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May 3, 2024, 5:51 am UTC    
May 12, 2010 01:35AM
Don Barone Wrote:
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> Beautiful. The first and largest 1 by 2 by sq root
> of 5 rectangle (triangle) found in Egypt.

First off the sqrt 5 is not part of the dimensions, it is an artefact of the 1:2 ratio.Unless you have real proof that the construction was based around the diagonal, of course, it is only important to you so far.

> 1 meter = 39.3700787 inches
> 1 cubit = 20.618034 inches

Only one of these is a real length used in history. Neither in AE culture.


> 600 meters = 23622.04722 inches
>
> 23622.04722 inches = 1145.70 cubits
> (1145.6983353936280610176161413668)
>
> 300 meters = 572.85 cubits

Approximately yes.

> Diagonal = 1280.93 cubits

Immaterial.


> Hmmm .... but wait a minute ... what do you think
> the odds are of "The Builders" measuring and
> building an enclosure EXACTLY 600 meters by 300
> meters ?

Still Zilch(like the last many times), they didn't use metric.


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