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Ichingcarpenter

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11. Inside corner inside the box
Sat Aug 31, 2013, 03:49 AM
Aug 2013

measured with a precession tool instrument.






Think of it as a geometric reality. In order for the lid to be square with the two inside walls, the inside walls would have to be parallel to one another along the vertical axis.


Moreover, the topside of the box would need to establish a plane that is square to the sides. That makes finishing the inside exponentially more difficult.


The manufacturers of these boxes in the Serapeum not only created inside surfaces that were flat when measured vertically and horizontally, they also made sure that the surfaces they were creating were square and parallel to each other, with one surface, the top, having sides that are 5 feet and 10 feet apart from each other.

But without such parallism and squareness of the top surface, the squareness noted on both sides would not exist



The hardness of granite on Mohs scale of mineral hardness is 7 on a scale to 10



copper has a hardnest of 3





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Amazing. Thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #1
Most incredible to say the least. Segami Aug 2013 #5
Wow - those are some ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #2
The boxes are definitely cool blogslut Aug 2013 #3
... Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #4
Yousonofabitch! Glassunion Aug 2013 #26
Was it an ancestor of Edward Snowden's? LearningCurve Aug 2013 #6
When visiting these boxes an Indiana Jones fedora should be a requirement. gordianot Aug 2013 #7
Probably an early promo for Ra-In-The-Box egyptian fast food The Straight Story Aug 2013 #8
So THAT'S where Schrödinger's cats are pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #9
They might be mindwalker_i Aug 2013 #24
An amazing example of human ingenuity Fearless Aug 2013 #10
Luddite! pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #12
Inside corner inside the box Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #11
Very interesting. It's polished, too Turborama Aug 2013 #14
Grit, water, wood, granite Scootaloo Aug 2013 #16
It's a process still used in fine art lithography theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #20
If that is the case why did the head of Egyptology in Egypt state that no one knows snagglepuss Aug 2013 #22
supposingly,Flint and jasper tools copper chisels and dolomite balls Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #18
Fascinating newfie11 Aug 2013 #13
Ugh, Stephen Mehler Scootaloo Aug 2013 #15
Yup, and a good dose of the whole "white superiority, all other races are savages" crap. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2013 #17
I definitely think that's part of it. theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #21
"this video has been removed by the user" muriel_volestrangler Aug 2013 #19
cool Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #23
Anyone watch the TV series "Stargate SG1" ? mick063 Aug 2013 #25
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