How does a 250 ton rock stand on less than 4 feet base on a 45-degree slope? #SundayScience pic.twitter.com/pOdmEky2N3— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
If it was impossible to push this rock downhill, how was it pushed up the hill 🤔 #SundayScience pic.twitter.com/XUS29GyCXx— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
Several "scientific" explanations have been advanced... #SundayScience— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
One explanation is that "friction" (due to huge mass) prevents the rock from sliding down, 1/2 #SundayScience— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
2/2 ...conceptually similar to how we stand on sloping ground #SundayScience pic.twitter.com/LLnp5451gl— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
In other words, the rock is held in place by static friction and the stability of its lopsided shape #SundayScience pic.twitter.com/78AeintIbl— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
Implicit in the stability argument is that the rock's lying on its back with the center of gravity well within its own sphere #SundayScience— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
Centre of gravity is passing through the base at which this rock is sitting. So, there is no torque due to gravity #SundayScience pic.twitter.com/BCLnVwTAs6— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
Such balancing rocks are also often cemented to parent rock with a stem providing stable mechanical equilibrium to the system #SundayScience pic.twitter.com/NB4WTI0fa8— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
Although the explanation doesn't appear to be the case of Mahabalipuram rock! #SundayScience pic.twitter.com/kKZn2hNPie— Sivakumar Surampudi (@S_Sivakumar) January 1, 2017
Jatin Chaudhary Quora Thread about it : https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-history-science-behind-Krishna%E2%80%99s-Butter-Ball-rock-in-Mahabalipuram Upvote ↑ 0 Share : Sign in
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Quora Thread about it : https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-history-science-behind-Krishna%E2%80%99s-Butter-Ball-rock-in-Mahabalipuram