There was no particular reason for me to stay the night in Marion other than it was a large enough town to have motels and it was on the way between Dublin and my next destination. The area attractions guide was heavy on monuments. One monument listed was the mysterious 5200 pound revolving ball. The light circle was at the bottom of the ball a century ago, and has moved ever so slowly since.
Across the street from the cemetery was a non-standard Pizza Hut. Sure, it was just for delivery and take-out but still...
Do you think that ball really moves? I can't imagine how.
Posted by: Marie | 01 August 2007 at 02:32 AM
I didn't see it move!
Have you ever seen one of those floating granite ball fountains? A huge granite ball floats on a thin layer of water, making it easy to spin around. I wonder if the same principle is at work here. If the ball isn't perfectly centered it may move slightly when rainwater gets between it and the monument base. Anyway, that's my lunch hour theory.
Posted by: Joe | 01 August 2007 at 01:40 PM