The Riddle Of Egyptian Statue Solved

@LadyDuck (505143)

Italy

November 18, 2015 6:33am CST

A couple of years ago, an Egyptian statue started rumors of an ancient curse. The Statue is inside the Manchester Museum (UK) and it dates back 4,000 years. What made it famous, was the fact that the statue rotates on itself, inside its glass display. The statue was caught moving by the Museum security cameras. Some said that the statue was moved by a magnetic force. Others believed that the museum was struck by an ancient curse. Finally the "experts" have found the cause. The statue has a hollow base, the vibrations of the outside busy road, make it spin, no curse, no magnetic field, nothing mysterious. I am so disappointed, I love mysteries, don't you?

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@sofssu (23660)

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18 Nov 15

Now that is disappointing.. It would have made a great story if it was a curse and an Egyptian statue too.

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@sofssu (23660)

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18 Nov 15

@LadyDuck I can understand that feeling.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

When I read it first and saw the video I was hoping for a great mystery, a curse, something weird, now I am disappointed.

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@whiteream (8567)

• United States

20 Nov 15

@LadyDuck I love the unusual and mysteries too.

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@Rollo1 (16676)

• Boston, Massachusetts

18 Nov 15

Some mysteries are better left unsolved. We need a little mystery in our lives.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

I agree, I preferred to think that there was something magical around this ancient artifacts. There is nothing at all.

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@vickyrose (2236)

• Cooma, Australia

19 Nov 15

Yes, they lose their mystery when it's explained.

@Letranknight2015 (52698)

• Philippines

18 Nov 15

That's the importance of science, it keeps people from having false belief.

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@Letranknight2015 (52698)

• Philippines

19 Nov 15

@LadyDuck I doubt it would rotate again if they put some hold or glue under it

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

@Letranknight2015 I believe that a small rug would be enough.

@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

What is funny, is the fact that when I told this fact to my husband two year ago, he looked at me and said "vibrations, the cause is surely vibrations".

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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)

• United States

18 Nov 15

Wow, now the mystery is no longer a mystery!

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

Exact, all the interest around the statue is over.

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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)

• United States

18 Nov 15

@LadyDuck May it rest in peace now...

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

18 Nov 15

I really do like mysteries and like to have my imagination go wild sometimes.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

I hoped it was something mysterious, my husband was right, I do not know why he is always right.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

20 Nov 15

@simone10 Yes, I believe it's a man thing. We are dreamers.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

20 Nov 15

@LadyDuck Probably for the same reason that my brother is always right. It must be a man thing.

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@gudheart (12659)

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18 Nov 15

LOL aww wish there was some sort of mysterious magic cause of it though.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

Me too, I hoped so much there was something true.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Nov 15

If it was in Manchester then it may have been constantly looking around to see if it had stopped raining yet. The rain here can be difficult for even the locals to become accustomed to, so it must be horrific for a statue that is used to Egyptian weather. The statue probably though that it had been cursed.

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@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

18 Nov 15

@LadyDuck It was definitely looking in the wrong country for sunshine.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

It is possible you are right Barry, the poor statue was looking for a little bit of sunshine.

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@Fishmomma (11658)

• United States

4 Mar 17

I'm glad they figured out why its happening. Maybe there is still another reason for it to happen.

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@Fishmomma (11658)

• United States

4 Mar 17

@LadyDuck Yes, I'm certain they don't want people to panic, as we have seen what happens when people start running and people get trampled.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

4 Mar 17

I wonder if they really discovered the reason, or if they simply wanted not to create panic.

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@1hopefulman (45111)

• Canada

20 Nov 15

Mystery solved! Now everybody can sleep in peace.

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@rebelann (117869)

• El Paso, Texas

24 Jul

Well darn, how disappointing that there was no curse. But at least we do have the movie The Mummy to watch, it is a fairly good one too.

