Mr. Shaun Whitehead sent me another email with a little update:

When I emailed him, I got a reply back quickly because he happened to be by the computer, and then when whoever the other member was who emailed him, he pasted the same response he originally gave to me because it was applicable. So no automated responses, there is no email cover-up, and Mr. Whitehead is not a robot

I am not posting his email to me verbatim per his request, but the basic gist is that the Djedi robo-explorer project is coming along just fine, and that the secrecy involved really just boils down to the fact that the Egyptology folks who give permission for research to be done and such require that work be published only through formal scientific channels (research journals). Other Egyptological (is that a word?) projects have released their findings via other mediums like the WWW or newspapers and were then denied the privilege of returning for additional research. We do not want that. We will have to wait for results just like all the other researchers and Egypt nuts will have to wait. FYI guys, this is pretty standard for research into ancient sites.

So yeah, no conspiracy here, though we can't hear about the results just yet.

Mr. Whitehead also mentioned that the project could have been completed with a crude drill a few years back, but the Djedi robot is quite advanced and gentle, and won't damage the pyramid or any artifacts as it does its thing. It has to climb up about 13 stories (!) along a disintegrating passageway without damaging any surfaces, not to mention setting up instrumentation and all the tools needed to do the work. I quote, "It's not 'Transformers'..."

thanks for the info shaun

Originally posted by tetsuo
So yeah, no conspiracy here, though we can't hear about the results just yet.

Mr. Whitehead also mentioned that the project could have been completed with a crude drill a few years back, but the Djedi robot is quite advanced and gentle, and won't damage the pyramid or any artifacts as it does its thing. It has to climb up about 13 stories (!) along a disintegrating passageway without damaging any surfaces, not to mention setting up instrumentation and all the tools needed to do the work. I quote, "It's not 'Transformers'..."

thanks for the info shaun

Well i watch the Tv special and it sure looked easy going even for the old robot. it din't take long and they saw the other "door" behind the first was right there, close no big deal drilling through that one either.

Any updates anyone???

Originally posted by lostinspace
It is very strange that the queen's shafts don't reach the exterior of the pyramid like the king's chamber. Maybe the queen's spirit was supposed to be confined to the pyramid for all eternity. If the king left through his shafts then she would have to wait for his return.

Of course, these shafts were not originally connected to the Queen's Chamber.

It is logical to conclude that it is easier for spirits to find their way into this chamber using these shafts, than for a spirit to exit this chamber using these shafts. After all, a spirit in the chamber would have to find the shaft first, probing the walls randomly, probably getting lost in the mass of stone that makes up the pyramid. And which shaft should this single soul select? There are two.

These shafts - their sources being two different locations inside the pyramid - are for many spirits to get into the brooding chamber of the queen bee, not for a sole spirit to get out. The shafts were not connected in order to stop bees flying up the shafts.