11/14/2005: Rock balancing - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 11-15-2005, 06:46 PM

capn, there are links on the guy's website to a bunch of people that do this around the country.

capnhowdy · 11-15-2005, 07:01 PM

yeah.. there's something mysical about this. I'm trying to recall the guy in Fla. that built a home/city out of rock. He had like two ton rocks balanced for doors, gates, etc. He started having too many visitors and moved it quite a ways away. (Overnite if I recall). And he claimed to use no modern equipment. I think it is still open for the public . Even tho the dude died and left no revalation as to his "secrets".

Kitsune · 11-15-2005, 10:24 PM

Ah, yes, the best art always comes from deep inside schizophrenia.

BigV · 11-16-2005, 10:41 AM

Sometimes art comes from Fremont, the center of the universe.

BigV · 11-16-2005, 10:42 AM

A couple more, one particularly massive.

BigV · 11-16-2005, 10:44 AM

A close up of the topmost joint of the second picture, showing daylight coming through.

And a nice picture of Lenin supervising some road construction. :p

xoxoxoBruce · 11-16-2005, 08:01 PM

Wait a damn minute here. You expect me to believe those rocks just sit there balancing through weather, wind and vibrations of traffic going by?

Nobody sees them as a public safety hazard?

capnhowdy · 11-16-2005, 09:05 PM

I still ain't buyin it....

linknoid · 11-17-2005, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

I still ain't buyin it....

Well I'll add my voice to the people who've seen it in person. There were about 7 or 8 people stacking them, and several dozen stacks where they were working on it, some of greater difficulty, some of less. It makes sense that they would balance on their center of gravity, it's just incomprehensible that they could remain that stable.

I've tried my hand at it without any special knowledge, and my conclusion is that it's at least as difficult as it looks.

capnhowdy · 11-17-2005, 08:26 AM

I'm convinced it can be done but I seriously doubt their longevity.

wolf · 11-17-2005, 10:11 AM

I wasn't very good at playing Blockhead as a kid, so I'd probably be hopeless at this.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-17-2005, 10:46 AM

Wolf, not with your best effort or on your worst day, could you ever be a block-head.

wolf · 11-17-2005, 10:47 AM

awwwwwwww

Elspode · 11-17-2005, 01:22 PM

I think the spiritual aspect is derived from exploiting natural forces and your own internal will and patience.

BigV · 11-28-2005, 05:20 PM

This morning's drive revealed *new* art! I passed at about 35mph, so I didn't get a good look, much less a picture, but if they're still standing and the light's good, I'll take another picture. There are about 4 - 5 of them, about six feet tall, all one stone on one stone, no wide multi stone bases.

11-15-2005, 06:46 PM	#16
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	capn, there are links on the guy's website to a bunch of people that do this around the country. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-15-2005, 07:01 PM	#17
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	yeah.. there's something mysical about this. I'm trying to recall the guy in Fla. that built a home/city out of rock. He had like two ton rocks balanced for doors, gates, etc. He started having too many visitors and moved it quite a ways away. (Overnite if I recall). And he claimed to use no modern equipment. I think it is still open for the public . Even tho the dude died and left no revalation as to his "secrets". __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

11-16-2005, 10:41 AM	#19
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Sometimes art comes from Fremont, the center of the universe. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-16-2005, 10:42 AM	#20
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	A couple more, one particularly massive. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-16-2005, 10:44 AM	#21
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	A close up of the topmost joint of the second picture, showing daylight coming through. And a nice picture of Lenin supervising some road construction. :p Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-15-2005, 10:24 PM	#18
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Ah, yes, the best art always comes from deep inside schizophrenia.

11-16-2005, 08:01 PM	#22
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wait a damn minute here. You expect me to believe those rocks just sit there balancing through weather, wind and vibrations of traffic going by? Nobody sees them as a public safety hazard? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-16-2005, 09:05 PM	#23
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I still ain't buyin it.... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

11-17-2005, 08:26 AM	#25
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I'm convinced it can be done but I seriously doubt their longevity. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

11-17-2005, 10:11 AM	#26
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I wasn't very good at playing Blockhead as a kid, so I'd probably be hopeless at this. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-17-2005, 10:46 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wolf, not with your best effort or on your worst day, could you ever be a block-head. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-17-2005, 10:47 AM	#28
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	awwwwwwww __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-17-2005, 01:22 PM	#29
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I think the spiritual aspect is derived from exploiting natural forces and your own internal will and patience. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-28-2005, 05:20 PM	#30
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	This morning's drive revealed new art! I passed at about 35mph, so I didn't get a good look, much less a picture, but if they're still standing and the light's good, I'll take another picture. There are about 4 - 5 of them, about six feet tall, all one stone on one stone, no wide multi stone bases. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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