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Mysterious Rock Growing 'Hair' Put on Display in Beijing
The Epoch Times ^
| 26 March 2007
| Feng Yiran
Posted on 03/27/2007 7:01:19 PM PDT by Dacb
On March 16, 2007, an unusual rock went on display in Beijing. This rock has "hair," almost identical to human hair, growing out of its "head."
The rock is iron gray in color, naturally smooth and rounded, and is similar to a cobblestone. There is also a very thin layer of scalp tissue connecting the "hair" to the rock. The hair is grey in color and similar to the color of the rock itself. The hair grows quite naturally from the top with the longest strands being about 15 centimeters (6 inches) long. The hair is slightly coarser than human hair.
The rock was found on a beach, and according to Fashion Rock Café's executive Miss Yong, this kind of rock is named a "hair-growing rock". As long as conditions are right, the hair on this rare rock will continue to grow. Only two other hair-growing rocks have been reported in the world; and both are in a Taiwan Museum.
This "hair-growing rock" is in a glass display case at the Fashion Rock Café, located in the Digital Building in Beijing's Zhongguan Village. The rock measures approximately 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) long, 20 centimeters (7.8 inches) wide, and about 15 centimeters (6 inches) high.
The value of the rock is estimated to be around 10 million Yuan (approximately USD 1.3 million).
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beijing; hair; rock
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To: Dacb
Apparently my Father's favorite saying of "you've got rocks
in your head" may have some validity here....JJ61
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:18:24 PM PDT
by
JerseyJohn61
(Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
To: mass55th
Ok - some one has got to photoshop that rock hair piece onto Biden's head!
To: PissAndVinegar
If I'm really interested, I do ... .
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:19:11 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: Dacb
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:22:04 PM PDT
by
SIDENET
(Now selling carbon offsets. Get some today!)
To: PissAndVinegar
Looks more like a poofy, shaggy pillow to me!?..JJ61
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:22:05 PM PDT
by
JerseyJohn61
(Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
To: Dacb
Boy you ought to see tin whiskers growing on a solid state chip.
The problem is when they break off and fall across the electrical leads!
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:30:14 PM PDT
by
donmeaker
(The speed of light is 186,234 miles per second. Not just a good idea, its the LAW!)
To: PissAndVinegar
Humm, growth on a rock?
Nanobes (smaller than microbes) perhaps?
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:35:23 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(Yeah, well, maybe - but can you *prove* it?)
To: non-anonymous
These guys dad was one of the greats of rock and roll.These guys still in the music biz?
To: Dacb
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:39:39 PM PDT
by
DocRock
(What would Solomon Do?)
To: lexington minuteman 1775
It's asbestos. No really.
To: Dacb
Ah HA! This is exactly how Japanese monster movies start!
To: Dacb
Does it get $200 Clinton haircuts?
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:45:24 PM PDT
by
Liberty Wins
(Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of all who threaten these.)
To: Dacb
Obviously some kind of air fern or fungus. Or, Joe Biden's love child.
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:19:08 PM PDT
by
3AngelaD
To: Dacb
"Give me a head with Hair...Long Beautiful Hair....
When the moon is in the second house....
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:25:56 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
( and Julius Ceasar said, "quae cum ita sunt.")
To: non-anonymous
that's funny. I thought it was a coupla chicks, until I saw the names.
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:35:14 PM PDT
by
Don W
("Well Done" is far better to hear than "Well Said". (Samuel Clemens))
To: 3AngelaD
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:38:13 PM PDT
by
null and void
(To Marines, male bonding happens in Boot Camp, to Democrats, it happens at a Gay Pride parade...)
To: Dacb
Crap on something long enough and it'll grow anything.
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:44:09 PM PDT
by
rusureitflies?
(OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD! There, I said it. Prove me wrong.)
To: null and void
No carbon credits for you!
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:46:45 PM PDT
by
justrepublican
(Screaming like a keynote speaker at a Wellstone memorial.........!)
To: null and void
Egads. How? Short of burning them, they live forever.
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:47:58 PM PDT
by
3AngelaD
To: Dacb
Heck, that's nothing. Data centers all over the world are growing zinc whiskers. If your internet shuts down, it could be the whiskers.
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