r/StrangeEarth 3d ago

Video Strange Feature of Roman-era column in Jerash, Jordan.

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u/BeepBeep_Move 3d ago

Yeah that column might fall down soon!

Or in a thousand years, but it is a bit wobbly.

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u/QiwiLisolet 3d ago

Yeah, maybe stop chiseling the column

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u/smile_politely 2d ago

maybe if 100 tourists do it daily, it'll be a lot sooner

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u/ApartIntention3947 2d ago

Spooner than later

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u/CloudyNipples 2d ago

šŸ„‡

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u/MetaStressed 2d ago

On a big enough scale land acts as a liquid. So this fucker is just floating there.

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u/consreddit 2d ago

BIT WOBBLY INNIT??

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u/Worried_Jeweler_1141 2d ago

Question one: What type of nut case travels the world to wedged their cutlery into an ancient monument?

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u/stecal2004 2d ago

Well, there is one. Scratch that...he's posted a video, every nit will now keep cutlery handy around sites of historical interest šŸ«£

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u/87KingSquirrel 1d ago

This is my spoon! I will poke it wherever I want!

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u/pencilrust 3d ago

From the looks of it, I see an unstable column that's swaying back and forth with a really tiny margin, that's why it makes a spoon sway too

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u/MrVulture42 3d ago

Shush it, people here do not like reason and logic.

This is clearly the work of ancient aliens you brainwashed sheep.

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u/killer_by_design 1d ago

Or it's just thermal expansion....

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u/Interesting-Mail-653 3d ago

Maybe the anti-gravity hasnā€™t worn off yet.

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u/maatamhotep 3d ago

How did they discover that??!!! who randomly inserts spoons into the columns?? Jajajaja

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u/Long_Channel6241 2d ago

It may not have started with spoons, but hopefully it ends with spoons...

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u/Hell-Boy_ 2d ago

Looking for a way to cook their herion when lo and beholdā€¦.

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u/Miserable-Session-35 3d ago

You got me Boddy

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u/Adventurous-Sky9359 3d ago

Earthquake proofing ?

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u/SoDi1203 3d ago

Touristsā€¦..

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u/After_Fishing9418 3d ago

At least they arenā€™t scratching their names on it. Hopefully at least.

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u/Schwanntacular 2d ago

There is no spoon....

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u/RydmaUwU 3d ago

Maybe it's designed that way so it doesn't collapse. Probably not though.

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u/Calculonx 2d ago

A lot of temples with columns, the columns are actually just sitting freely on a plinth so it can move. There's simulations similar to this with asian temples withstanding earthquakes.

similar to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w78Yb_aotH0

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u/Chrisscott25 2d ago

I was wondering the same thing like a bridge or a skyscraper it gives a little so it donā€™t snap. Just speculation tho I have no idea. Could be years of erosion etc causing it.

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u/caligari1973 3d ago

Going to Rome next week, bringing my whole cutlery with me !

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u/camelzombslayer 3d ago

There is no spoon...

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u/DavidM47 2d ago

Yeah but can he hang a towel from it?

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u/Comments-Lurker 2d ago

I worked in building conservation, and this makes me cringe. Stop jamming things inside cracks especially if it's structural elements like columns or beams. You are damaging surviving architectural evidence (which only a small portion survived to this day) for what? In some countries, doing that can get you arrested and fined or even jailed.

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u/Cellmember 1d ago

Who knew column slightly sways in the wind.

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u/LikesT0FightGuy 2d ago

ASIANS. Why am I not surprised. Asian tourists ALWAYS HAVE to touch EVERYTHING! no respect

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/TotallyNotaBotAcount 2d ago edited 2d ago

No, Its the ones who canā€™t program a universal remote control who ALWAYS TOUCH THINGS!!!!! No respect.

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u/wontwillnot 2d ago

Just a Breathing large rock. No biggie

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u/kirtash93 2d ago

Rock breathing

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u/Living_Essay_9933 2d ago

Magnetic field?

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u/BigFatModeraterFupa 2d ago

FEED ME SEYMOUR

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u/realparkingbrake 2d ago

I thought he was going to scratch his name into it.

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u/Royweeezy 2d ago

There is no spoon.

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u/theyellowdart89 2d ago

Featureā€¦

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u/whatThePleb 2d ago

šŸ™„šŸ¤·šŸ¤¦

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u/Snowdog1989 2d ago

Ah yes because Roman emperors wanted their metal spoons to wobble when chiseled in their columns.

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u/TheCircleLurker 2d ago

Ok but seriously, whyā€™s it doing that?

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u/digitalhardcore1985 2d ago

The column moving slightly in the wind probably.

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u/infoagerevolutionist 2d ago

Why stop at just a spoon? Stick something else in there!

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u/surrealcellardoor 3d ago

Good thing they brought a spoon. Wouldnā€™t work with literally anything else they might have on hand, like a pen, pencil, a straw from their drink they just finished. ā€œHoney, did you remember to pack a spoon so we can do the thing?ā€ People are incredibly dumb.

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u/sername_generic 2d ago

If they brought a spoon, why not use it?

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u/DarthQuark_KY 2d ago

there is no spoon

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u/padizzledonk 1d ago

Today on strange earth "people mystified by wind"