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sl8

(16,245 posts) Tue Oct 22, 2024, 06:30 PM Oct 22

Long lost footage of Egyptian pyramid construction:

Link to tweet

Translation:
"UNUSUAL – An archaeologist has found videos filmed during the construction of the pyramids of Egypt in 2550 BC."

See also https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/egypt-pyramids-video/

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Long lost footage of Egyptian pyramid construction: (Original Post) sl8 Oct 22 OP

Unusual, indeed. TwilightZone Oct 22 #1

Fabulous rockbluff botanist Oct 22 #2

Someone actually had to check that with snopes??? Think. Again. Oct 22 #3

Put it on Fox they will believe anything nt doc03 Oct 22 #4

This is true! True Dough Oct 22 #8

I have seen stuff on the History Channel Ancient Aliens even more ridiculous. nt doc03 Oct 22 #12

Ancient Robert Wadlow. Sneederbunk Oct 22 #5

You should see the shovels they used to dig the Grand Canyon! Ptah Oct 22 #6

Really? So cool. I wondered about that. Biophilic Oct 22 #7

Sounds like someone in that video True Dough Oct 22 #9

So some idiot had to ask Snopes about a fake video? sinkingfeeling Oct 22 #10

Somebody went to a great deal of effort. Was the whole thing cgi generated? niyad Oct 22 #11

AI generated. LudwigPastorius Oct 22 #14

Our idiot x-president said we took out the airports in the Revolutionary War. nt doc03 Oct 22 #13

Why not fix the pyramid while they were at it? BWdem4life Oct 23 #15

I, for one, aren't believing it onethatcares Oct 23 #16

TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)

1. Unusual, indeed.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 06:31 PM

Oct 22

The sad thing is that somebody will actually believe it.

rockbluff botanist

(360 posts)

2. Fabulous

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 06:35 PM

Oct 22

Wonderful graphics. And yes, the magats would so believe it😆.

Think. Again.

(17,930 posts)

3. Someone actually had to check that with snopes???

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 06:42 PM

Oct 22

doc03

(36,695 posts)

4. Put it on Fox they will believe anything nt

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 06:43 PM

Oct 22

True Dough

(20,244 posts)

8. This is true!

Reply to doc03 (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 08:04 PM

Oct 22

Such a gullible crowd!

doc03

(36,695 posts)

12. I have seen stuff on the History Channel Ancient Aliens even more ridiculous. nt

Reply to doc03 (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 09:41 PM

Oct 22

Sneederbunk

(15,094 posts)

5. Ancient Robert Wadlow.

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 06:44 PM

Oct 22

Ptah

(33,492 posts)

6. You should see the shovels they used to dig the Grand Canyon!

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 06:48 PM

Oct 22

Biophilic

(4,738 posts)

7. Really? So cool. I wondered about that.

Reply to Ptah (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 07:18 PM

Oct 22

True Dough

(20,244 posts)

9. Sounds like someone in that video

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 08:04 PM

Oct 22

had a really bad case of heartburn!

sinkingfeeling

(52,988 posts)

10. So some idiot had to ask Snopes about a fake video?

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 08:22 PM

Oct 22

Proves the human race is doomed.

niyad

(119,888 posts)

11. Somebody went to a great deal of effort. Was the whole thing cgi generated?

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 09:04 PM

Oct 22

One thing I noticed. .those "blocks" appeared to be made of styrofoam.

LudwigPastorius

(10,782 posts)

14. AI generated.

Reply to niyad (Reply #11)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 10:21 PM

Oct 22

There are sites where you can enter word prompts and it returns video of what you describe (more or less).

doc03

(36,695 posts)

13. Our idiot x-president said we took out the airports in the Revolutionary War. nt

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 09:44 PM

Oct 22

BWdem4life

(2,463 posts)

15. Why not fix the pyramid while they were at it?

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 03:46 AM

Oct 23

onethatcares

(16,571 posts)

16. I, for one, aren't believing it

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Wed Oct 23, 2024, 08:34 AM

Oct 23

there were no hard hats or OSHA personnel hanging around and I also didn't see the 5 guy rule being implemented. That's one workman holding a flag and three workers watching one dig.

I thereby declare it fake.

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