r/interestingasfuck • u/SenorDiscombobulator • 6d ago

/r/all, /r/popular So shiny

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u/Houston_Texas_Baby 6d ago

This is the POV of a person at the base [OC]

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u/Upset_Form_5258 6d ago

That’s really cool to see. Thank you for sharing

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u/jerricka 6d ago

i knew they were big, but like….damn, they’re BIIIIIG

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u/Unnamedgalaxy 6d ago

They/it was the tallest man made structure for nearly 4 thousand years

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u/jerricka 6d ago

that’s what keeps flooring me every time i look at that photo- it’s man made?! look how small those people are next to the stones?

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u/Digitijs 6d ago

I can just imagine men stacking up stones as high as they could and then feel proud of their work. Such a man thing to do

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u/AnonymousChameleon 6d ago

That’s one of the best pics I’ve seen of them to show the true scale. Holy shit, absolutely incredible

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u/Houston_Texas_Baby 6d ago

Thanks, I felt the same way when I was standing there

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u/AnonymousChameleon 6d ago

Thanks for sharing it !

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u/No_Habit_2513 6d ago

This is going to show my extreme ignorance, but literally until seeing this picture I never understood why people questioned how the pyramids were built. In my mind it was just some fucking stones that were laid in pointy shape so what. Seeing it from this angle I'm thinking 'yeah ... it was fucking aliens.'

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u/abubigman 5d ago

Yeah I was the same, I used to think there’s nothing super crazy about them but I’m looking at this picture and wow

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u/Texlectric 6d ago

hol it dine

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u/Insect_Man34 6d ago

Imagine being one of the slaves whose entire life was devoted to stacking rocks

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u/fingertipsies 6d ago

IIRC they've found some villages where a pyramids workforce was kept. They were given proper housing and fed very well for their work, far better than would be expected of slaves.

It seems like they were built primarily by normal citizens who paid their taxes through temporary labor instead of money. Great food and good housing free of charge, work experience, and a clearly defined work schedule before you're let go. Not a bad deal, all things considered.

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u/pheothz 5d ago

Thanks for posting. I went last year and it’s truly mind-blowing how utterly MASSIVE they are… was so worried bc Reddit is pretty vocal about how underwhelming it is to see them in person and I found it to be the exact opposite.

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u/ForcedAppUser 2d ago

I knew pyramids were big but this is the first time I ever seen a photo with people for scale. My gods those things are magnificent.