MrBeast to Rent Ancient Egyptian Pyramids to Explore Parts ‘That No One’s Seen Publicly’
ARTnews | December 18, 2024 | Francesca AtonThe Egyptian government has yet again rented out the pyramids to the highest bidder—this time to American YouTuber MrBeast.
“We got all three of the pyramids of Egypt for 100 hours. I’m gonna do a video where they let me explore anywhere I want in the Pyramids,” MrBeast revealed during the “Beyond the Records” podcast with Noah Lyles.
MrBeast is known for organizing and filming extreme challenges and prize giveaways.
“I’d never been inside of [the pyramids]. I want to just find secrets and go through all the rooms and tombs and that kind of stuff,” he continued. “I’m so excited because there are all these secret corridors deep below too. I don’t know what to expect.”
Accompanied by a tour guide, MrBeast and some of his friends plan to traverse the inside of the ancient monument, where they will also sleep at night. The YouTuber plans to film the experience, probing for ghosts along the way, with the objective of showing people parts of the pyramid “that no one’s seen publicly.”
He worked with the Egyptian government to gain private access and permission to film there.
This is not the first time people have gotten private access to ancient Egyptian sites. Earlier this year, for example, the ancient Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx in Giza were closed to the public for a week to accommodate a tech billionaire’s wedding.
The Great Sphinx and Pyramids are among the world’s most important archaeological sites.
Is it true an Infidel like me needs to learn how to walk like an Egyptian before going over there?
I would take them apart, piece by piece, and then replace them with totally indistinguishable copies…
I’m torn between using them to hide some bodies and moving one a few inches to the left to screw up the Alien’s navigation system.
I heard the Sphinx has an underground tunnel connected all the way to Area 51. Weird.
The are very “Show me the money.”
I’d make an intensive search for “Reformed Egyptian” hieroglyphics…
I’d let David Copperfield make them disappear.
Isn’t everything worth gathering from them already in the British Museum?
Let the Lego design team in to take measurements.
I think Walrus has enough room at his new digs to build that…
Anybody know where I can find a high priest of the cult of Ra who knows how to put a curse on locations?
I’m one. What do you want to know?
What Would You Do With the Pyramids for a Day?
I can’t think of a damn thing.
Not much, but give me a week and oh boy!