Were the first two pyramids failures or did the Egyptians runs out of budget on 2 and 3?

Answer 1

Actually, there are a lot of errors in the first pyramids. The initial angle of the largest was too steep, and had to be changed (you can see it), and several of the inner chambers had to be redesigned after construction because they did not distribute load properly. People are of the impression that these buildings were so perfect, they were not within human capability. While impressive engineering feats, the pyramids bear all the hallmarks of human endeavor, great and small.

Size did present problems in design, materials, labor, and politics.

Also, grave robbing started almost immediately, and pharoahs began to realize that a signpost the size of a pyramid to gold and riches may not be the best strategy to protect one's belongings for an eternity.

Other, more subtle (and cheaper) means, were sought to assure ones eternal resting place. And they may have been on to something. Most of Egypt's archeological treasures that survived looting came from crypts that were essentially hidden from ordinary view, not the largest structure in the area.

Answer 2

We can put a man on the moon, we can split an atom, but we don't have the technology to build a Cheops pyramid. We can't put thirteen acres of stone together with micrometer precision like whoever built it did. I personally don't think the Egyptians built it, although they did redecorate. There are a lot of theories, so check out the many amazing statistics on the great pyramid, and compare them to the pyramids built later on. Then you can make up your own mind. Thanks!