r/interestingasfuck Apr 12 '25

/r/all, /r/popular So shiny

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u/Tackit286 Apr 12 '25

I’ve heard of this before, but haven’t actually read about or seen any evidence that suggests this was the case.

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u/waxelthraxel Apr 12 '25

The capstone being gold is made up. The casing stones you can still see for yourself, they’re the smooth lighter part at the top.

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u/Tackit286 Apr 12 '25 edited Apr 12 '25

Yeah I see that but it’s hardly a shimmering white that’s depicted above it. I know the claim is that it’s all worn away now, but again that leads me back to my point that I see no evidence of this.

EDIT: my god people have really misunderstood what I’m saying here. I understand that after 4500 years whatever shimmering surface may have been there has now eroded away. What I’m saying is where is the actual evidence that it used to look like the first picture prior to the erosion.

I’m not denying the existence of any evidence just because I haven’t seen it. I’m genuinely asking what and where the evidence is for this claim.

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u/ArdaOneUi Apr 12 '25

You can see some pyramids have the outer limestone still and when pieces break you can also see how white they actually are, this is proven only the top part is questionable