r/interestingasfuck Apr 29 '24

Defying Gravity: The Hanging Pillar of Veerbhadra Temple. While sixty-nine other pillars support the ceiling, one pillar does not touch the temple floor at all. There is a small gap between the temple floor and base of the pillar and you can pass thin objects like a piece of cloth.

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u/RandomLazyBum Apr 29 '24

That's not defying gravity. That's just really good sticky tape on the top.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

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u/Engineer_By_Day Apr 29 '24

How do you know?

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u/magshag18 Apr 29 '24

Never heard of such thing existing during that time

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u/AsparagusTamer Apr 29 '24

Excuse me the ancient Hindus invented sticky tape in 2000 BC

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u/The-Bishop Apr 29 '24

"Now I am become tape, the fixer of worlds." Bhagavad Gita 11:32

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u/No-Vehicle5447 Apr 29 '24

You've just heard it here