The Spinning Statue

Statues
Spinning statue © Manchester Museum

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The staff at the Manchester Museum noticed that something was amiss with one of their Egyptian statues – it kept moving! They decided to set up a time lapse camera to take a picture every minute for a week. This is the result.

Teacher notes

A short video showing a mysteriously rotating Egyptian statue. The museum soon realised that the statue was moving due to an uneven base being disturbed by visitors’ footsteps, however, the media reported on it as a supernatural event.

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The Spinning Statue

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Manchester Museum