# Old Coot Solves Old Riddle? Canadian Dopers Help Needed. Egyptology Issue. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 28, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coot-solves-old-riddle-canadian-dopers-help-needed-egyptology-issue/191411 "2003-07-28T12:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coot-solves-old-riddle-canadian-dopers-help-needed-egyptology-issue/191411/1 "2003-07-28T12:02:11Z")
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](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? ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coot-solves-old-riddle-canadian-dopers-help-needed-egyptology-issue/191411/2 "2003-07-28T14:10:37Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coot-solves-old-riddle-canadian-dopers-help-needed-egyptology-issue/191411/3 "2003-07-28T14:47:36Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-coot-solves-old-riddle-canadian-dopers-help-needed-egyptology-issue/191411/4 "2003-07-28T15:17:59Z")
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.