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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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'The value of the rock is estimated to be around 10 million Yuan (approximately USD 1.3 million).'
Hahahaha.
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:01:21 PM PDT
by
Dacb
To: Dacb
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:03:51 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway~~John Wayne)
To: Dacb
Kim whats-his-face the Chia-head from N Korea?
To: Dacb
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:03:57 PM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: blam
ping
That is the weirdest thing I've ever seen.
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:06:28 PM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: Dacb
Find three more and you can form a rock band...
To: Dacb
It's the illegitimate child of a Chia Pet and the Pet Rock......
It should have been found in the Bahamas.....
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:08:29 PM PDT
by
nevergore
(?It could be that the purpose of my life is simply to serve as a warning to others.?)
To: Dacb
just imagine: the rock is being auctioned, and at the sight of a particularly repulsive buyer, the hair on the rock stands, or, say, goes gray. Or the rock might even go bald from the fright.
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:11:22 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: Dacb
How did James Trafficant get to China?
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:11:22 PM PDT
by
mkjessup
(If Reagan were still with us, he'd ask us to "win one more for the Gipper, vote for Duncan Hunter!")
To: nevergore
Pet Rock
That's exactly what I thought reading this.
To: lexington minuteman 1775
To: Dacb
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:13:20 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: nmh
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:15:10 PM PDT
by
Dacb
(No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.)
To: Dacb
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:15:14 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(How Would Mohammed Vote? Hillary for President! www.dndorks.com)
To: YellowRoseofTx
My husband still has his pet rock. Believe it or not, he was required to find one for a class at UCONN back in the early 70's.
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:15:28 PM PDT
by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
To: Dacb
The rock also has a little higher IQ....
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:15:45 PM PDT
by
digger48
To: sageb1
"That is the weirdest thing I've ever seen."
That rock's got a better head of hair than Joe Biden.
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:15:59 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway~~John Wayne)
To: nmh
Click links much?
To: Dacb
Can't see the hair.
Did someone give it a buzz cut?
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:17:37 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
To: Dacb
Separated at birth?
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:17:38 PM PDT
by
capydick
(Better to Fight for Something Than to Live for Nothing)
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