Sphinx

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Before ancient Egyptians refined the Great Sphinx of Giza, natural forces may have helped carve the iconic monument's massive feline shape out of a single mass of limestone.Fluid dynamics experiments reveal the structure's 'reclined lion' shape could have been carved not by human hands, but fast-flowing wind."Our findings offer a possible 'origin story' for how Sphinx-like formations can come about from erosion," says experimental physicist and applied mathematician Leif Ristroph from New York University."Our laboratory…

The ancient Egyptians may have crafted the Sphinx, a 4,500-year-old monument at Giza that stands in front of the pyramid of Khafre not completely from scratch but rather on a natural feature that already looked surprisingly sphinx-like, a new study suggests. In an Oct. 17 study published in the journal Physical Review Fluids, a team from New York University suggested that a yardang, a windblown ridge of rock sticking out of the ground, can naturally develop into a sphinx-like formation. However, even if the ancient…

The dimpled sphinx was found near the Hathor Temple, where the famed Dendera Zodiac had been discovered. Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced Monday. It is…

Image: Rude Tales of Magic/Fortunate HorseWhile funny actual-play Dungeons & Dragons podcasts like Critical Role and The Adventure Zone get more attention, I need to make you aware of Rude Tales of Magic. DMed by Branson Reese and produced by Taylor Moore, it’s a comedy podcast first and foremost, and I cannot truly convey how funny it is with mere words—but I can come close. And that’s because Rude Tales of Magic has the greatest Non-Player-Character names of time. My proof? Amber-Ale Assembleaux, Professor Outside,…