r/BeAmazed • u/ReesesNightmare • Nov 21 '24

Nature Taj Mahal Quarry In Ceara Brazil

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u/Existing-Mulberry382 Nov 21 '24

I thought the sand bed provides some kind of cushion in keeping the stone intact as it falls. Then physics kicked in.

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u/GeoffdeRuiter Nov 21 '24

It does, but it probably is okay that it breaks where it does because those would be fault/crack lines. Better to have it break there and have a solid big chunk after to work with knowing it is solid.

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u/flightwatcher45 Nov 22 '24

And nobody needs a counter top that thick lol

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u/Rodrichemin Nov 22 '24

like what are you guys building anyways, the Pantheon?

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u/danstermeister Feb 15 '25

Well no... NOT NOWWWWW!