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The perfect balance

I never thought such a skill could be that popular worldwide. But I was proved wrong. Rock ballancing is not just a hobby, it’s an art or a discipline. Arranging the rocks to balance requires great attention and devotion. It might appear impossible but many people have managed to do it. There are 3 styles of balancing rocks: pure balance, where each rock is in near-point balance, balanced stacking, where the rocks sits flat one on the other to great height and free style, which is a combination of the two. Here is a demo of how rock balancing looks like.

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Here are two artists that have such a skill.

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17 Comments

  1. Mona2008-05-15 07:29:21

    WOOOW that is amaZing..!!! What a skill!! I really admire that kind of people.

  2. Justin Hernandez2008-05-19 00:48:54

    Wow nice post. That's amazing. I wish I had that kind of concentration and control.

  3. JulioHM2008-05-19 01:26:09

    Uhh... too much time on his hands?

  4. stumpy2008-05-19 02:00:53

    ...and then a kid with a pogo stick came bouncing around the corner.

  5. badfrog2008-05-19 03:33:23

    This is like chess: it becomes a man to do it, but not this well. There are more important things in life. Look to your family and home.

  6. d legal2008-05-19 05:42:41

    That's pretty cool. Gotta get outside and try this myself.

  7. save as2008-05-19 06:33:54

    there are ol headz that do this everyday in the little sub-city of seattle known as fremont...nothing special

  8. mike2008-05-19 09:08:46

    I got into this last summer and had a great time making them. By the way, Julio, its a better use of your time than wasting away your life on the internet or in front of a t.v. like so many people do today.

  9. B2008-05-19 11:56:52

    The 'artists' listed are guys who balance rocks. big deal. Take a look at andy goldsworthy if you want to see a real artist doing this and so much more http://images.google.com/images?client=opera&rls=en&q=andy goldsworthy&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

  10. Dawson Colvert2008-05-19 14:55:21

    I think your rock balancing acts are great. These seem to be real masterpieces. Do you wear steel toe boots? I bet you have hit your foot many times while building it up. I am a professional Stone carver, I can appreciate the time it takes to build structures out of stone, Have you ever thought of topping it off with some carved stone faces or symbols carved into the rocks. Heres a fact , What makes a Rock into a Stone?= One saw cut. Once you saw a piece of Rock it becomes a stone. Check out my website to see examples of my stone carving craft go to www.dawsoncolvert.com

  11. Grammar Nutsy2008-05-19 16:50:28

    i never thought such a skill could be that popular worldwide. But I was proved wrong. Spelling the word "balancing" correctly is not just a hobby, it’s an art or a discipline.

  12. Bill Dan2008-05-20 07:36:24

    Thank's for "picking" Me as one of the skilfull one - there are a bunch of Us doing the Art for various reason - I am a proffesional Rocks Balancing : I do perform on events, galleries, workshops etc - I teach Kids of all ages on the spot about the Idea of Balancing in general using My skill of the Art as a way . . . I have sharred My Work with numbers of School Students . . . Check out My other links : http://billdan.blogspot.com and http://youtube.com/bebalance

  13. bahar2008-05-20 20:22:54

    so beautiful!

  14. Masoud2008-06-05 22:08:24

    piece of cake for me . but I'm not blossomed .

  15. mahdi2008-06-20 04:31:40

    i like the world

  16. mahdi2008-06-20 04:33:19

    i like this site

  17. mahdi2008-06-20 04:33:58

    wonderful

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