu ture from it.  Th e Ins titu te o f P yra m idolog y in London s a ys th e pyra m id h a s a lre a dy pre d ic te d th e Cruc ifixion of J e s us a nd th e F irs t World Wa r.  It h a s a ls o pre d ic te d th a t th e world will e nd in th e ye a r 2979 A.D.

4. Th e G re a t P yra mid is a s ig n to th e world h ow m uc h knowle dg e th e E g yptia n prie s ts h a d – a nd h ow m uc h powe r.  Th e y pe rs ua de d Ch e ops to h a ve it b u ilt a nd m a de h im pa y a ll th e b ills .  Th e n wh e n h e d ie d th e y d idn 't wa nt h is b ody ins ide th e ir wonde rfu l c re a tion.5. Th e G re a t P yra mid is a n ob s e rva tory for wa tc h ing a nd re c ord ing th e m ove m e nt o f th e s ta rs .6 . Th e G re a t P yra mid is a g ia nt c a le nda r.  Th e E g yptia ns c ou ld us e it to m e a s ure th e le ng th o f a ye a r to th re e de c im a l p la c e s .

7. Th e G re a t P yra mid is a s undia l.  Th e s h a dow fe ll on pa ve m e nts a nd th e pa ve me nts we re ma rke d with th e da y o f th e ye a r a nd th e h our o f th e da y.8. Th e G re a t P yra mid is a la ndm a rk.  All a nc ie nt m a ps c ou ld us e it a s th e s ta rting po int for dra wing a nd m e a s uring th e ir c h a rts – ra th e r like th e G re e nwic h Me rid ia n is toda y.9. Th e G re a t P yra mid is a pe rfe c t s tore for th e we ig h ts a nd m e a s ure s o f th e a nc ie nt world.  Th e g ove rnm e nt ne e de d a m a s te r s e t o f we ig h ts to c h e c k if tra de rs we re g iv ing prope r va lue wh e n th e y s o ld g oods .  B ut we ig h ts like th e de be n we re m a de o f c oppe r a nd los t we ig h t a fte r a fe w ye a rs ' we a r a nd te a r – s om e tim e s th e y we re e ve n "fixe d" b y c rooke d s h opke e pe rs . 10. Th e c e nte r o f th e pyra m id is th e c e nte r o f tre m e ndous forc e s o f na ture .  S tra ng e a nd wonde rfu l th ing s c a n h a ppe n th e re . . . m a ny touris ts h a ve g one into s h oc k or fa in te d wh e n th e y re a c h e d th e c e nte r.

Awes ome Things You Ought to Know About Pyramids

A pyra mid wa s b u ilt a s th e h ug e s tone tomb o f a P h a ra oh . Th e b uria l c h a m be r in th e c e nte r wa s fille d with a we s om e ric h e s for th e P h a ra oh to ta ke on into th e a fte rlife . Th e ric h e s we re a te m pta tion to rob be rs .  Th e pyra m id b u ilde rs trie d to fool th e th ie ve s by m a king fa ls e doors , s ta irc a s e s a nd c orridors . Th e b a s e o f th e G re a t P yra mid of Ch e ops is e qua l to th e a re a o f s e ve n or e ig h t s oc c e r fie lds (754 X 754 fe e t). Th e b uria l c h a m be r in s ide th e G re a t P yra m id is a s la rg e a s a s ma ll m ode rn h ous e .

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writing s to h e lp th e m in th e a fte rlife .  Th e e a rlie s t one s we re writte n on th e wa lls o f th e b uria l c h a m b e rs .  La te r, th e y we re writte n on th e c o ffins .  Th e la s t we re

writte n on pa pyrus a nd ro lle d up a nd p la c e d in th e de a d m a n 's c o ffin.  Th e writing s de s c ribe d d iffe re nt wa ys to g e t to th e a fte rworld a nd a re known a s th e

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