King Tut's Chariot a Marvel of Ancient Engineering 124
astroengine writes "King Tutankhamun, who ruled Egypt over 3,000 years ago, looks as if he was chauffeured around the desert in one of the earliest-known high-performance vehicles. Tut's chariots surpass all monumental structures of the pharaohs in engineering sophistication. Discovered in pieces by British archaeologist Howard Carter when he entered King Tut's treasure-packed tomb in 1922, the collection consisted of two large ceremonial chariots, a smaller highly decorated one, and three others that were lighter and made for daily use. 'These vehicles appear to be the first mechanical systems which combine the use of kinematics, dynamics and lubrication principles,' said Alberto Rovetta, professor in robotics engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan."
bwahahahahaha (Score:5, Funny)
. 'These vehicles appear to be the first mechanical systems which combine the use of kinematics, dynamics and lubrication principles
I combined your mom's use of kinematics, dynamics, and lubrication principles with my mechanical systems last night.
OH SNAP!
and that's why (Score:1, Funny)
I would expect nothing less... (Score:5, Funny)
from our pyramid building, cat worshipping, space travelling, interstellar overlords.
Pimp my ride (Score:1, Funny)
kinematics, dynamics and lubrication principles
What a chav. King tut, with the worlds first height adjustable suspension.
Re:HOLY AMAZING! (Score:2, Funny)
Dancin' by the Nile, the ladies loved his style.
Rockin' for a mile, he ate a crocodile.
Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia, King Tut.
Re:HOLY AMAZING! (Score:5, Funny)
And that easily makes these chariots "surpass all monumental structures of the pharaohs in engineering sophistication." Moving thousands of tons of rock without machinery is easy compared to slopping fat on a stick!
The patent/copyright finally ran out on the chariot thing about 200 years ago, leading to the Industrial Revolution.
When the patent/copyright runs out on "magically levitating giant stone blocks into pyramid shapes" sometime in the future, I think we're going to have a heck of a lot of fun.
Re:bwahahahahaha (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds like a slow, loose, and greasy event!
Re:bwahahahahaha (Score:5, Funny)
I see your ability to craft a joke is far inferior to ancient Egyptians's ability to craft chariots.
Re:Um, Not? (Score:5, Funny)
Just like modern Porche owner (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds like more evidence for that small penis theory.
http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/UnNews:King_Tut_had_a_small_penis [wikia.com]
Egyptians go home. (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, but apart from the Great Pyramid, prime and perfect numbers, the Sieve of Eratosthenes, linear equations, sequences, pi, surface areas and volumes, what have the Egyptians done for us?
Re:HOLY AMAZING! (Score:4, Funny)
When the patent/copyright runs out on "magically levitating giant stone blocks into pyramid shapes" sometime in the future, I think we're going to have a heck of a lot of fun.
There's no particular mystery to how they did it - without magical levitation.
It's interesting to pull a few blocks off a pyramid. You find inscriptions on them that say things like:
"We DID IT! - Tiger Team Eight."
"Where's your hot rod now, Moses?" (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I would expect nothing less... (Score:3, Funny)
Engineering, sure. But could they explain all these complex concepts using chariot analogies?
- RG>
Xizbit "a" (Score:2, Funny)