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A 2000 year old ceiling in the temple of Hathor, Dendera, Egypt (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 7 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/pics@lemmy.world
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[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I "fixed" it for those of you that want that sort of thing, like myself.

[–] Smallwater@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Fun fact! This temple is home to several depictions of the Egyptian creation myth.

However, the way they are drawn, makes it look like giant lightbulbs. This led to the popular conspiracy theory that the temple was built using electrical lighting, despite no evidence having been found.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

"If you are reading this, your neck now hurts."

[–] Stoney_Logica1@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

How sure are we that this isn't just the work of Egyptian taggers from 2000 years ago?

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Yo Dawg! I heard you like stories so we put stories on your stories!

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Now you've gotten me wondering what the oldest known graffito is.

[–] FiniteLooper@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I loved unlocking this level for multiplayer on Goldeneye

[–] MurphysPaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago

Complex + siberian special forces + grainy CRT image = basically invisible!