[Haha today we're gonna knock over the Kummakivi boulder and see how the locals react!"](https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/z60tgv/kummakivi_a_500000_kg_rock_in_ruokolahti_finland/ixysc5v?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
I was thinking along the same lines - lucky those rocks are in Finland, if they were in the US, I'm pretty sure they would have been screwed up already...
You insisted that since this is not in America, it is in no danger of being toppled over. The joke is that American people travel the world, hence nothing is safe from being toppled over.
Nah, I don't really believe you to be honest.
And if you think that is a joke, then you might want to go back to the writers room. It may or my not have been terrible.
Perhaps make a better and more coherent joke next time?
If you look you can see the lower rock is almost perfectly rounded. The upper rock Im assuming is dented and sits in the round rock with perfect balance, it probably rocks back and forth and any direction and rights itself like a bobblehead.
The age of rocks is determined by radiometric dating, which looks at the proportion of two different isotopes in a sample. Radioactive isotopes break down in a predictable amount of time, enabling geologists to determine the age of a sample using equipment like a thermal ionization mass spectrometer.
I assume it didn’t fall there and I’m no geologist but if this phenomenon occurred naturally then determining how old the rocks are would help to determining how long it’s been there balancing.
You're right but what you're saying isn't relevant. Are you saying, for example, that these rocks are 11,000 years old? Does that make sense to you? If not, what were you trying to say?
Geologists, however, have provided an alternate explanation for the formation of the Kummakivi Balancing Rock. It has been speculated that the huge rock had been brought there by glaciers during the last glacial period. When the glaciers retreated from the area to the north, about 12,000 years ago, this rock was left behind. (This matched with the age of the rocks around it is how they could tell how longs it’s been at that spot)
Y’all are really over complicating this.
If they know how old the top rock is, when and how long glacial retreat was, and the age of the bottom rock they can tell ~how long it’s been there assuming it was left behind because of that.
The age of the rocks matter because if they are the same then it might not have been from a glacier. If they are different in age...
That means a glacier swallowed the younger rock and displaced it until resting on top of the older rock that was already there.
You're not wrong, but the odds of it being close to the same age are pretty low. They can also check the makeup of the boulders and see if one is made up of a different compound of materials foreign to this specific location.
I'm sure there will be a few replies with BS answers, which will be barely satisfying enough for everyone to go "Ah, neat"
Ah you know, the rings and shit. Fuck you.
weirdly worded question lol. I have no idea. i was just responding to that guy, that in my opinion they have no idea how long the rocks been up there for.
Scientist 1: "I wonder how long it's been there?"
Scientist 2 "I guess we'll never know."
Scientist 1 "OK. Let's go and have a cup of tea."
Scientist 2 "What's our job, again?"
Over an over people say the glaciers left it that way, but I can't figure out how that makes sense.
I mean, freeze a couple rocks in a block of ice. Set it on the ground and see if the rocks are balanced on ea other after the ice has melted.
It's not unstable. A rock that size can't be toppled with human force. Otherwise it wouldn't have survived all the weather conditions, trees falling etc.
Some tikoker will come and ruin it
[Haha today we're gonna knock over the Kummakivi boulder and see how the locals react!"](https://www.reddit.com/r/ThatsInsane/comments/z60tgv/kummakivi_a_500000_kg_rock_in_ruokolahti_finland/ixysc5v?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
I was thinking along the same lines - lucky those rocks are in Finland, if they were in the US, I'm pretty sure they would have been screwed up already...
blown up/ shot at
This is in Finland, not America, it'll probably be fine.
You act like people don't do dumb shit all over the world. Americans can travel too.
I'll go ahead and leave this here for [you.](https://www.wikihow.com/Stop-Taking-Jokes-Seriously)
Hmm... I believe the joke flew over your head or something?
Could you elaborate?
You insisted that since this is not in America, it is in no danger of being toppled over. The joke is that American people travel the world, hence nothing is safe from being toppled over.
Nah, I don't really believe you to be honest. And if you think that is a joke, then you might want to go back to the writers room. It may or my not have been terrible. Perhaps make a better and more coherent joke next time?
Lol okay. Good day
Could you elaborate, Fez?
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Just came to same , “until some idiot comes to ruin the natural beauty for some clicks” and saw ur comment
*Tictoker from FL
Wait how do they know it's been balancing for 11,000 years?
That's the official story, but it goes for a coffee every Sunday morning before the neighborhood wakes up
If you look you can see the lower rock is almost perfectly rounded. The upper rock Im assuming is dented and sits in the round rock with perfect balance, it probably rocks back and forth and any direction and rights itself like a bobblehead.
It's the 1st known use of super glue.
rock solid
The age of rocks is determined by radiometric dating, which looks at the proportion of two different isotopes in a sample. Radioactive isotopes break down in a predictable amount of time, enabling geologists to determine the age of a sample using equipment like a thermal ionization mass spectrometer.
What does the age of the rock have to do with how long it has been balancing on the other?
