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King Tut's Chariots Marvels of Engineering
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| Tuesday, August 3, 2010
| Rossella Lorenzi
Posted on 11/09/2010 7:10:27 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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The chariot represents the high level of engineering sophistication reached by the Egyptian chariot builders at King Tut's time. [Egyptian Museum]
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:10:28 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:12:24 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: SunkenCiv
He got it from the Ancient Aliens.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:12:51 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(What Would Aqua Buddha do?)
To: Perdogg
That would explain his gold skin color as portrayed in his portraits.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:14:38 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
To: SunkenCiv
“He gave his life for tourism.”
Sorry. Could. Not. Resist.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:14:57 PM PST
by
PennsylvaniaMom
('We are coming out of our trance, we are coming out of our nightmare...' <3Michele Bachmann)
To: SunkenCiv
From the looks of the picture, those chariots boasted 2HP.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:17:17 PM PST
by
Alex Murphy
("Posting news feeds, making eyes bleed, he's hated on seven continents")
To: SunkenCiv
Spoilt rich teens and their fast vehicles.
You do have the most interesting posts, thanks!
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:22:44 PM PST
by
bgill
(K Parliament- how could a young man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
To: Perdogg
Hey, this was actually common knowledge by the time King Tut came along but the problem was carving all the pieces with copper blades ~ took days to sharpen them up for just a few minutes use.
The manpower costs were ENORMOUS!
Still, imagine what it would have been like if these guys were still using stone blades for carving.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:24:21 PM PST
by
muawiyah
(GIT OUT THE WAY ~ REPUBLICANS COMIN' THROUGH)
To: Perdogg
Hey, this was actually common knowledge by the time King Tut came along but the problem was carving all the pieces with copper blades ~ took days to sharpen them up for just a few minutes use.
The manpower costs were ENORMOUS!
Still, imagine what it would have been like if these guys were still using stone blades for carving.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:24:35 PM PST
by
muawiyah
(GIT OUT THE WAY ~ REPUBLICANS COMIN' THROUGH)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:27:59 PM PST
by
barb-tex
(What else did you expect from the likes of 0?)
To: SunkenCiv
There was a TV show several years back about ancient chariots. I do remember them mentioning the Egyptian ones.
If my memory hasn’t gone bad, a lot of those chariots were well designed and made. Many were designed for two and some for three warriors. Some had quick change wheels, maybe for blowouts.
The various Greek and Persian ones were particularly well designed.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:31:59 PM PST
by
yarddog
To: SunkenCiv
I read the amazing description, then I see a picture of something comparable to my granny’s garden cart.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:45:45 PM PST
by
Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
("Words that will live in infamy: 'This is not a time for ideological purity.'" - Michelle Malkin)
To: SunkenCiv
Now this was Engineering Sophistication for its time.
Model mockup of the Warwolf Trebuchet built by Edward Longshanks King of England for the siege of the Scottish Castle Stirling 1304. Largest working Trebuchet ever made. He apparently wanted to impress the ladies.
To: SunkenCiv
That’s just what the Left wants us back into. I can see myself, and my honey pulling into Mel’s for a Burger, and a Malted.
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posted on
11/09/2010 7:59:42 PM PST
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
To: SunkenCiv
... so that the vibrations are damped by the wheel itself like the intelligent suspensions in modern cars ... One might legitimately compare this damping to a spring / shock absorber combination, but there is obviously nothing "intelligent" - that is reactive, about it.
Well, he's just a little overenthusiastic about his subject. It's a good thing, not a bad thing.
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posted on
11/09/2010 8:13:20 PM PST
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dr_lew
To: SunkenCiv
Hey, we all know what it would have been had it not been for Taita!
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11/09/2010 8:15:41 PM PST
by
aruanan
To: SunkenCiv
"These vehicles appear to be the first mechanical systems which combine the use of kinematics, dynamics and lubrication principles," Rovetta said. Translation: ♫ The wheels on the chariot go round and round. ♫
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posted on
11/09/2010 8:31:33 PM PST
by
6SJ7
(atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
To: SunkenCiv
A real man would have rode on the back of his horse.
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posted on
11/09/2010 8:33:09 PM PST
by
Mariner
(USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
To: SunkenCiv
Its very lovely, of course...But really, (Whispers) Its just a little cart.
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11/09/2010 8:51:03 PM PST
by
Celtic Cross
(I AM the Impeccable Hat.)
To: justa-hairyape
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11/09/2010 9:06:23 PM PST
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OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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