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?
July 18, 2018
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:
Egypt after opening that mysterious Black Sarcophagus pic.twitter.com/GQfIX2Tn0U
— F.A.C. (@ROTLD_2) July 17, 2018
Crazy idea: can we let Trump open that sarcophagus? I’ve seen all of The Mummy films. What could go wrong?
— Julie 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
I hear the folks are about to open a black sarcophagus in Egypt eh? Do y’all not watch ANY movies?
— Natalie C. (@Natalie_Cee_) July 18, 2018
As a fan of Brendan Fraser's The Mummy, I say don't open the cursed sarcophagus.
— 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
— zoinks, scoob (@dadvansss) July 18, 2018
I'm so excited for those archaeologists to crack open that acient, jet black sarcophagus, I feel like we could really use an era of darkness or some worldwide curse in 2018.
— sam (@thisisnot_sam) July 18, 2018
Please leave the sarcophagus alone, whoever is in it, whatever they did in life, there's no way they deserve 2018
— Sigrdrilfumál (@Hestmord) July 12, 2018
I feel like this might be the right choice, what with the world transformed into a dumpster fire.
— 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.>
— Bob Huss (@coyote670) July 18, 2018
Updated: July 18, 2018 03:50 PM
