The Chemistry Proves Function: Why Salt, Zinc, and Acid Change Everything

CORE INSIGHT: Chemical residue is the hardest evidence to dismiss. Unlike geometric relationships (which skeptics call "cherry-picking"), chemical compounds do not appear by coincidence. Zinc chloride and hydrochloric acid in a sealed chamber demand explanation.

THE CHEMICAL LOGIC:

The Queen's Chamber shafts were SEALED at both ends. They were never "air shafts." Inside them: traces of ZnCl2 and HCl — the exact reagents for hydrogen production. The chamber walls: thick salt deposits (NaCl) — a byproduct of acidic reactions. The corbelled niche: perfectly sized for a mixing vessel. The passage to the Grand Gallery: perfectly oriented for hydrogen (lighter than air) to rise.

WHAT THIS RULES OUT:

• Tomb: No burial practice involves zinc chloride or hydrochloric acid
• Cenotaph: Symbolic monuments do not need chemical delivery systems
• Observatory: Astronomical observation does not produce salt deposits
• Granary: Joseph's granary theory is already dismissed, but salt and acid are incompatible

WHAT THIS SUPPORTS:

• A chemical processing system that produced hydrogen gas
• The sealed shafts were conduits (not ventilation)
• The copper fittings were flow control mechanisms
• The chamber was purpose-built for a chemical reaction

THE CALL TO ACTION:

Modern chemical analysis (mass spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence) of the shaft residue and salt deposits could definitively identify the compounds. This analysis has NEVER been done with modern equipment. The Egyptian authorities have not permitted it. This is perhaps the single most important unperformed experiment in archaeology.