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defacto7

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10. considering the Khufu pyramid, the inner chambers,
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 12:19 AM
Nov 2012

and there are more than one, are deep in the structure not high. The granite is several layers of approx. 5x5x10 meter stones that are between 20 and 40 tons each and overlaying each other and lock jointed like brick masonry. No one really knows for sure how deeply embedded they are. The tolerance of the stone geometry is also extremely accurate so there is no room for faulting which is what causes breakage under pressure. I think what you would get would be a huge cannon blasting out the opening rather than an actual implosion. It may blast out the original door that has been walled in for many thousands of years but is also embedded by granite stone though not as accurately set. I'm sure with enough explosive, you could do about anything but it wouldn't be small bananas like these guys are capable of getting without an awful lot of attention moving it there.

Planting explosives on the outside would do damage but only so deep and I think the inner structure would remain intact.

Again, if the Egyptian government wanted to level the thing or even make it implode, they may be capable; but even that I'm not sure. But terrorists? They don't have that kind of firepower. And remember... there are 3 of them.

Anyway, it would be over Zahi Hawas's dead body.

Possibly... a nuke.

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