Comments for The Brunch Table http://retrovirus.com/brunch Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Real-Life Tomb Traps? by mjlover http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2006/07/real-life-tomb-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-23648 mjlover Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:10:58 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2006/07/real-life-tomb-traps/#comment-23648 <p>Heavy stone plugs Technically, these weren’t actually traps, in that they were designed not to injure anyone. But these heavy plugs would have made it very difficult to enter the tomb. There was little dynamite in those days, except what risky gun powder could be obtained from China, and the only way of getting through was to chip away at it.</p> <p>Falling Rocks A convenient way of getting rid of an enemy was simply to drop a heavy rock on them. For this reason heavy rocks were placed above doorways, connected to wires or ropes that could bring it tumbling down on someone’s head.</p> <p>Hidden holes These were holes, leading to steep pits below the tomb. They would have probably have had covers over them, about the size and shape of manhole covers, and would have been delicately balanced over the hole so that at a light step they would have fallen in.</p> <p>Powders The Ancient Egyptians had relatively advanced medicine, and they had certainly not neglected the art of murder in their studies of alchemy. Powders prepared by magic – men were placed in tombs and systems were rigged so that at a certain time (for example, when intruders entered the tombs) the powders, possibly with fatal powers would have been released into the air and inhaled by the intruders.</p> <p>False well – cover In many Egyptian tombs there were wells in one of the halls. An old favorite was to put a false cover over the well, which worked on much the same principal as the hidden Holes”.</p> <p>Head wires In some parts of the tomb, wires were placed at neck level. The idea was to decapitate anyone who walked into it. If placed at the right height, these wires could have been one of the most deadly and efficient traps used. there, you happy?</p> Heavy stone plugs
Technically, these weren’t actually traps, in that they were designed not to injure anyone. But these heavy plugs would have made it very difficult to enter the tomb. There was little dynamite in those days, except what risky gun powder could be obtained from China, and the only way of getting through was to chip away at it.

Falling Rocks
A convenient way of getting rid of an enemy was simply to drop a heavy rock on them. For this reason heavy rocks were placed above doorways, connected to wires or ropes that could bring it tumbling down on someone’s head.

Hidden holes
These were holes, leading to steep pits below the tomb. They would have probably have had covers over them, about the size and shape of manhole covers, and would have been delicately balanced over the hole so that at a light step they would have fallen in.

Powders
The Ancient Egyptians had relatively advanced medicine, and they had certainly not neglected the art of murder in their studies of alchemy. Powders prepared by magic – men were placed in tombs and systems were rigged so that at a certain time (for example, when intruders entered the tombs) the powders, possibly with fatal powers would have been released into the air and inhaled by the intruders.

False well – cover
In many Egyptian tombs there were wells in one of the halls. An old favorite was to put a false cover over the well, which worked on much the same principal as the hidden Holes”.

Head wires
In some parts of the tomb, wires were placed at neck level. The idea was to decapitate anyone who walked into it. If placed at the right height, these wires could have been one of the most deadly and efficient traps used.
there, you happy?

]]> Comment on Dutch Hipster T-shirt by Anonymous http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/08/dutch-hipster-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-23304 Anonymous Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:07:51 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/08/dutch-hipster-t-shirt/#comment-23304 <p>Everybody knows nijntje - in other countries she is called Miffy</p> Everybody knows nijntje – in other countries she is called Miffy

]]> Comment on FSM vs. Hume by Herb http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2005/08/fsm-vs-hume/comment-page-1/#comment-23099 Herb Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:28:21 +0000 /?p=302#comment-23099 <p>Darbyists these days are red-faced over a stunning bit on Google with the not-so-subtle title of PRETRIB RAPTURE DISHONESTY. Well worth a look-see. Herb</p> Darbyists these days are red-faced over a stunning bit on Google with the not-so-subtle title of PRETRIB RAPTURE DISHONESTY. Well worth a look-see. Herb

]]> Comment on Real-Life Tomb Traps? by Richard http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2006/07/real-life-tomb-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-22853 Richard Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:22:10 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2006/07/real-life-tomb-traps/#comment-22853 <p>one was to design a passage so that the middle was at a much lower level than the 2 ends. In this part a little chamber was built with baskets of organic matter in it. As the organic matter decomposed it released deadly suffocating gasses that would collect in the lower middle section and kill anyone passing through the passage.</p> one was to design a passage so that the middle was at a much lower level than the 2 ends. In this part a little chamber was built with baskets of organic matter in it. As the organic matter decomposed it released deadly suffocating gasses that would collect in the lower middle section and kill anyone passing through the passage.

]]> Comment on Dutch Hipster T-shirt by PRK http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/08/dutch-hipster-t-shirt/comment-page-1/#comment-22216 PRK Sat, 21 Feb 2009 07:53:44 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/08/dutch-hipster-t-shirt/#comment-22216 <p>SCHIT-TE-REND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> SCHIT-TE-REND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> Comment on From heresy to orthodoxy and back again by AV http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/12/from-heresy-to-orthodoxy-and-back-again/comment-page-1/#comment-21437 AV Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:08:06 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/12/from-heresy-to-orthodoxy-and-back-again/#comment-21437 <p>Is there such a thing as nonburning fire?</p> <p>Also, I think that when I've left comments previously, I've put them by the wrong entry, since the comments are separated by a dotted line from their entry and appear to be above the next entry</p> Is there such a thing as nonburning fire?

Also, I think that when I’ve left comments previously, I’ve put them by the wrong entry, since the comments are separated by a dotted line from their entry and appear to be above the next entry

]]> Comment on Real-Life Tomb Traps? by Anonymous http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2006/07/real-life-tomb-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-8452 Anonymous Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:40:01 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2006/07/real-life-tomb-traps/#comment-8452 <p>need more info</p> need more info

]]> Comment on Blame the Juice by marlies http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/10/blame-the-juice/comment-page-1/#comment-6686 marlies Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:08:24 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/10/blame-the-juice/#comment-6686 <p>HAHA!</p> HAHA!

]]> Comment on Blame the Juice by AV http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/10/blame-the-juice/comment-page-1/#comment-6538 AV Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:14:49 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/10/blame-the-juice/#comment-6538 <p>Hilarious! I like the added dimension of pre-LOLs with the grandpa.</p> Hilarious!
I like the added dimension of pre-LOLs with the grandpa.

]]> Comment on Quiero ser famosa: my first fan remix by marlies http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/10/quiero-ser-famosa-my-first-fan-remix/comment-page-1/#comment-6415 marlies Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:50:04 +0000 http://retrovirus.com/brunch/2007/10/quiero-ser-famosa-my-first-fan-remix/#comment-6415 <p>so cool. you are a hero.</p> so cool. you are a hero.

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