keeperzz Wrote:
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> 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.
This is true. If it were perpendicular it would be several inches shorter yet.
> 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?
Let me know if I miss your question.
There are many ways to make the pyramid airier. Look at the NE corner and how airy it is.
But they didn't want to add more means to get in or out of the pyramid for plants animals and especially humans. There were many reasons for this but a primary consideration was the strength of the structure. They were well aware of earthquakes and the ravages of time itself. The primary function was that it serve as a mnemonic forever. It also has more secondary functions than other pyramids and these also necessitate that the construction be as sturdy as passible. These shafts lessened the weight with no real impact on strength and precluded people climbing in.
> 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?
There are several things. But chiefly is that there really was a "ramp" leading up the pyramid to about 70' on the south side. If my theory is correct then "all" lifts were 70' in altitude but by starting the higher lifts at 70' they could greatly reduce the amount of handling for each stone. The only efficient way to get counterweight to 70' was to lift it manually. I believe other pyramids used the same technique but they lifted the weight externally so no evidence survives. While they probably lifted counterweight even higher to about 400' per the gravimetric scan this system would not have been highly efficient. But by the time they had finished so much of the pyramid their power needs were declining steeply. Above 300' or so efficiency simply wasn't as important where it concerned power.
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Man fears the pyramid, time fears man.
