Ancient Egypt didn't even consider Orion in their star maps, as they were using other stars and other animals to map their sky.
Orion wasn't known to mankind for another 2000 years after finalising the pyramids and it was used by the Greek.
Additionally, the stars don't even line up exactly, only roughly.
If there was anytime the phrase "close enough" was acceptable, I think it would be now
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Endless combinations of three stars look like they're "almost perferctly" lining up from a certain perspective. The three pyramids only limit this to dozends probably.
Indeed. Which would be more relevant if I (or the meme) had been talking about stars at all.
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As it is there's only 7 (8 depending on who you ask) possible options to make this happen in our entire solar system that I'm aware of, and the chances of any 3 of them lining up in this manner, even with forced perspective, is extremely rare.
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What else would you have answered to if not the last sentence of the comment you have answered to?
Also, what exactly would be "this" that can only happen 7 or 8 times? Three stars that look like they're in a row are a two-dimensional thing and last time I checked, there were at least three dimensions. Just saying.
I mean there WERE a grand total of TWO sentences in your comment. And seeing as I addressed them both, simply in an order that apparently offends you, I'm not sure what on earth you're on about.
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Also since you somehow keep missing this:
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Venus, Saturn, and Mercury aren't stars. Neither are the pyramids.
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7 or 8 refers to the fact that, outside of Venus, Saturn, and Mercury, there's only 4 other planets that can even POSSIBLY line up in this manner in our entire solar system. 5 if you include Pluto. The chances of any of those combinations happening is exceedingly rare, often bordering on impossible.
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Let alone in a manner than can be both viewed and photographed in a way that makes them appear to line up with the pyramids.
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Some might say it only happens once every few thousand years or so.
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So, again, in this circumstances I will say "close enough" is acceptable.
Yes, but keep in mind, we are viewing this essentially from a 2D perspective in a 3D space. They aren't actually above the pyramids (seems obvious, right), but too many people believe in the significance of it. It's kind of a forced perspective.
Orion wasn't known to mankind for another 2000 years after finalising the pyramids and it was used by the Greek.
Additionally, the stars don't even line up exactly, only roughly.
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As it is there's only 7 (8 depending on who you ask) possible options to make this happen in our entire solar system that I'm aware of, and the chances of any 3 of them lining up in this manner, even with forced perspective, is extremely rare.
Also, what exactly would be "this" that can only happen 7 or 8 times? Three stars that look like they're in a row are a two-dimensional thing and last time I checked, there were at least three dimensions. Just saying.
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Also since you somehow keep missing this:
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Venus, Saturn, and Mercury aren't stars. Neither are the pyramids.
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7 or 8 refers to the fact that, outside of Venus, Saturn, and Mercury, there's only 4 other planets that can even POSSIBLY line up in this manner in our entire solar system. 5 if you include Pluto. The chances of any of those combinations happening is exceedingly rare, often bordering on impossible.
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Let alone in a manner than can be both viewed and photographed in a way that makes them appear to line up with the pyramids.
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Some might say it only happens once every few thousand years or so.
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So, again, in this circumstances I will say "close enough" is acceptable.