It is unclear that this message is posted in the proper place,
but I believe you will find it of interest wherever it is posted.
Dear Mr. Thomson (and phorum readers),
I visited your home page where I encountered, "The
theories in this site are based entirely on
conventional physics. There are no claims of magic or
strange forces. The laws of nature are not bent or
twisted to support some weird theories. If you can show
that the hypotheses set out below are false, then let
me, and everyone else know exactly why but you must
argue from the basic principles of science."
That is a generous offer that suggests you are
supremely confident of your position or that you care
more about the truth than that you might have made a
mistake. I hope it is the latter as I accept your offer.
I claim that one of your hypotheses is false and that
your view about magic also is false. The intent of this
is to be enlightening, yet it is impossible to make the
point without criticizing mistakes. It should not be
embarrassing as the mistakes are subtle and common
to 50 of every 51.
Your theory about Coral Castle construction must be
false as it contains two primary flaws.
The first flaw is that you have not met all
requirements of building Coral Castle. When doing
engineering, it is common practice to observe the goal
(The Complete Coral Castle), survey what is available
for use, divide the whole into parts, choose a theory,
add whatever is needed along the way, solve one part,
move to the next part, solve it, and repeat until the
entire problem is solved. Unfortunately, you did not
solve all the parts. Your theory only addresses lifting
and transporting. You have not explained how Ed drilled
a perfect-round eight-foot hole through the exact
center of gravity of the nine-ton gate nor how he
mounted the gate such that it would close to within a
quarter inch on both sides nor how he raised an obelisk
that is taller than his tallest tripod and weighs three
times the capacity of his strongest hoist. Your theory
does not address these requirements for building Coral
Castle. Thus, you do not have a compelling theory.
The second flaw is that you claim there is no magic. I
say there must be magic. Ancient man had vastly less
education than Ed Leedskalnin who had vastly less
education than modern scientists, but it is the least
educated who proved they could lift huge stones without
using machines. There are only two ways to explain
this. One is that education has nought to do with
solving the problem as something is preventing it being
solved. Those who choose aliens, Merlin the Magician,
and time travelers are choosing this position. Merlin
is a good guess because magic is involved as will soon
be shown. The other way to explain it is to claim that
modern scientists do not have enough education. Those
who choose anti-gravity devices and forces are choosing
this position. They claim that ancient men located in
different parts of the globe living in different
centuries and Ed Leedskalnin all knew more about
physics than every scientist who has ever given
attention to the problem of zero point energy. As it
has already been established that modern scientists
have vastly more education that Ed and ancient man, it
is a violation of elementary reasoning to choose this
position. The logical choice is the former. Something
is preventing us from solving the problem.
If you are to maintain an orderly timeline which is
what you are attempting to do by claiming that
conventional physics was used, then you must claim that
something is preventing us from solving the problem
because scientists know everything there is to know
about conventional laws of physics. If there were no
magic, scientists would have solved these problems long
ago. Only magic gives a layperson who has less
education than modern scientists the right to work on,
solve, and prevent others from solving these problems.
Magic is the only tool available for a layperson to use
that allows established scientific calculations to be
discarded. Magic gives equality to all, scientists and
laypersons alike.
You have seen magicians perform feats that you know are
impossible, yet you also know that it is easy for them,
and you know that they employ deception. There lies
magic. It is deception, a natural form of magic that
obeys conventional laws of physics. As it is already
documented that Ed would let no one see him work,
deception is an established fact at Coral Castle.
I claim not only that I have solved the mystery but
that many before me also have and that virtually all
who can navigate the Internet to this site are capable
of the same. It is not that we are more brilliant than
the scientists. It is that we are as brilliant as
ancient man. If my claim is true, then why does the
world not know the solution? Ed Leedskalnin answered
that when he said, "The world can't handle the truth."
The reason the world does not know is that the world
does not want to know. These are the riddles everyone
wants to solve, but no one wants the answer. Most who
learn the solution will simply keep silent as that is
the easiest course. Governments don't want these
mysteries solved as they worry about their economy and
tourism. They know the solution and have taken subtle
action to ensure that the ancient megaliths can not be
proved. Most laypersons don't want these mysteries
solved as it is far too exciting to think about and
read about aliens building pyramids. How boring it
would be if a proof was accepted that did not include
aliens nor anti-gravity but only conventional physics.
Most scientists don't want these mysteries solved. What
an enormous embarrassment it would be to science and
scientists to learn that long ago the correct theory
was presented by a scientist then tossed into the tip by
his colleagues even in the face of proof of its correctness.
Nevertheless, the solution is part of the heritage of
man, and some will value that regardless how boring it
might be. Accordingly, I hope to keep the embers of
truth glowing, however faintly. Soon all among you who
are interested enough to solve the mystery will become
keepers of the flame and have a story to tell your
grandchildren.
Following is the organization needed to solve the
mystery with the greatest efficiency. With a good
understanding of the method, you will realize that the
theory you acquire will be the correct theory. I do not
give it directly because some will not want to know,
and others would feel robbed of the opportunity to
solve the problem for themselves. Thus, I only present
the method to be acted upon or ignored at your pleasure.
For Ed, Coral Castle was an engineering problem. For
us, it is a reverse engineering problem. Reverse
engineering is detective work. Whereas engineering
typically solves a piece of a complex problem at any
given time, reverse engineering does the opposite and
examines the whole problem all at once. This means that
we begin with no theory and no preconceptions, a blank
mind so to speak. The theory is the ultimate goal
therefore the last thing derived. First, all evidence
from the whole problem must be gathered and studied.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all
the evidence. It biases the judgment."---"A Study in Scarlet"
---Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Input, Process, Output model that is familiar to
software engineers is useful as a generalized model.
