284: Chapter 284: Did Ancient Egypt possess the technology of Atlantis?

At this moment, in the capital, at the University of History Staff Quarters.

In the living room, four professors were also discussing the same question.

Qian Mingyi spoke first: "Old Chen, where do you think Atlantis might be?"

Professor Chen Runzhi said thoughtfully, "According to Plato's description, it is outside the Pillars of Hercules, which is to the west of the Strait of Gibraltar; it should be on the seabed of the Atlantic Ocean, after all, that is where the Great Flood submerged Atlantis."

"But no conclusive evidence has been found on the Atlantic Ocean seabed."

Qian Mingyi retorted: "For so many years, so many scientific expeditions have discovered either natural geological features or things where the dating doesn't match up."

"Combining that with what Plato and the Egyptian priests said, the location of Atlantis might not be in the Atlantic Ocean."

Professor Liu Guangyi interrupted, "Stop guessing, all this guessing is wrong, let's see what Jiang Zhe has to say."

The four professors turned their attention back to the screen.

Inside the big screen, in the living room, Xiaoyu's mind was racing.

"Big brother, where on earth could Atlantis be?"

Just as Jiang Zhe was about to speak, Xiaoyu suddenly remembered something:

"Wait, big brother, what I'm more curious about is, has any of Atlantis's technology been passed down?"

"I was thinking for a moment, if Atlantis was truly an ancient super-civilization, it's impossible that none of their technology was exposed, right? They must have left something behind?"

"You said before that humans, even after ten thousand years, could still leave behind plastic bag remains on the seabed!"

As she finished speaking, the netizens who were still guessing went silent for a moment, and then exploded into discussion.

"Yeah, what about the technology?"

"Such an awesome civilization must have a legacy!"

"If they already had flying saucers, surely not everyone was drowned to death, right?"

"Right, even if it sank, the ones who died were just ordinary people, but those people must have hidden themselves; if it were me, and the surface wasn't safe, I would go live underground."

"The people who escaped would have brought the technology with them!"

"Good heavens, the thinking is getting more and more expansive. I'm even starting to suspect that the anachronistic technology of ancient civilizations was left behind by Atlantis, or by another civilization on par with Atlantis."

"..."

Xiaoyu's question jolted the netizens, their train of thought seemingly opened up quite a bit.

Huaqing University, Physics Department professors' dormitory.

Ouyang Baili's eyes lit up, "That's right, Atlantis must have had some legacy technology, right?"

He looked at Professor Wu Ming, Guan Jingming, and Li Mo, "Think about it, all those anachronistic technologies in history, like the machining precision of Ancient Egypt, the astronomical calculations of Babylon, and even our Xia country's bronze casting; could they be the legacy of Atlantis?"

Professor Wu Ming frowned deeply and said disapprovingly, "That's quite a leap, and it's a bit demeaning to the wisdom of ancient people around the world, isn't it?"

Guan Jingming, however, was thoughtful: "Not necessarily. If Atlantis really existed and truly had such advanced technology, then when the Great Flood came, there must have been people who tried to escape. Like us now, if the Great Flood were to come, as far as I know, the country's contingency plan is underground cities; these are plans currently held within the National Disaster Risk and Safety Department, which I discussed with some personnel before."

"The people who escaped would definitely have brought the technology to other places."

Li Mo added, "And these technologies would be inherited, imitated, and recorded by later generations; although they might be distorted, they would definitely leave traces."

The four looked at each other, all seeing a gleam in each other's eyes.

Inside the big screen.

Xiaoyu's question made Jiang Zhe's eyes light up, and he saw the corners of his mouth curl slightly, "That's a good question."

However, he changed his way of asking, "Xiaoyu, big brother wants to ask you a question. When mentioning Atlantis, what buildings come to mind? Which buildings make you think of it in an instant?"

Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes flickered, and she inexplicably said three words: "Pyramids?"

Jiang Zhe smiled: "Oh? Why is that?"

Xiaoyu took a breath and shook her head,

"I don't know, I just feel like Atlantis has something to do with the Pyramids."

"Maybe it's because they are both those kinds of very ancient, very mysterious things?"

Jiang Zhe said approvingly: "Xiaoyu, your intuition is very accurate; actually, it's not just the Pyramids, but also Stonehenge, and so on."

