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marketrent t1_jatjqu6 wrote

Reply to Scientists discover corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza by Magister_Xehanort

The press conference was about further study of a corridor discovered ca. 2016.

From the linked Reuters content:^1

>A hidden corridor nine metres (30 feet) long has been discovered close to the main entrance of the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, and this could lead to further findings, Egyptian antiquities officials said on Thursday.

According to the research article^2 published 2 Mar. 2023 in Nature Communications:

>In 2016 and 2017, the ScanPyramids team reported on several discoveries of previously unknown voids by cosmic-ray muon radiography that is a non-destructive technique ideal for the investigation of large-scale structures.

>Among these discoveries, a corridor-shaped structure has been observed behind the so-called Chevron zone on the North face, with a length of at least 5 meters.

Emphasis added.

^1 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/scientists-discover-corridor-great-pyramid-giza-2023-03-02, last updated 3 Mar. 2023 7:04 AM UTC, retrieved 3 Mar. 2023 11:29 PM UTC

^2 Procureur, S., Morishima, K., Kuno, M. et al. Precise characterization of a corridor-shaped structure in Khufu’s Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons. Nature Communications 14, 1144 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36351-0

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CurveBallcomes t1_jaseafx wrote

Reply to comment by check_yes_or_no in Sea creatures in Greek manuscript and Norse mythology may have been whales with mouths agape — Fish instinctively swim toward apparent shelter of creature’s mouth, a phenomenon depicted in ancient texts as early as 2,000 years ago by marketrent

Good point, reminds me of how many different cultures refrence the biblical floods. They're all probably refrencing the younger dryas period.

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The_Razielim t1_jas2h8j wrote

Reply to Sea creatures in Greek manuscript and Norse mythology may have been whales with mouths agape — Fish instinctively swim toward apparent shelter of creature’s mouth, a phenomenon depicted in ancient texts as early as 2,000 years ago by marketrent

Funny thing is I just saw a post yesterday about a bird (I think some species of crane or egret?) that also takes advantage of that sheltering behavior of fish. It will wade out into the water and encircle its wings and tuck its head under, creating a shadowed area that fish will swim to because it's "sheltered", then just snap them up lol

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JellyWaffles t1_jarz53j wrote

Reply to Sea creatures in Greek manuscript and Norse mythology may have been whales with mouths agape — Fish instinctively swim toward apparent shelter of creature’s mouth, a phenomenon depicted in ancient texts as early as 2,000 years ago by marketrent

This made me think of the swimming race in Beowulf. Two guys are in a swimming race and Beowulf says the only reason he lost is because he stopped to fight like 7 sea monsters (don't remember exact number).

If this was based off a real event of some guys in a swim race, what you wana bet one of them got distracted by a pod of Wales?

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roguetrick t1_jaryw9n wrote

Reply to comment by Dinosar-DNA in Sea creatures in Greek manuscript and Norse mythology may have been whales with mouths agape — Fish instinctively swim toward apparent shelter of creature’s mouth, a phenomenon depicted in ancient texts as early as 2,000 years ago by marketrent

They butchered and ate them (in the case of the Norse). They knew what they were down to the bones. Makes sense that their description to the Greek artists gave them mammal like qualities. One has what looks like front paws.

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