To begin, divide an edit screen or sheet of paper into
two columns. The left column is labeled Potential
Inputs and the right is labeled Potential Outputs. They
are potential because deception is involved. We can not
be certain of anything in the beginning. The Potential
Outputs column contains a list of every requirement Ed
needed to meet in order to build Coral Castle. The
requirements are tasks such that if Ed can't do that
task, then he can't build Coral Castle. Examples are
celestial alignments, quarrying, lifting, transporting,
balancing a gate, etc. As celestial alignments is
related to layout that is determined prior to actual
construction, it may be deemed a separate problem apart
from construction and can be ignored. The Potential
Inputs column is a list of everything Ed might have
used in construction. These are his construction
skills, limit of his physical capabilities, hand tools,
building materials, hoists, and anything else found on
the grounds of Coral Castle that might have been used
in construction.
One rule that is very important is that you may add
nothing that you do not see. If it is not already
there, then it can not be added. Thus, no shear legs.
Shear legs are speculative. Only facts are acceptable.
If motors are needed and seem to be present, then
evidence of adequate infrastructure to support the
motor must also be found. This includes wiring,
generators, a means to turn the generators, batteries,
controls, and the amount of power needed to operate the
motor to lift the heaviest weight anticipated, the
weight of the motor, and the means Ed must use to mount
it at the top of the tripod.
The timeline must be kept intact. If Ed acquired items
you believe he might have used, then you must determine
when he acquired them. Before, during, or after Coral
Castle was constructed. If after, then obviously they
could not have been used.
When doing reverse engineering, things that are absent
can be equally as important as things that are present.
Because deception is present you must be suspicious.
Trust nothing. Verify everything. That simply means to
learn how everything works (How do hoists work? What is
needed to balance a gate?) and test what you learn
against the stories you have heard. Do not guess, and
do not accept opinions of others without verifying
them. Trust only your own work. As you learn new
details about Potential Inputs and Potential Outputs,
these should be entered into the appropriate column.
Once you have determined what is deception and what is
not, then you can eliminate the deceptive items.
"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever
remains, however improbable, must be the truth."---"The
Sign of the Four"---Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Next, compare all of the Potential Inputs that have
proved acceptable, which are now the true Inputs that
Ed used, with all of the correct requirements, which
are now the true Outputs, needed for Ed to build Coral
Castle. This is how you examine the whole problem all
at once. The Inputs and Outputs are seen side by side.
Now, it is time to conceive a theory. The theory you
want is the simplest process that converts the inputs
into the outputs. The reason you want the simplest is
because no one does things the hard way if there is an
easy way to do them. Change the theory as necessary to
find the best fit with all the facts. When you have the
theory that satisfies you, you're done.
The theory you conceive must be deceptive if it is to
explain why no one can solve the mystery (not counting
those who already have and you, of course). Since you
are reverse engineering instead of engineering, and as
I have no doubt you will do it correctly, your theory
will be the same as mine and all others who have
correctly reverse engineered Coral Castle.
This link will help save you time as the article
contains a list of Ed's hand tools and one additional
requirement that he must be able to do in order to
build Coral Castle.
[http//www.parascope.com/en/articles/coralCastle.htm].
Ed's construction skills, limit of his physical
capability, and the Potential Outputs are all found on
the Coral Castle home page, the "Who's Ed?" page, and
both pages of the gallery of photographs. The Coral
Castle website is found at [http//www.coralcastle.com].
I leave you to find suitable links for coral stone as
you may have to visit several. You will discover that
coral stone is rich in a chemical compound that is used
to manufacture many things such as pharmaceutical
calcium found in health stores on the vitamin and
minerals shelves, but the only concern is its uses in
construction and only as it could be applied to Coral
Castle. For example, you will discover that it can be
used in glass and steel manufacturing. Though glass and
steel are used in construction, there is no glass nor
steel at Coral Castle, thus this is irrelevant.
Notice that aliens, energy grids, singing to the rocks,
power from the Bermuda Triangle, and virtually every
theory ever conceived are attempts to engineer
megaliths rather than to reverse engineer them. They
are not based upon examination of all of the evidence,
and that is why they are incorrect.
Regarding another topic, "How many people needed to
build a pyramid." I think your estimates are totally
correct, but I am basing the calculations on an
entirely different schedule and only on the work of
Edward Leedskalnin, thus I only have a crude estimate.
It is documented that Coral Castle weighs 1100 tons. It
is rumored that Ed carried his carvings that weigh 100
tons with him when he moved from Florida City to
Homestead, but the move should be ignored when you
reverse engineer Coral Castle construction because
reverse engineering construction does not reverse
engineer the move nor versa vice. They are separate
problems. If the rumor is true, then Ed only needed to
rebuild the walls and tower which comprise rectangular
blocks of stone that require no special carving. It is
said that Ed took something less than four years before
he reopened Coral Castle, and some say just over three
years. If we claim that Ed worked hard and only needed
1000 work days (less than 3 years) to reconstruct 1000
tons of Coral Castle, then he was averaging one ton per
day. Therefore, his methods were extremely inefficient
by modern standards and worthless to modern industry,
yet this same rate is extremely efficient when compared
to most existing theories for construction of the
pyramids. If Ed was able to move one ton per day from
his quarry to the completed construction, the computed
numbers of people needed for building a pyramid using
Ed's methods are not much different from the numbers
you claim. They may be off by 100 percent from your
number, but whether it is 2000 or 4000, this is far
less than the vast armies you mentioned that most
theories claim. Considering that Ed weighed 100 pounds
and was unhealthy, your claim seems entirely
reasonable. I thought you might appreciate having this
alternate source of support.
Good Hunting to All,
Ostinat
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Posted by marie
how they were made ? when was the first pyramid made
and who was the first man to make them
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