From ancient power plants to alien spacecraft, the pyramids have inspired countless wild theories. Join us as we explore the most bizarre and unsettling explanations for these magnificent structures. Get ready for tales of giants, supernatural powers, and apocalyptic predictions that will challenge everything you thought you knew!
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00:00Did you build the pyramids? Only the one in Las Vegas.
00:02Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the theories about the
00:07Egyptian pyramids that will have you crying for your mummy. Pyramids that could be linked together
00:12give this planet energy. Number 10. The Pyramids Align with the Constellation of Orion.
00:21In his book The Orion Mystery, Egyptian writer Robert Boval claims there's a correspondence
00:25between the Giza Pyramid Complex's three largest pyramids and the three stars of Orion's belt.
00:30They certainly mimic the three stars of Orion's belt. There is no doubt about that anymore.
00:37While the theory is popular, it has been debunked. Archeoastronomy expert and director of the
00:42Griffith Observatory, Ed Krupp, noted that readers are shown two images, an aerial photograph of Giza
00:48alongside a picture of Orion's belt. And what are the shafts in the Giza Pyramids all about?
00:53One points north and the other points south. The north points to the polar star Thuban,
00:59not Polaris, as it is today. However, the photo of the pyramids has its north side at the bottom
01:06of the page, while Orion's belt has its north side at the top. Sloppy evidence.
01:11What do you guys think of the pyramids? Why are they aligned with Orion, and why does the shaft at
01:16the north end point to the ancient pole star Thuban? Number 9. Levitation was used to build the
01:23pyramids. If you spend time around conspiracy theorists, get ready to hear the word levitation
01:28a lot. Many people believe levitation, specifically sound or acoustic levitation,
01:33was how ancient civilizations like the Egyptians built the pyramids. Edgar Cayce, famous psychic,
01:39was convinced that the pyramids were constructed by a syndicate of Caucasians from southwest Russia,
01:44Egyptians, and Atlanteans. He described Atlantis as being an ancient civilization of equal size to
01:50Europe and having superior technology. He claimed they used their fantastic mental powers to build
01:56the pyramids block by block. Author Andrew Collins, who has written multiple books on ancient
02:00civilization, cited a folktale recorded by a 10th century Arab historian as evidence of this claim.
02:06While we may never be sure of just how exactly the pyramids were built, it definitely wasn't like
02:12this. While ancient acoustic levitation remains speculative and lacks empirical evidence,
02:17it serves as a testament to human ingenuity and our ongoing quest to unravel the mysteries of
02:22ancient civilizations. Number 8. The ancient Egyptian and Sumerian giants hidden in stasis chambers
02:28around the world. Conspiracy theorists claim to have received confidential intel on stasis chambers
02:33that contain an ancient race known as builders, waiting to return and rule. This is a race of giants with
02:40red facial hair and pale skin that use crystal technology to slow time.
02:49These theorists also say that there are chambers hidden all around the world containing beings with
02:54some slight differences. Allegedly, some have been found, but had already failed, with the being inside
03:04deceased. The theory gets more complicated, with some accounts that state the beings were squished
03:09inside the pods like they had taken advantage of someone else's tech. The link to the pyramids comes
03:14from claims that some chambers had names on walls, some written in ancient Egyptian.
03:19Locals know about these pyramids, but why has no one done any research on this?
03:24Number 7. There is an ancient underground city beneath the pyramids.
03:27This theory suggests the existence of a cave system underneath Giza's pyramids.
03:32We have to remember that cave systems can change very quickly.
03:36An explorer allegedly found an entrance to a large cave complex, with narrow passages that
03:41didn't allow for all that much exploring. He theorized that the caves may have been the
03:46inspiration for the myth of the Egyptian underworld. Some theorists expand on this idea and point out
03:51ancient myths claiming that at one time there were marble cities underneath the Giza plateau,
03:56with the pyramid serving only as an entrance to a great underground city.
03:59The interpretation, and calling it a lost city, instantly sets off alarm bells.
04:05These same theorists also say it contains beautiful cathedral-sized rooms filled with
04:09precious artifacts. Their full extent remains unknown, and their significance is open to
04:15debate and interpretation. Number 6. The pyramids were built by hybrid giants called Nephilim.
04:21The Nephilim are a hybrid people mentioned in the Bible, said to be the children of men and
04:26a type of fallen angel. Now in Numbers chapter 13, we'll get there after a while, the 10 scouts
04:33compare the large-sized Anakites to the Nephilim. Some theorists believe the biblical stories refer to
04:42the children of aliens who procreated with humans. These theorists reference ancient pictures that they
04:47claim show beings of seemingly great stature, much taller than humans. They even say one was as tall as a
04:54giraffe. If these giants were real, where did they go? Did they perish in a great flood like so many
05:00ancient texts describe? Allegedly, there are also large footprints and fingerprints in the ancient
05:05stones. And of course, some believe that these giants were employed to build the pyramids. We just
05:11hope they didn't lift too much at once. Did the Egyptians inherit the remains of a forgotten past?
