cladking Wrote:
> Actually they are the shortest route to the
> surface.

The shortest route from any point inside the pyramid to the surface will be perpendicular to the pyramid face. This is not the case for the KC shafts.

>
> It's because the wind direction could be out of
> the north or south.

And what follows from this? Explain your point. The northern shaft passes air to the north / from the north and this function can be performed by a system of corridors with an entrance in the north. What then is the purpose of the northern shaft?

>
> No, this is not "correct". It is a contention
> that the pyramid was completed from the ground up
> using ramps. There is no evidence to support such
> a contention. I believe that there was ongoing
> work in the grand gallery from the time the
> stepped structure first achieved 80' in altitude
> and this work of lifting weight continued until
> every step was filled in and the top 80' of the
> pyramid was installed. Some of this work may have
> continued right up until the last casing stone was
> emplaced on the middle of the north side but this
> won't be apparent until the data from the infrared
> scan is finally released.

What evidence do you have that the GG was used to lift a load with a counterweight? How were all the other pyramids (that do not have GG) built?

Alex.