This guy has a pretty cool talent

Oct 16, 2016 7:56 AM

This rock balancing is done by Michael Grab. He is an artist and has killer patience. On his site gravityglue.com, Grab explains: "The most fundamental element of balancing in a physical sense is finding some kind of 'tripod' for the rock to stand on. Every rock is covered in a variety of tiny to large indentations that can act as a tripod for the rock to stand upright, or in most orientations you can think of with other rocks. By paying close attention to the feeling of the rocks, you will start to feel even the smallest clicks as the notches of the rocks in contact are moving over each other.

Parallel to the physical element of finding tripods, the most fundamental non-physical element is harder to explain through words. In a nutshell I am referring to meditation, or finding a zero point or silence within yourself. Some balances can apply significant pressure on your mind and your patience. The challenge is overcoming any doubt that may arise.

Pretty sick, amiright?

This makes me feel glorkappy

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So he is kinda a stoner

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Glue companies love him.

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God damn physics majors

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Imagine finding those in the woods. Alone.

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Cairns are used to mark trails, so you'd mostly think you're going the right, albeit fancy, direction.

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Plot twist: the rocks are glued together

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My first thought as well.

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wont the slightest gust of wind tip them all? i actually dont belive any of these "photos".

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I call bullshit! I wanna see them falling. Otherwise there are steel rods between them!

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Also, "Gravity Glue".

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Don't wanna play jenga with that guy

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I too have superglued rocks together.

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That's him officer, he took down our rock wall and put it in the river, weirdo...

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This post rocks. +1

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Well done sir

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Well it's easy when you're a wizard and Ron Weasley.

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This gives me anxiety

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Crazy how nature do that

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Sure lets not talk about the fact the guy can go translucent.

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Most of these are perfectly timed before they fall over.

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I was just gonna say... 98% of those will fall at the slightest gust of wind

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A thousand years from now people will have questions.

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Its stonehenge all over again

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Like what asshole kid knocked then all over.

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I don't even have the patience to look at this

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Lmao, right? It makes me so anxious & impatient just thinking about how fucking long it must've taken

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One time I went to the beach and a little girl was doing this. I felt so inadequate

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I thought you meant invisibility...

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Crazy how nature do that

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Some of these I get, but in #2 and #4 I feel like you'd need 4 hands to physically place the rocks, lol

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Yeah, every building that only stands when it's finished would need more hands. Or all the stones are very tiny in reality.

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#8 is impossible

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That isn't talent, I know manic when I see it he is a wizard.

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Magic*

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Stacking rocks is considered gravity in national parks. The more you know!

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I love this typo. *graffiti

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You tear it down afterwords (2/2)

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Upvoting for awareness. Cairns are built by the parks service to mark trails and prevent people getting lost. Fuck this bullshit unless(1/2)

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This is neat but i only hope he is careful. Some streams are delicate and moving and flipping rocks can damage the ecosystem.

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He almost got in trouble for it but I believe the park system gave him special permission because of support from fans.

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I believe he did get in trouble for it

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as long as its not hellbender habitat, he should be ok

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or being fucking translucent! Are we not gonna be impressed by that?

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Beat me to it

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For those that don't know. Long exposure shot on DSLR. Guy stands there for a few seconds and leaves.

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Dont you lie to me. That man is a ghost

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Scrolled right past all the pics, hoping for a top comment of this nature.

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