Re:"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Dä...
by dmurray on Sunday January 11, 2026 @07:27PM
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But that doesn't explain things if it's true that they hadn't discovered the wheel!
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Re:"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Dä...
by jeltz on Sunday January 11, 2026 @07:32PM
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It is as far as I understand only wheeled transportation that was late in Ancient Egypt. They used wheels for pottery before they had wagons.
Re:"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Dä...
by orwin on Sunday January 11, 2026 @08:21PM
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Most civilizations discovered. No one care about a wheel. The wheel itself is useless. Not everyone discovered the axle though, and even less created roads.
I have responded to a sibling comment with more information or examples. I hate this because I don't care about pyramids or Egypt, but I feel myself compelled to respond, I'm so sorry it's not against you, It's a recent pet peeve.
Re:"Scholars Will Call It Nonsense": The Structure of von Dä...
by WalterBright on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:45PM
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The pi ratio is strong evidence that a wheel is used somewhere in their surveying tools.
When I was a boy, I asked my mom how the Egyptians made their pyramid foundations straight. Without looking up from her book, she replied "pull a string tight". Then I thought I'd trip her up with how they made the foundation level. Without hesitation she said "dig a trench and fill it with water."
She shoulda been an engineer!