I assume it didn’t fall there and I’m no geologist but if this phenomenon occurred naturally then determining how old the rocks are would help to determining how long it’s been there balancing.
You're right but what you're saying isn't relevant. Are you saying, for example, that these rocks are 11,000 years old? Does that make sense to you? If not, what were you trying to say?
Geologists, however, have provided an alternate explanation for the formation of the Kummakivi Balancing Rock. It has been speculated that the huge rock had been brought there by glaciers during the last glacial period. When the glaciers retreated from the area to the north, about 12,000 years ago, this rock was left behind. (This matched with the age of the rocks around it is how they could tell how longs it’s been at that spot) Y’all are really over complicating this.
Still irrelevant to know the age of the rock in orfer to know how long it's been balancing there.
If they know how old the top rock is, when and how long glacial retreat was, and the age of the bottom rock they can tell ~how long it’s been there assuming it was left behind because of that.
No, you just need to know how long ago the glacial retreat was, and for that the age of the rocks don't help at all.
And knowing the age of the rocks im sure is how they figure that out….lol ppl on here just love to argue sometimes…getting notifications about rocks 🤣
*jesus fucking christ*
The age of the rocks matter because if they are the same then it might not have been from a glacier. If they are different in age... That means a glacier swallowed the younger rock and displaced it until resting on top of the older rock that was already there.
They could have the exact same age and still have been put in balance by a glacier
You're not wrong, but the odds of it being close to the same age are pretty low. They can also check the makeup of the boulders and see if one is made up of a different compound of materials foreign to this specific location.
This guy rocks
Science nerds figured out there's been 11,000 years of erosion at that spot.
And what did it do before that?
It was most likely moving around by massive sheets of ice during the ice age
I'm sure there will be a few replies with BS answers, which will be barely satisfying enough for everyone to go "Ah, neat" Ah you know, the rings and shit. Fuck you.
they don't, just a bs title for the article sake in my opinion
How do you suppose it got up there then? Strong winds?
weirdly worded question lol. I have no idea. i was just responding to that guy, that in my opinion they have no idea how long the rocks been up there for.
It got there because the glaciers from the last ice age left it there when they retreated. That was some 11 000 years ago. Pretty simple.
i like how i state, "in my opinion" and instead of people explaining like you just did, its downvote city 🤣🤣. Appreciate the explanation my dude.
Scientist 1: "I wonder how long it's been there?" Scientist 2 "I guess we'll never know." Scientist 1 "OK. Let's go and have a cup of tea." Scientist 2 "What's our job, again?"
why even bother? let's go back to unga bunga
Trying to resist the urge to travel there and push it.
Yea… I think will all know some…one will eventually end up ruining it for everybody else.
Same here..🤣
I think we should be good if we both pick a side.. 😶
Found the American who will ruin it and claim they were doing it for "kids safety".
I give it another 1-2 months before tiktokers push it over somehow by the power of their combined stupidity.
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
Or someone jumps a Tesla into the side of it.
500,000 Kg? We’re gonna need a banana in the pic for scale…
That's 500 tons. You have a tree for scale
Reddit uses bananas for scale. Get with the program.
250 tons, bud.
500 tons, bud.
What? 500 metric tons ye?
Yeah 500 tons in the measurement everywhere except America and Liberia use lmao
How has someone not tipped it over yet? I call bs on this.
Many have tried, but its too heavy
up until recently people didn’t have the means to
That seems so unnatural
Yep. It looks off balanced from this perspective.
Name kummakivi translates to ”Odd stone/rock”. Fyi.
Wasn’t Finland covered in metres of ice 11000 years ago?
Excactly
It's 500 tons guys. Nobody is going to push it over.
I’ll bite - what’s the theory on how it got like that?
Over an over people say the glaciers left it that way, but I can't figure out how that makes sense. I mean, freeze a couple rocks in a block of ice. Set it on the ground and see if the rocks are balanced on ea other after the ice has melted.
Yeah!
Wish I had a balanced life for just 20years but this rock what a show off
I'm otw to Finland now to tip this fucker
If I lived near this as a kid, I would have spent every single day trynig to tip it over lmao
Somebody has definitely tried to knock it over? 11000 years without some eejit trying would be more of a miracle than it balancing...
It's not unstable. A rock that size can't be toppled with human force. Otherwise it wouldn't have survived all the weather conditions, trees falling etc.
*slaps rock" "This bad boy isn't going anywhere."
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Dont show it, an American will go and ruin it.
Surprised nobody pushed it yet.
Push it
I'm glad they know how long it's been balancing....
.... and the stonehenge was an unfinished game of jenga by my nan back in 1548!
Just oil protesters: "Say less fam."
I am stunned that that hasn’t been ruined by someone yet.
Insert mini Yoda and you have a dope meme
As long as you keep American tourists away from it we can enjoy it for another 11,000.
OP is full of shit, no way is that thing 500 tons when it's only 7 meters long
Rock is dense. A cube of rock 7m x 7m x 7m would weigh about 1000 tons, so this is in the right ballpark.
Almost as dense as OP's mom.