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Earth may be one of the most geologically active
planets in the solar system, but don’t tell that to these 10 brazenly
oblivious balanced stones. Poised between inertial stability and the
relentless force of gravity, these rock-steady rocks maintain a
precarious balance between soil and sky.
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Balanced Rock Colorado
Same as the name, this rock stays at the Garden of Gods near Pike`s Peak
at the Colorado springs, Colorado. The rock stands over a paved access
public road and The rock is located around beautiful landscape.
Hopefully, no earthquake will shake the tiny foundation beneath it |
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Balancing Rock, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
This rock is a 30 feet high horizontal columnar basalt at the Nova
Scotia, Canada. What make the balancing rock amazing, around 50% of the
rock column stands over the air. If the stone is man made, can you
imagine how difficult is to find the precise calculation to stand the
huge rock at the edge of cliff for hundreds of years against storms,rain,
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Idol Rock, Brimham Moor, North Yorkshire, UK
Idol rock is a family of several balance rocks that scatter around 50-
acre of Brimham Moor area, North York shire, UK. Idol rock is around 200
tonnes and it is only supported by a smaller pyramidal stone. It is
unbelievable and outstanding. The small pyramidal stone carries huge
pressure from Idol rock and balances the odd shape stone flawlessly.
Another family of Idol rocks are The Sphinx, The Watchdog, The Camel,
The Turtle, and The Dancing Bear. All these strange , amazing, and huge
balanced stone can be found at Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty. It is free to enter |
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El Torcal de Antequera, Andalucia, Spain
El Torcal de Antequera is karst stone towers of terrace limestone rock
with horizontal weathering patterns.It is tall, old and stable.Wind,
rain and sun have evolved the stone become flapjack stacks that attracts
many people every year. Although it is strong and balance, Climbing the
rock is not recommendable. |
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Kjeragbolten, Norway
Kjeragbolten or Kjerag Boulder is a 5 square meters (roughly 15 sq ft)
rock that is stuck between 2 gigantic wall of Kjerag mountain. The rock
is trapped above 1,000 meters air for thousand of years. It is safe to
stand above the Boulder. The only thing to remember is Don’t look down
when you ride it
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Peyro Clabado, Sidobre, France
Peyro Clabado or Nailed Rock is located at Languedoc, France. It is
eroded granite boulders and rock formations that is left by 300 million
years activity of Old mountain that formed western Europe. One of the
balance rock is 780 tons weight .One day, around one millennium to the
future, the Peyro Clabado will just sand and sediment. Before that time,
Don’t miss a chance to visit this object
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Mushroom Rocks, Kansas, USA
The Rocks can be found in Mushroom Rock State Park, at the Smoky Hills
region of Kansas. The Mushroom Rock State Park is only 5 acres and it
saves old mushroom balancing rocks that are already here since the time
of Dinosaurs. The size of the balancing rock is different. One of them
is so big so that it looks like a hookah-smoking caterpillar in the
movie Alice of the wonderland. Mushroom Rocks of Kansas is still working
now and when the job completed, we wont find any mushroom rock again
here. Before too late, make a schedule to visit it
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Chiremba Balancing Rocks, Epworth, Zimbabwe
Chiremba Balancing Rocks are typical weathered boulders balancing rock
same as what on Sidore-France. It was carved by winds and weather since
millions of years before it looks like what we know today.
Chiremba Balancing Rocks is located only few miles from Zimbabwe`s
capitol or Southeast of Harare.
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Mexican Hat Rock, Utah, USA
From Distance, the rock is like a sombrero cap of Mexico. Mexican Hat
Rock is the only balance rock that is located outside Monument Valley of
south-central San Juan County, Utah. This rock is 60-foot wide and
12-foot thick. It is a red sandstone rock that is still under
construction. Soon or later, the balancing cap rock below the Mexican
hat is completely eroded. Climb and standing over the stone fasten the
erosion actually.
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The Steady Hand Of Man
This balancing rocks is the creation of ,an artist, Daliel Leite. He got
inspiration from the balancing stone object around the world and he
tried to make his own balancing stone in a small scale. He only know
small information of art of balancing rock and he applied it on this
rocks. It is unknown whether the rocks tumbling down seconds after it
was photographed or not.
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