Hello Chris

> This is an old idea, and may well be true, but
> until we know what the angle of inclines for the
> upper reaches of the QC shafts are, I would wait
> until the survey data has been published before
> embracing it. Unless of course you have access to
> a reliable survey that supports “the shortest
> route to the exterior”.


Thought Petrie nailed down the inclination for the most part ? How do you decide which part of a a crooked shaft is the important part ?



> If they were designed with specific stars in mind
> then obviously they would be aligned with
> different stars than the KC shafts that have
> different angles of inclines. So what point are
> you trying to make here?

You have two Northern shafts-pointing at two different stars. You have two Southern shafts-pointing at two different stars. So you are saying they changed their entire religion and the Pharoahs destination after building the QC shafts ? Egyptologists say the shafts were built close in time to each other. This is where the theory falls apart.

> So what were these “practical considerations”,
> and can they explain the purpose of the shafts?

The practical part is the shortest route being taken and ending on the same exterior courses. As for me, since you asked, I think they are associated with the other unique feature of G1, the ascending passage/GG. I think they rolled stone balls down them to 'trigger' something that released the plugging stones.



> We also do not know for certain who designed the
> pyramids nor do we have the original architectural
> design or the original design criteria. So, we
> need to examine their afterlife beliefs that are
> heavily influenced by the sky - the sun, moon,
> planets, stars etc., and then familiarise
> ourselves with their sky to find any possible
> connections between the sky, the royal mortuary
> complex and their afterlife beliefs expressed in
> the PTs.

If I said they were Duat Shafts designed for priests to monitor the Pharoah's journey through the Duat from the OUTSIDE looking inside id have a more solid theory than O.C.T. because they all point down to the same place. But, i have no evidence for that, like star shaft theory people have no evidence for that theory either