"Because among the civilization ruins around the world that are suspected of inheriting ancient technology, the Pyramids are the most typical, the best preserved, and the ones with the clearest data."

"If Atlantis's technology was truly passed down, then traces should be visible in the Pyramids!"

"Xiaoyu, big brother isn't going to explore how the Pyramids were built with you now, nor are we going to discuss their details, just talk about those anachronistic technological understandings."

Xiaoyu immediately sat up straight, and countless netizens also sat up, listening carefully.

Jiang Zhe opened his tablet and pulled up a picture of a pyramid; a typical, yellowed picture of a pyramid appeared in Xiaoyu's eyes.

"This is the Pyramid of Khufu."

"Do you know that it once had a coating on the outside?"

"A coating?"

"Yes, the Pyramid of Khufu was originally covered with a layer of polished limestone, which was made of a material more powerful than cement; that coating was very smooth, would shine in the sunlight, and was very corrosion-resistant."

"Now, over four thousand years have passed, the stones inside have long since weathered, but that coating, or rather the remaining parts, has not weathered; after four thousand years of wind and sun, it has stubbornly withstood the erosion of time."

Jiang Zhe looked at Xiaoyu and asked calmly: "Xiaoyu, with our current technology, can we make such a coating?"

Xiaoyu was hesitant, she really didn't know much about these things, "I don't know, but probably, it seems like we can't, right?"

Jiang Zhe smiled slightly and just nodded.

As he finished speaking, the netizens felt their scalps tingle.

"Four thousand years without weathering?"

"Can't current technology do it?"

"Is that for real?"

"I searched it, and it seems to be true; the Pyramid of Khufu coating is indeed more corrosion-resistant than natural stone..."

"Doesn't that make it more than just cement?"

"Technology from four thousand years ago is stronger than today's?"

"This can't be true, right?"

Netizens were frantically spamming the chat, everyone stunned by this information.

Inside the History Staff Quarters, Qian Mingyi looked at Professor Chen Runzhi, trying to verify the answer.

Professor Chen Runzhi just shook his head gently, "I have absolutely no idea how it was done. Modern times can indeed simulate that kind of coating, but the simulated coating is not the same thing at all."

So the four of them could only turn their eyes back to the big screen.

As their gaze fell on Xiaoyu, Jiang Zhe nodded slightly and continued: "Let's talk about the second one, Pi."

"Big brother, Pi? Do the Pyramids and Pi have a relationship?"

"They are very related, because do you know what the perimeter of the base of the Pyramid of Khufu divided by twice its height equals?"

Xiaoyu shook her head.

Jiang Zhe slowly said a number, "3.1415."

Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes narrowed, "No way? The Ancient Egyptians knew Pi?"

"That's right, not only did they know it, but the Ancient Egyptians also divided the base perimeter of the Pyramid of Khufu by twice its height, which equals exactly 3.1415, an approximation of Pi, and it's accurate to four decimal places."

"They calculated it just like that, and then designed the Pyramid of Khufu."

"Xiaoyu, currently the person recognized worldwide as the earliest to propose Pi is Archimedes in the 3rd century BC; at that time, the Pi he calculated was 3.14."

Jiang Zhe looked at Xiaoyu, his expression somewhat meaningful, "And how many years earlier was the Pyramid of Khufu than Archimedes?"

Xiaoyu counted on her fingers, moving quickly, "The Pyramid of Khufu was around 2560 BC; and Archimedes was 287 BC..."

Suddenly, she raised her head, her eyes looking somewhat incredulous, "Two thousand two hundred years?"

Jiang Zhe grinned, not denying it.

Xiaoyu gasped, her face full of disbelief.

At this moment, the netizens were no longer calm again.

"Holy crap, the Ancient Egyptians knew Pi more than two thousand years before Archimedes?"

"And it's accurate to four decimal places?"

"Is it real? I have to go find a picture and calculate it."

"Good heavens, I haven't noticed this for so many years!"

"If this is true, then the mathematical level of the Ancient Egyptians must have been super high, right?"

"No way, that was still the Bronze Age!"

"If the Ancient Egyptians had the legacy of Atlantis, wouldn't that make sense?"

"..."

At this moment, all the teachers and professionals watching the livestream noticed this detail for the first time.

This calculation, which could be done immediately, forced them to start calculating right away!