October 5, 2011 Rock Balancing - Page 2

BigV · 10-05-2011, 10:19 AM

You're not trying hard enough. Have you not seen 127 hours?

glatt · 10-05-2011, 10:28 AM

that cheesewring is pretty cool.

grynch · 10-05-2011, 01:46 PM

Scriv , when were you there ?

Scriveyn · 10-05-2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by grynch

Scriv , when were you there ?

2003 - Eden Project was in its infancy then.

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Originally Posted by Brianna

Those are cairns.

I haz one in mah backyard.

This September I've been adding to the cairns in the Lake District.

grynch · 10-06-2011, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Scriveyn

2003 - Eden Project was in its infancy then.

This September I've been adding to the cairns in the Lake District.

Did you happen to stop in the pub in st.neot... "the London" ?
It's fallen the fate if so many and closed - must be two years now

Scriveyn · 10-06-2011, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by grynch

Did you happen to stop in the pub in st.neot... "the London" ?
It's fallen the fate if so many and closed - must be two years now

What a shame! I don't remember the name of the pub, but I think there was only the one, right next to the church. They were the hub of the village, gave me directions to find the B&B and I had a nice Sunday Roast there.

Trilby · 10-05-2011, 01:50 PM

Those are cairns.

I haz one in mah backyard.

Trilby · 10-05-2011, 02:40 PM

If I was strolling along this river and came to these stones i would wonder what

being had piled them thusly, call NATGEO TV to come do an entire story then start my own rock-based religion.

BTW - the guy who founded the church where the huge touchdown Jesus burnt to the ground after being hit by lightning - he died over the weekend. I wonder if they'll finish that new Jesus statue now?

CaliforniaMama · 10-06-2011, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

BTW - the guy who founded the church where the huge touchdown Jesus burnt to the ground after being hit by lightning - he died over the weekend. I wonder if they'll finish that new Jesus statue now?

I'd never heard of the touchdown Jesus and was checking it out.

Guess what - the church's choir is called - you ready for this? The Fire Choir - Worship on Fire!

I guess they prophesied that one!!

They set up a Facebook page for the rebuild, but it hasn't seen much action.

The church's website has a Jesus Cam, but right now it is off line.

wolf · 10-05-2011, 04:28 PM

I saw a lot of rockpiling when I was up in Maine last year. I didn't do any myself, both because I am too lazy to gather likely looking rocks and my friend wasn't into doing it. There was important shopping and drinking we had to get to.

I have a different friend I am likely to go to Maine with again, perhaps she'll try it.

Wombat · 10-05-2011, 05:27 PM

I've balanced rocks in streams like that a couple of times. The first I did was in the upper pool at Edith Falls (Northern Territory, Australia). There was a submerged rock just a couple of millimetres below the surface and the water around it was flat and smooth, so my little pile of smooth round rocks was perfectly reflected and appeared to be hanging in the air above the water: very cool. The second time was in the upper reaches of the Murrumbidgee River (near Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia), if the photo above had only one pile of rocks it would look pretty much exactly like mine did.

monster · 10-05-2011, 07:54 PM

Cairns in the balancing rock-style are very popular here in ann arbor. I grew up with the huge-pile-of-stones-to-mark-the-route-in-the-lake-district style. I find it interesting that they are both called cairns given their completely different styles and functions.

I hiked a lot as a kid, and was always taught to add a stone to a cairn as I passed.

classicman · 10-05-2011, 09:01 PM

When in Hawaii a few years ago we hiked to a "hidden pool" It was absolutely hell to get there, but when we arrived it was more than worth it. There were balanced rocks on a little island in the middle of this pool. It was amazing. I still cannot imagine how people actually got there to do it.

grynch · 10-06-2011, 12:34 PM

That was the London and yes it's a shame ( I'd hate to be driving those lanes after a couple of pints at the next nearest local )

classicman · 10-06-2011, 02:55 PM

Bet that kid learned his lesson though. Tough way to do it. I'm sure he think twice next time.

10-05-2011, 10:19 AM	#1
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	You're not trying hard enough. Have you not seen 127 hours? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-05-2011, 01:50 PM	#7
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Those are cairns. I haz one in mah backyard. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-05-2011, 02:40 PM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	If I was strolling along this river and came to these stones i would wonder what being had piled them thusly, call NATGEO TV to come do an entire story then start my own rock-based religion. BTW - the guy who founded the church where the huge touchdown Jesus burnt to the ground after being hit by lightning - he died over the weekend. I wonder if they'll finish that new Jesus statue now? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

10-05-2011, 04:28 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I saw a lot of rockpiling when I was up in Maine last year. I didn't do any myself, both because I am too lazy to gather likely looking rocks and my friend wasn't into doing it. There was important shopping and drinking we had to get to. I have a different friend I am likely to go to Maine with again, perhaps she'll try it. __________________ 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

10-05-2011, 05:27 PM	#11
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	I've balanced rocks in streams like that a couple of times. The first I did was in the upper pool at Edith Falls (Northern Territory, Australia). There was a submerged rock just a couple of millimetres below the surface and the water around it was flat and smooth, so my little pile of smooth round rocks was perfectly reflected and appeared to be hanging in the air above the water: very cool. The second time was in the upper reaches of the Murrumbidgee River (near Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia), if the photo above had only one pile of rocks it would look pretty much exactly like mine did. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

10-05-2011, 10:28 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	that cheesewring is pretty cool.

10-05-2011, 01:46 PM	#3
grynch the big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 390	Scriv , when were you there ?

10-05-2011, 07:54 PM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Cairns in the balancing rock-style are very popular here in ann arbor. I grew up with the huge-pile-of-stones-to-mark-the-route-in-the-lake-district style. I find it interesting that they are both called cairns given their completely different styles and functions. I hiked a lot as a kid, and was always taught to add a stone to a cairn as I passed. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

10-05-2011, 09:01 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	When in Hawaii a few years ago we hiked to a "hidden pool" It was absolutely hell to get there, but when we arrived it was more than worth it. There were balanced rocks on a little island in the middle of this pool. It was amazing. I still cannot imagine how people actually got there to do it. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-06-2011, 12:34 PM	#14
grynch the big Cheese Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Switzerland Posts: 390	That was the London and yes it's a shame ( I'd hate to be driving those lanes after a couple of pints at the next nearest local )

10-06-2011, 02:55 PM	#15
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Bet that kid learned his lesson though. Tough way to do it. I'm sure he think twice next time. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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