Pyramids Memes

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Correlation Doesn't Equal Causation: The Pyramid Edition

Correlation Doesn't Equal Causation: The Pyramid Edition
The classic correlation equals causation fallacy, but with ancient aliens flair! This meme brilliantly satirizes how some pseudoarchaeologists like Graham Hancock jump to wild conclusions based on superficial similarities. Sure, pyramids in Egypt and Mexico both have triangular sides (revolutionary concept, I know), and dolphins and sharks both swim in water with fins. By this logic, my coffee mug and the Grand Canyon are related because they both can hold liquid. Next up: birds and airplanes both fly, therefore airplanes must be descended from pterodactyls! Scientific method? Never heard of her.

Gravity: Invented Way Too Late

Gravity: Invented Way Too Late
Behold, the ultimate historical hack! Before Newton rudely invented gravity in 1687, ancient Egyptians were living the weightless dream. Just casually stacking 2-ton stones like they were Legos because, you know, mass without consequence. Those brilliant pharaohs must have been furious when Newton showed up thousands of years later and made their architectural descendants actually have to work for a living. Next you'll tell me dinosaurs went extinct because Darwin invented natural selection!

Refrigerator Units: The Ancient Egyptian Secret

Refrigerator Units: The Ancient Egyptian Secret
Searching for "weight of a block of pyramid" and getting the answer in refrigerators. Because clearly, ancient Egyptians measured everything in kitchen appliances. "How heavy is this massive stone?" "Oh, about 7 Samsung side-by-sides." No wonder it took 20 years to build the pyramids—they were busy converting from refrigerator units to cubits.