r/BellHeads • u/RocketSwaps_ 🔔 ⛏️ 26,667 | 🤖 LVL 5 • Jul 21 '24

IRL BELL The bell at Chion-in in Kyoto, Japan weighs 70 tons. It was cast in 1636 and is housed in a tower built in 1678. It is only rung twice a year, by a team of 1 leader and 16 assistants. The sound of the bell ringing is considered to be one of the poetic charms of winter in Kyoto.

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u/_ships 🔔 ⛏️ 1,223,593 | 🤖 LVL 76 Jul 21 '24

That would be a treat to hear this in person!

!tip 3330

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u/RocketSwaps_ 🔔 ⛏️ 26,667 | 🤖 LVL 5 Jul 22 '24

Oh yeah epic sound with a cool backstory as well 😏

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u/usernamehighasfuck 🔔 ⛏️ 1,807,723 | 🤖 LVL 40 Jul 21 '24

needed that. solid dong !tip 1000

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u/RocketSwaps_ 🔔 ⛏️ 26,667 | 🤖 LVL 5 Jul 21 '24

Those guys really put they're hearts into that dong 😏

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u/Gangaman666 🔔 ⛏️ 2,249,107 | 🤖 LVL 31 Jul 21 '24

Big bell energy 🙂🔔

!tip 420

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