Colossi of Memnon

These are the Colossi of Memnon, which I visited both in 2005 and 2007 trips to Egypt.

Legends state the statues once advised priests early in the morning, whispering, as the sun rose. But due to a pompous jerk from Rome who wanted to 'fix' the statues, all the cracks were filled, silencing the statues.

And now the science: dew collected in the cracks of the statues during the night, and when the sun began to heat the statues it would boil off the liquid, causing a 'whisper'. So in sealing the cracks, the Roman jerk 'silenced' the statues forever.

And yeah, they were that big. If you are going to build a statue, do it big and with style!

Bien Camino!