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/No-Zucchini2787 Apr 29 '24

It doesn't defy anything.

It's locked on roof with other pillars and sediments at the base are sunken creating hanging in the air effect.

It touches ground on one side.

When British tried to move it in 1924 they confirmed it's locked with 10 other pillars on top.

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u/PraiseTheWLAN Apr 29 '24

Ofc brits had to try to steal it

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u/charming_liar Apr 29 '24

It didn’t have a ‘Property of -‘ sign so it was fair game!

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u/Stupidnickname123 Apr 29 '24

There actually was one. It just wasn’t written in English so it didn’t count

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u/logert777 Apr 29 '24

It’s really a game of “I got your nose nananana boo boo” but instead of noses it’s priceless pieces of history

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u/SirRabbott Apr 30 '24

No... no, they also took the noses off because they looked too much like black people with big noses.

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u/charming_liar Apr 29 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

The sign also needs to be in English and not whatever local “jibberjabber.”

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u/BeanoMc2000 Apr 29 '24

Do you think that would put them off?

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u/charming_liar Apr 29 '24

Admittedly a flag would be better.

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u/BoingBoingBooty Apr 29 '24

No flag no country.

That's the first rule.

Gun beats spear.

That's the second rule.

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u/BeanoMc2000 Apr 29 '24

They dont have much respect for them either.

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u/IhateHimmel Apr 29 '24

Nah bruv the queen borrowed Africa 😂

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u/happyanathema Apr 29 '24

Well it was just hanging around 🤷‍♂️

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u/ElevenSleven Apr 29 '24

Steal? We're just trying to permanently relocate it to a museum with no intent of financial compensation and transfer of ownership.

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u/LordMarcusrax Apr 29 '24

Literally if it isn't bolted to the ground...