The Great Pyramid was a giant WHAT?!
It’s NOT sexual, we promise...
Conspirators!!
This week’s Nibble offers an alternate (some may even say ‘spicious) viewpoint on the Great Pyramid of Giza. Like many of its brethren throughout the ancient world, the Great Pyramid has stood the test of time, intriguing modern societies on how it might have been constructed.
But that’s the issue. Most people have accepted the premise this great monument was simply a massive tomb, and thus only focused on the HOW behind its construction. But we’re not accepting that premise so easily (because we’re more fun.)
We want to know the WHY it was constructed. So we explored some theories circulating the interwebs and found one we really loved: The Pyramid of Giza was actually a giant power plant, capable of producing massive amounts of energy for an ancient society.
Oh I see you now, fellow Conspirator. You’ve leaned in toward your phone, your curiosity is piqued. You want more. And by golly, we’re going to give it to you. (Okay, that one sounded sexual.)
I’m as vain as the next guy, but it’s a little big for a tomb, yeah?
The commonly accepted theory behind the Great Pyramid at Giza is that it was a tomb for Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, who is believed to have overseen its construction. But there’s a lot about the Great Pyramid that doesn’t exactly shout “tomb.”
Not only was there a recent discovery of a large, unexpected void inside the structure, but it also lacks a lot of the items a typical Egyptian tomb would have contained. There’s a surprising lack of ornate wall art, mummies, elaborate coffins, or most importantly, sealed entrances. Nearly every Egyptian tomb discovered in the modern day was still sealed - archaeologists had to crack them open (despite warnings of curses).
But Giza had no seals. In fact, it seemed to have the opposite. The Great Pyramid likely contained enormous swivel doors (apparently up to 20 tons heavy) engineered to be opened by the push of a hand. (I don’t know about you, but if I’m burying dead bodies, I wouldn’t want swivel doors on the tomb...bodies kind of smell…)
Other parts of the construction are rather odd as well. When first built, the Great Pyramid was covered in white polished limestone that would have: 1) reflected the sun almost like a mirror; and 2) perfectly insulated the interior.
Dolomite was found lining the interior surfaces. Dolomite increases electrical conductivity…
The Great Pyramid also had a capstone, which is currently missing. (A capstone is the uppermost piece on top of the pyramid.) It’s thought to have been made of gold when it existed (though that’s not proven, it would make sense why it would be the first thing stolen). If it was indeed gold, this could have created a conductive path for energy to be directed upwards, high into the ionosphere.
I don’t know about you, dear reader, but to me that is some ODD construction for a place to dump some bodies, even a ruler’s body.
Do NOT take this theory for…granite
And there’s more. Northwest of the Great Pyramid is the Serapeum of Saqqara. It was there that 20 granite boxes, each weighing 100 tons, were found. The accepted theory is that these were coffins for...wait for it...the Pharoah’s prize bulls. (I mean, do I even make the low-hanging fruit joke and call “bullshit” here? Oops, I guess I just did.)
Oh, forgot to mention. No bulls (in mummified form or otherwise) were found at the Serapeum.
So why is granite important? Well that’s easy. Granite is slightly radioactive, contains high amounts of quartz crystal with metal, and is a conductor of piezoelectricity.
And if you look at the image below, that thing looks more like the tesseract from Marvel movies than it does a tomb for some prized bulls. I don’t know about you, but I’m thinking these were giant batteries of some sort.
I’m pickin’ up the good vibrations
The Great Pyramid is apparently located on a precise point that magnifies electromagnetic forces on the planet where telluric currents are strongest. (A telluric current is an electric current produced naturally, typically underground or through the sea.)
An international research group used theoretical physics to show that the Great Pyramid can conduct electromagnetic energy. Basically, they showed how it could concentrate the electromagnetic energy from the internal chambers and under the base. And perhaps if there was a nice golden capstone at the top, it would come out through there?
Tunnel down into some deep dives
Between the odd construction, the crazy granite boxes, and the theoretical physics, this one is oddly believable for me. Here’s a deeper dive if you want more than our bite-sized take!
The Lizard People Podcast do some fun takes on conspiracy theories. They have an episode theorizing the pyramids were hydroelectric power plants.
Anyway, what do you all think? Plausible? Crazy? Flat out wrong? Let us know in the comments.
And as always, stay ‘spicious.
How interesting, I was unaware of the giant granite boxes. Will definitely dig into this theory further, but I think you are on to something. Thanks for the fun read!