Would it fracture from within? Would it crumble from the top, or crumble from the bottom? Would it possibly suffer a different consequence? What are the chances that it would remain standing?
2006-09-15 12:18:08 · 4 answers · asked by spanner 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
chances are good that it would fall. But not necessarily. If you just take out one 'stone' from the bottom it might remain standing.
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It should crumble from the bottom,depends on where it was hit first. If, like the World Trade Towers, it was hit above the middle than it might crumble from the top.
Fracture within depends on the force that hit it I suppose.
2006-09-15 12:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by helpme1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends how its built- if you started hollowing out the stone versions right in the middle, they may or may not stay standing. Cheops Pyramid has a series of tunnels build into it, as such it would collapse along those tunnels acting as fault lines. *Shrugs* Make the pyramid out of aluminum house siding and obviously it would be very different.
Using stone, it would fracture from within, then collapse from the top down, assuming you could remove the base equal to, or faster than gravity would collapse the structure.
Odd's of Cheops Pyramid to remain standing after being hollowed out from the direct center, is pretty slim due to the passages built within the structure.
2006-09-15 19:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most likely, the top of the pyramid would collapse in. The chances of it remaining standing after the base is gone are pretty slim
2006-09-15 19:20:20 · answer #3 · answered by Manan T 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
are you king tut or what?
2006-09-15 19:19:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