# Nuking the Pyramids **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 7, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950 "2014-11-07T03:55:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DeptfordX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DeptfordX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeptfordX)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2014, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/41 "2014-11-08T23:41:34Z")
> [@Fishtar](#): > > I would avoid the north side. Due to the giant death ray that would come shooting out that door. I’m having trouble visualising this, the appearance of death rays has varied so much over history. What sort of time would the style of death ray appear to be from? ---
**Author:** ![DingoelGringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@DingoelGringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DingoelGringo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/42 "2014-11-09T00:58:52Z")
Read the book THe Giza Power plant. It purports that the pyramid was originally made as a power plant to power the flying carpets etc… ---
**Author:** ![Fishtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ed655f/32.png) [@Fishtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishtar)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/43 "2014-11-09T04:14:13Z")
> [@DeptfordX](#): > > I’m having trouble visualising this, the appearance of death rays has varied so much over history. What sort of time would the style of death ray appear to be from? Perhaps ‘ray’ is the wrong word. Giant blast of dragon’s fire shooting out the door? ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/44 "2014-11-09T10:25:00Z")
> [@DeptfordX](#): > > I’m having trouble visualising this, the appearance of death rays has varied so much over history. What sort of time would the style of death ray appear to be from? It would be a 4th Dynasty Style Death Ray. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/45 "2014-11-09T13:35:42Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > Having 100+m of rock between me and the blast should help a bit. At least for lower-end nukes; I doubt it will help much if the nuke is a Tsar Bomba. The sudden increase in surrounding temperature by several thousand degrees will get you anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/46 "2014-11-09T16:01:59Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > The sudden increase in surrounding temperature by several thousand degrees will get you anyway. Actually, in Hiroshima, there were survivors very near ground zero who were saved by being in stone buildings. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/47 "2014-11-09T16:05:19Z")
Hiroshima was an airburst and the law of averages is against you. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/48 "2014-11-09T18:34:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > They all look gray to me… Note to self: Never put a colorblind man in charge of bomb defusal. > [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > **cmyk** , I’d have expected you to be able to keep track of colors. 😛 I’M DOING THE BEST I CAN! _sobs_ ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/49 "2014-11-09T20:20:50Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Hiroshima was an airburst and the law of averages is against you. I’ll take a slim chance over no chance. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2014, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/50 "2014-11-09T22:20:34Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > I’M DOING THE BEST I CAN! _sobs_ It’s ok…I still have faith in your chromatic capabilities. Wanna borrow my rose colored glasses? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/51 "2014-11-10T18:10:49Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Note to self: Never put a colorblind man in charge of bomb defusal. > > I’M DOING THE BEST I CAN! _sobs_ “I just want you both to know, we’re all counting on you.” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/52 "2014-11-10T20:03:55Z")
> [@The Great Sun Jester](#): > > I don’t mean to nitpick an otherwise cunning plan, but shouldn’t Enola be in charge of portable nuclear device _ **delivery** _? Well, **manhattan** ’s not around any more, so… ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950/53 "2014-11-10T20:45:22Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > I thought it was the white one with green stripes… Or was it the green one with white stripes? M as in _Mancy_? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuking-the-pyramids/703950.md?page=2)