Cuicuilco

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Pyramid of Cuicuilco (Ref#1)

This site, accepted as among the oldest in the Valley of Mexico is dominated by a massive circular pyramid with a base 387 feet in diameter and a height of 75 feet. 50 Although parts of the large and complex site are buried by ash from volcanoes as recently as 300.A.D., other parts are buried under volcanic ash that has been dated as 7,000 years old. (Despite this evidence Cuicuilco is still officially dated as from 2,000 to 4,000 years old).

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Pyramid of Cuicuilco (Ref#2)

Cuicuilco is dominated by a circular temple. This is clearly the oldest of such large scale construction in central Mexico. This is not as impressive as many other ruins in Mexico, but it is one of the most important ruins in all of Mexico and Central America. It is definitely a must see site.

Cuicuilco is an often debated site among various groups who are studying archaeology. The major discussions seem to debate whether or not Cuicuilco is …

Dubious Airline Phone Calls

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The Mathematical Impossibility

Note: The communications suites commonly used on board private aircraft do not use the same conventional cellphone technology, as purported to have been used onboard Flight 93.

The official report states that regular cellphones were used, as later confirmed by the passengers’ cellphone bills. A little homework on the mathematics & nature of cellphone networks verifies the total impossibility of making regular cellphone calls at any sort of altitude in a commercial aircraft.

Here’s why:

Cellphone networks operate with each cell covering about 10 square miles (26 square kilometers), with the transmitter in the centre of the cell. Using the formula: Area = pi r squared:

10 miles = 3.14 x (r x r) , therefore giving a radius of approximately 1.784 miles. In other words, the range of the transmitter is therefore slightly greater than 1.784 miles. To round it up, let’s call it 2 miles for the sake of arguement.

There are 5,280 feet in a mile, therefore 2 miles = 10,560 feet. Since no …