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Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

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Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

I have reached out to Adam. I haven't heard much from him about that. Carolee, I think, is writing on his own paper, so I think he's going to maybe share stuff when he's done. Okay. Just wait patiently.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Yeah, and that's why I'm excited about, you know, this methodology that I developed. It allows classifying objects and then it's up to the researchers to decide what to make of the classification, because that's the job of classification, to bunch objects together in groups. And then, you know, archaeologists would come in and say, okay, well, this group means this, this group means that.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Yeah, and that's why I'm excited about, you know, this methodology that I developed. It allows classifying objects and then it's up to the researchers to decide what to make of the classification, because that's the job of classification, to bunch objects together in groups. And then, you know, archaeologists would come in and say, okay, well, this group means this, this group means that.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Yeah, and that's why I'm excited about, you know, this methodology that I developed. It allows classifying objects and then it's up to the researchers to decide what to make of the classification, because that's the job of classification, to bunch objects together in groups. And then, you know, archaeologists would come in and say, okay, well, this group means this, this group means that.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then, you know, you know how to date and attribute stuff and also, you know, sort out the forgeries. But continuing kind of on this line of thought, what really, I think, made me interested in the vases, you know, ancient technology aside, is the nuclear aspect to it. Because I'm a nuclear scientist, you know, I have a nuclear reactor at my home.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then, you know, you know how to date and attribute stuff and also, you know, sort out the forgeries. But continuing kind of on this line of thought, what really, I think, made me interested in the vases, you know, ancient technology aside, is the nuclear aspect to it. Because I'm a nuclear scientist, you know, I have a nuclear reactor at my home.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And then, you know, you know how to date and attribute stuff and also, you know, sort out the forgeries. But continuing kind of on this line of thought, what really, I think, made me interested in the vases, you know, ancient technology aside, is the nuclear aspect to it. Because I'm a nuclear scientist, you know, I have a nuclear reactor at my home.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And when I learned about these artifacts, I thought, well, maybe, assuming this was some unknown ancient technology, why not? You know, we all like sci-fi. We can fantasize that there was some... Atlantean alien, you know, I don't really care. It's unimportant.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And when I learned about these artifacts, I thought, well, maybe, assuming this was some unknown ancient technology, why not? You know, we all like sci-fi. We can fantasize that there was some... Atlantean alien, you know, I don't really care. It's unimportant.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

And when I learned about these artifacts, I thought, well, maybe, assuming this was some unknown ancient technology, why not? You know, we all like sci-fi. We can fantasize that there was some... Atlantean alien, you know, I don't really care. It's unimportant.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

But what is important is if there was a high civilization, they probably didn't use cutters and chisels, the same tools we think of when we fashion something. And people, creative people thought, well, you know, what if they were molding this somehow, this technology where the stone was softened. And then, you know, you can mold it, maybe stamp it like it was plastic.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

But what is important is if there was a high civilization, they probably didn't use cutters and chisels, the same tools we think of when we fashion something. And people, creative people thought, well, you know, what if they were molding this somehow, this technology where the stone was softened. And then, you know, you can mold it, maybe stamp it like it was plastic.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

But what is important is if there was a high civilization, they probably didn't use cutters and chisels, the same tools we think of when we fashion something. And people, creative people thought, well, you know, what if they were molding this somehow, this technology where the stone was softened. And then, you know, you can mold it, maybe stamp it like it was plastic.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Well, that's a great idea, right? So how do we test for it? I don't know. But the idea that came to my head is what if they used nuclear machining technology using radioisotopes? And then radioisotopes would either strip, you know, layers of stone like ion beams do in modern microelectronics equipment.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Well, that's a great idea, right? So how do we test for it? I don't know. But the idea that came to my head is what if they used nuclear machining technology using radioisotopes? And then radioisotopes would either strip, you know, layers of stone like ion beams do in modern microelectronics equipment.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Well, that's a great idea, right? So how do we test for it? I don't know. But the idea that came to my head is what if they used nuclear machining technology using radioisotopes? And then radioisotopes would either strip, you know, layers of stone like ion beams do in modern microelectronics equipment.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Or perchance maybe this, let's say beta particles, when you saturate a material with beta particles, maybe material becomes more pliable and becomes more fluid. And then you can use ordinary cutter to shape it, but it's no longer hard rock. It's now like a semi-plastic thing because it's like saturated with electrons basically.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Or perchance maybe this, let's say beta particles, when you saturate a material with beta particles, maybe material becomes more pliable and becomes more fluid. And then you can use ordinary cutter to shape it, but it's no longer hard rock. It's now like a semi-plastic thing because it's like saturated with electrons basically.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Or perchance maybe this, let's say beta particles, when you saturate a material with beta particles, maybe material becomes more pliable and becomes more fluid. And then you can use ordinary cutter to shape it, but it's no longer hard rock. It's now like a semi-plastic thing because it's like saturated with electrons basically.

Matt Beall Limitless
Impossible Precision: A Scientific Study of Ancient Egyptian Stone Vessels | #45 Dr. Max Fomitchev-Zamilov

Those are the two hypotheses that I found extremely interesting because of my personal interest in nuclear science. That's why I borrowed, you know, a couple of your vases and I stuck them in my germanium detector and maybe we can see a picture of it. Yeah, so that's a massive ton and a half lead shield. that I used to screen the object from background radiation.