Hmmmmm
So, at the beginning, the USAF had the six glyphs for Abydos, but couldn't figure out the point of origin.
Thus, they needed many Egyptologists, and finally had to recruit Daniel Jackson.
Um.
I wonder how long it would have taken just to use trial and error to dial the same six glyphs, plus each of the other 83 glyphs, one at a time, til they got it?
Probably quicker than the two weeks or so it took Daniel to figure it out. Definitely quicker than it took their combined team of Egyptologists to work on it before they called Daniel in.
Jeez. Maybe there was a problem with the ventilation system under the mountain or something that made them all stupid...
Thus, they needed many Egyptologists, and finally had to recruit Daniel Jackson.
Um.
I wonder how long it would have taken just to use trial and error to dial the same six glyphs, plus each of the other 83 glyphs, one at a time, til they got it?
Probably quicker than the two weeks or so it took Daniel to figure it out. Definitely quicker than it took their combined team of Egyptologists to work on it before they called Daniel in.
Jeez. Maybe there was a problem with the ventilation system under the mountain or something that made them all stupid...