Twitter reacts to news of the discovery of a 2,000-year-old sarcophagus

The Twitterverse wonders what could possibly go wrong by opening up a mysterious tomb discovered by archaeologists in Alexandria?

Archaeologists in Alexandria unearthed an impressive discovery earlier this month: they found a giant, granite sarcophagus in the ancient city of Egypt.

Measuring almost two metres high and three metres in length, the ancient object was one of the largest of its kind to be discovered still intact. It is estimated to be more than 2,000 years old.

As if that news wasn't enough, the fact that archaeologist wanted to find out what was mysterious buried inside caused a bit of flurry on social media.

The reactions

There were those who had seen enough Hollywood movies to know how this could turn out:

Crazy idea: can we let Trump open that sarcophagus? I’ve seen all of The Mummy films. What could go wrong?

— Julie Cray Leong (@Risinglikeasun) July 14, 2018

OK, just before everyone gets too carried away, a giant black sarcophagus has been unearthed in Egypt. Scientists haven't got a clue what's in it. So we should just open it, right? We've all seen the films. What's the worst that can happen...

— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) July 11, 2018

Are people stupid enough to really open the sarcophagus... have they learned nothing from Hollywood’s famous mummy movies !!????

— katia salazar (@ItsJustKatia) July 18, 2018

As a fan of Brendan Fraser's The Mummy, I say don't open the cursed sarcophagus.

But as someone who saw Tom Cruise's The Mummy, I say do it. We deserve the horrors that await.

— David Milner (@DaveMilbo) July 13, 2018

But then those who felt that well, maybe it was time. After all, 2018 has been hard on everyone:

2012: oh no Mayan calendar says the world might end and we could all die
2018: PLEASE let the black Egyptian sarcophagus carry a curse that will collectively put us out of our misery

— the winnipeg jorts 🏳️‍🌈 no justice no peace (@dadvansss) July 18, 2018

Please leave the sarcophagus alone, whoever is in it, whatever they did in life, there's no way they deserve 2018

— Akumajō Grover (@Hestmord) July 12, 2018

I feel like this might be the right choice, what with the world transformed into a dumpster fire.

SARCOPHAGUS 2018 https://t.co/zDqJZ1nFci

— Aimee Kuzenski (@aimeekuzenski) July 11, 2018

Opening the sarcophagus will make 2018

— Matthew Garrett (@mjg59) July 12, 2018

When will the reveal be?

While the Twitterverse eagerly awaits for what could actually be inside, there's been no word yet on when the black sarcophagus will be opened.

In an interview with Egypt Today, Mostafa Waziri, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that when the date would be decided they would invite media to cover the event.

He also gave a clue as to who might be inside by saying that the mysterious tomb likely belonged to a priest rather than a king or an emperor because of its lack of an inscription.

Since news of its unearthing, the sarcophagus has made international news. With the way 2018 has been going, what's one more big event?

<Looks at 2018. Looks at sarcophagus.>

Yeah, sure, let's try it.

— Bob Huss (@coyote670) July 18, 2018