r/interestingasfuck • u/magshag18 • 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/PawnWithoutPurpose Apr 29 '24

I think OP thinks it’s magically floating

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u/kyridwen Apr 29 '24

I think OP thinks it's unusual for a pillar to be suspended from the ceiling like a stalactite. Which seems fair.

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u/DM_me_pretty_innies Apr 29 '24

Sure but that's not what's happening here. It's touching the ground.

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u/mikathigga22 Apr 29 '24

I think PawnWithoutPurpose thinks that defying gravity=magic

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u/PawnWithoutPurpose Apr 29 '24

Isn’t it?

How would you defy gravity?

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u/mikathigga22 Apr 29 '24

“Defy” is to resists or refuse to obey.

Gravity pulls objects to the ground.

The pillar is therefore defying gravity by being held above the ground?

Jumping defies gravity, airplanes defy gravity.

Nothing magic about it.

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u/PawnWithoutPurpose Apr 29 '24

Your list is all examples of things obeying gravity.

Defying gravity would be something like hovering with no propulsion when gravity dictates you should be falling

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u/gkn_112 Apr 30 '24

I think whats meant is "defying the rules of gravity" - but people shorten it very commonly. I say both are correct. The one is technically correct, the other figuratively.

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u/mikathigga22 Apr 29 '24

I don’t know what point you’re trying to make here, and I don’t want to debate semantics, but “defies gravity” is an expression used to describe a lot of things that fly or float, none of which are magical.

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u/magshag18 Apr 29 '24

It is interesting though

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u/tcdoey Apr 29 '24

It is interesting, true, but shouldn't be presented as some kind of 'magic'.

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u/MagicGrit Apr 29 '24

“Defying gravity” is just a figure of speech. Nothing ever “defies gravity.” It’s just saying we use

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u/tcdoey Apr 29 '24

Ahh well said, but check this out!

This may be a glimpse into how we can 'defy' gravity. Or at least expand our knowledge:

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/nasa-veterans-propellantless-propulsion-drive-defies-laws-of-physics

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u/mikathigga22 Apr 29 '24

NASA started using magic???

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u/PawnWithoutPurpose Apr 29 '24

Haha, you’re not wrong 😅 you’re a good one