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Originally Posted by Daft Ada
Thanks John mate that cleared up a couple of points.
Well if I remember correctly the granite box in the Kings chamber has got a lump missing out of the side, maybe it is an old damaged valve, or even the original from the sphinx end of the pipe, maybe they put it in there when they dismantled the external parts of the system, but felt as it belonged to the pyramid they would keep it in the kings chamber.
Just had a thought, you know all the narrow holes through the pyramid that they don't know what they are but they are supposed to line up with certain stars, well maybe the pump did send water right up the pyramid and it sprayed out of those shafts either as an irrigation system or a fancy cerimonial magic device squirting water high in the air. Just a thought  |
I know the explanations were LONG. I'm just glad you considered what I wrote. When I was trying to guess what they would have built with rock at Giza, I completely considered thrust impacts, materials, and service and maintenance. When you are the guy that has to fix everything, you consider this stuff.
The granite boxes are very interesting and there's a bunch of them down in the "water shaft" / "Tomb of Osiris". BUT, you never know if that "coffer" was an old valve or just mangled by tourists.
I don't think there was water in the upper half of the GP. With all the salt encrustration in the Q's chamber (hence since removed) it points towards some other process in there. (There was up to 1" of salt crystal encrustation on the walls and ceiling of the Q's chamber - chemical analysis by Dr. Patrick Flanagan)
Just changed the waste gate tail piece. This little crack stopped it from running because of minor leakage. Air in the system does the same (unlike normal rams)
Here's a close up of an actual waste gate valve. Just a plunger check valve with spring flipped and running backwards. (plus a little slider action like a square block check valve)
John