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A MAGICAL MONUMENT

During the seventeenth century in India, King Muhammed Adil Shah had an enormous monument, the Gol Gumbaz, built in Bijapur, Karnataka. Crowning the monument was a gigantic, 178-foot-thick dome, completely unsupported by pillars.
Today, tourists can climb the spiral stone staircase and stand near one of four black stones in the structure, then whisper into one of the stones to a companion standing near another black stone on the opposite side of the dome. They will able to hear what was said. This phenomenon is attributed to the unusual acoustic properties of the monument.

841 posted on 10/16/2003 6:41:49 PM PDT by Darksheare (Resistance is futile, but we may be placated with chocolates and shiny trinkets to add to our hord.)

That and a great intercom system. Just kidding. Never heard that before. Do you know how many strips are on a watermelon? Logging out see yall tomorrow.

846 posted on 10/16/2003 6:49:12 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (On October 11, 2003 I asked Laura Earl to be my wife. "Well sure, I mean, I guess", was her answer.)