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@rebelann (117869)

• El Paso, Texas

11h

I imagine Mr Poe would have loved that as well @LadyDuck I for one would too as long as it does not happen close to me, I scare easily

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

11h

@rebelann - I also scare easily. I now check to be sure I lock the doors and also the large French Window.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19h

You are right, I often hope that those mysteries are real and not something that has a very normal reason to happen.

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@spleendingo1 (799)

• Grand Haven, Michigan

18 Nov 15

That is disappointing. I was really hoping for a "Ghostbusters" situation lol

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

Me too, I was so curious when I saw the video and now, it's nothing but vibrations.. let's hope "good vibrations".

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@spleendingo1 (799)

• Grand Haven, Michigan

19 Nov 15

@LadyDuck I'm kind of wishing for an exorcism. Not exactly "good" vibrations, but much more interesting! lol

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

18 Nov 15

that could be why it was thought to be cursed, chariots would cause it to move! lol

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

18 Nov 15

This is a good one, but I am still disappointed, I hoped in something more mysterious.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

@Jessicalynnt I hate when the technicians and the scientists want to explain everything. I am glad that we still have unexplained phenomena.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

19 Nov 15

@LadyDuck yeah, I like to think there are things out there I cannot explain

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@boiboing (13147)

• Northampton, England

18 Nov 15

I like a rational explanation.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

Just like my husband, this is what he said the first time I showed him the video. We have opposite temperament, he is rational, I am a dreamer.

@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

@MALUSE Not me, I am so disappointed, but I knew my husband was right.

@boiboing (13147)

• Northampton, England

19 Nov 15

@LadyDuck I know that museum really well. I studied across the road from it and used to sneak off to see the dinosaurs and the whale skeleton quite often.

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@JudyEv (385283)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Nov 15

I read this out to Vince and got to the part where cameras captured it moving and he didn't know what to think. I think he was a bit worried.

I guess there had to be an explanation but it's a pity.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

When I saw the video two years ago to my husband he immediately said it surely rotates due to vibrations, I hate that he always is so logic.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

@JudyEv Oh my goodness, to steer the train sounds very difficult.

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@JudyEv (385283)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Nov 15

@LadyDuck Haha. He is very clever. I am too gullible and often believe anything anyone tells me. Except sometimes if Vince tells me something that doesn't sound quite right, I'll research it for myself. He tried to tell me once that the engine driver has to steer the train.

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@41CombedaleRoad (5966)

• Greece

19 Nov 15

Yes I guess I do because I was disappointed when I read of the reason. What is it that is so fascinating about Egyptian mummies and curses?

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

I believe that it's the fact that we still know very little about the ancient Egypt. We are still trying to discover how they built the pyramids. There is an aura of mystery around everything coming from ancient Egypt.

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@BelleStarr (61643)

• United States

19 Nov 15

Yes I do and that is such a mundane reason to spin, I am choosing not to accept it and think it is mysterious. lol

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

Great idea, I want to do the same, they gave us a logic explanation not to worry people.

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@Inlemay (17712)

• South Africa

24 Nov 15

Oh i dont like that kind of mystery - I dont even like magic - It would bother me not to know, thanks for keeping us honestly informed. he he - Hello Anna - how are all of you?

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

24 Nov 15

Hello Lany, I am fine, how are you? I hope things improved. I love too much mystery, I would have loved to know there was a curse behind the spinning statue.

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@just4him (323275)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

18 Nov 15

How did they find the reason for the spinning or did they examine the statue more closely? It would have been fun if it were more than mere vibrations.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

I do not know how they found out that finally it was due to the vibrations from the outside road traffic, I like to think that there is more.

• Portsmouth, England

18 Nov 15

Well, yes, I guess it is disappointing. We all like a good curse - provided it's not on ourselves!

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

So true, I like a good curse, but not if this involves my private life.

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@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

19 Nov 15

yes, even ghosts and supernatural beings, I am fascinated, like science.

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@LadyDuck (505143)

• Italy

19 Nov 15

I like science and technology, but I am fascinated by ancient legends.