Pyramid

:See also: Egyptian pyramids, Mesoamerican pyramids, Nubian pyramids.

Esoterism

Esoterists have attributed remarkable properties ("pyramid power") to the pyramid shape and remarkable histories to historical pyramids; even paper pyramids are reputedly able to keep blades sharp and to prevent meat from decaying. There is no scientific evidence for these properties, though.

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Esoterists - Pyramid power

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Hierarchical structure

The hierarchical structures of some organizations are sometimes described as pyramids. This often includes sports league systems.

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Organization - League system

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Human pyramid

This is a stunt, performed by circus artists -sometimes even doing other tricks such as juggling while up there- or less perfectly by amateurs (often for the fun of failing and falling), whereby participants form a pyramid of layers of persons, each standing (or supporting in another way, e.g. kneeling) on two others one level lower, one half a position to the right and the other to the left.

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• During the Hindu festival Krishna Janmaashtami, young men form human pyramids to reach pots filled with curd and butter and suspended high above the ground as part of the Dahi-Handi ritual.
• Human pyramids are often formed to reach for the bun during the Chinese Bun Festival.
• It is also used as part of a North American college fraternity hazing ritual, often in a variation called a spanking pyramid.

Arts and Media

• Game show

Pyramid is the name of a game show currently in syndication.

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Pyramid - Game show

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• Novel

Pyramids is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett.

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Pyramids - Discworld - Terry Pratchett

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• Album

Pyramid is a concept album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1978.

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Pyramid - Concept album - The Alan Parsons Project - 1978

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• American Rock-n-Roll Band

The Pyramids played instrumental surf music out of Long Beach, CA in the early 60's

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• Magazine

Pyramid is an online magazine publishing role-playing and other game articles, published by Steve Jackson Games.

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Pyramid - Online - Magazine - Role-playing - Game - Steve Jackson Games

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• Card Game

Pyramids a single player card game.

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Confidence game

A pyramid scheme is a phony business, similar to a chain letter, that involves the exchange of money primarily for enrolling other people into the scheme, promising a multiple return as long as the pyramid keeps growing - which it inevitably stops doing rather soon, so only the first participants are likely to make a profit.

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Pyramid scheme - Chain letter

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