Old Coot Solves Old Riddle? Canadian Dopers Help Needed. Egyptology Issue.

[Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor]

A fellow claims he’s figured out how the Egyptians move the giant stone blocks used in the Pyramids.

Here’s the story–

http://canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id=2C0E36D8-9D79-454D-BDB4-C164E703F2A7

Yes? No? Just a loon?

He claims that a young child can move stones weighing hundreds of pounds. He is also going to put on a public demonstration in Perth, Canada today.
Canadian Dopers–can any of you manage to be present today to give a first-hand account of this?

[dorkusmalorkusmafia]

The same guy who made the coral castle in Florida (?) made a similar claim. Unfortunately he wouldn’t let anyone see how he moved 10 ton blocks of coral by himself.

[Helen_s_Eidolon]

Yeah, here are some danger signs:

Brushing aside hundreds of years worth of theories by historians and archeologists, the 69-year-old man claims he can build a Great Pyramid just like the one constructed by the Egyptians…

In fact, Mr. Raina believes the ancient Egyptians tried to preserve the theory in cartography of scarab beetles, a sacred bug in ancient Egypt that Mr. Raina believes gave them the idea of using rotation to move rocks.

Although he is a member of the Inventors Association in Ottawa, Mr. Raina has no scientific background or training. He has worked most of his life as a window consultant.

Mr. Raina has never been to Egypt nor have any scientists travelled to his humble home for a demonstration.

“They [Egyptologists] hate me because I have skewered ancient Egypt on them,” he said with a chuckle.

Even if he can move large rocks, I see no reason to assume that his method would be that of the ancient Egyptians, frankly.

[Grey]

Shame I’m on call this week or I’d head out and take a look. Still, it looks like he wants to roll the rocks instead of push or lift them. Hate to be infront of the 10t one that gets away though.