05:16Number 5. The pyramids were actually gigantic ancient power plants. Certain theorists believe that the
05:21motivation behind creating the pyramids must be something advanced, beyond what we could envision
05:26today. They're convinced that the pyramids are enormous power plants that used special frequencies
05:31emanating from deep in the earth to conduct massive amounts of power. This is based on our new knowledge
05:36that they, in fact, are designed to tap the resonant power of the earth and then to distribute it around
05:42the world. These theorists say shafts in the pyramid helped to channel these frequencies from out of the
05:47pyramid and into a sphere above nearby villages. These supposed shafts were lined with gold at one
05:53time, which helped with conducting the correct frequencies. The Great Pyramid is itself a power
05:58generator, and that energy is broadcast from the pyramid. It's picked up by the transmitters,
06:05which are the obelisks, placed at key sites. This technology was allegedly capable of generating a
06:11self-sustaining energy field with a radius of many miles. Theorists also say that the ancient
06:16Egyptians supposedly had electronics such as lights and batteries that this energy field kept charged.
06:22So that energy would reach large distances. And I think if you had an obelisk at any distance,
06:31it could actually affect that particular structure.
06:35Number 4. Atlantis Built the Pyramids
06:37Former Minnesota Congressman Ignatius Loyola Donnelly was engrossed by the legend of Atlantis,
06:42publishing a so-called history book in 1882, titled Atlantis, the Antediluvian World.
06:48Basically, almost all the ideas you see being bandied about go back to him.
06:52In it, he claims that there was once a large island in the Atlantic Ocean,
06:56opposite the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, that was the remains of a continent known to the ancient
07:01world as Atlantis. The congressman stated that at the Atlanteans' height, they had established
07:05colonies all over the world, the oldest of which was in Egypt.
07:09Donnelly argues that the arts and sciences found all around the world are too similar
07:14to each other to have been invented independently, and therefore must have arisen from a common
07:20source. In fact, he called Egyptian civilization, quote,
07:23a reproduction of that of the Atlantic Island. As evidence for this theory, he claimed there
07:28were significant similarities in Egypt's pyramids and Mesoamericas.
07:32That's simply insufficient to establish a link.
07:34Number 3. The Pyramids Are UFOs
07:37A very popular theory is that the Pyramids of Giza are actually alien spacecraft.
07:42These gods were going to artificially create this flood and cataclysm with their super technology.
07:49And who could do that except for extraterrestrials?
07:53Some believe that one day they will take off and disappear into space.
07:57However, popular doesn't mean true, and there's not much evidence to support this outside of some
08:02bad YouTube edits. Proponents of this theory argue that the Egyptians couldn't have built the
08:07pyramids themselves because no ancient Egyptian texts have been found that refer to their
08:11construction.
08:12The greatest mystery about the pyramids is not secret chambers, it's how the Egyptians managed
08:19to build them with the technology they had.
08:21They explain away the pyramids' supposed purpose as a tomb of the pharaoh by arguing that not a
08:26single mummy has been found inside any pyramid.
08:29Number 2. Satan Built the Great Pyramid
08:31Joseph T. Judge Rutherford was a leader in the early days of the Jehovah's Witness movement.
08:36At the same time, Jehovah caused his angels to deliver to all persons of goodwill, then and
08:42thereafter, on earth, this message. Glory to God in the highest. On earth, peace to all men of goodwill.
08:53He was obsessed with ending the so-called Christian pyramidology adopted by Charles Taze Russell,
08:58his predecessor, and wrote a two-part article in 1928 titled The Altar in Egypt.
09:04In it, Rutherford refutes the idea that the Great Pyramid was built by the Christian god.
09:08An ancient writer said,
09:10It seemed like a building let down from heaven, untouched by human hands.
09:15Instead, he decided it was a much more likely conclusion that the pyramids were instead constructed
09:20under the direction of the devil. He even referred to the pyramid as Satan's Bible.
09:25Talk about a devil of acclaim.
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09:44Number 1. The Great Pyramid Foretells the Date of the Apocalypse
09:48In 1864, Charles Piazzi Smythe, astronomer royal for Scotland, published a book called
09:54Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid.
09:56And I find it fascinating. He really goes into the scientific complexity of this monument.
10:02In it, he claimed biblical prophecies were embedded within the architecture of the pyramids,
10:07which he claimed were built by Israelites, not Egyptians.
10:10He also argued that when the passageways were measured in pyramid inches,
10:14a chronology of the Earth's entire history, past, present, and future, could be found.
10:19This pyramid inch is actually a timeline.
10:22Chillingly, he indicated that the rapture may be imminent.
10:25The astronomer's calculations led certain Christians to believe that the end of days
10:29would arrive in 1881. As you might know, that did not happen.
10:33It says in the Bible, the worthy will ascend to heaven. Even if it is the apocalypse,
10:40it's not the end of us. There's still hope. We just have to somehow try to prove our worthiness.
10:47Have you heard an even more unsettling theory about the pyramids? Let us know in the comments.
10:51You have pyramids off the coast of Cuba and 2,000 feet of water.
10:55You have pyramids off the coast of Cuba.
11:09Let us know in the comments.
11:11Let us know in the comments.
11:15Let's do this.
11:18Let us know in the comments.