#KrishnasButterball also called Vaan Irai Kal, which in Tamil means “Stone of the sky” and Krishna’s Gigantic Butterball. This is a great tourist’s attraction at #Mahabalipuram, #Chennai, purely a tourist town. This balancing rock is seemingly defying all the laws of physics. According to Hindu mythology, Little Krishna has an unsatisfying appetite for butter and this rock boulder is believed to be the bolus of butter that Krishna would steal from the other houses. The boulder is 6 meters in height with the width of 5 meters, weighing around 250 tons. It is balanced on an approximately 1.2 meter base on a slope and is said to be at the same place for 1200 years. It is listed as a historical monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. The science behind this balancing sculpture is the centre of gravity and friction. Friction prevents the rock from rolling down. On the other hand, the centre of gravity allows the rock to balance on the small contact area. The rock’s awkward position and incredible balance make it quite famous. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vV4sEhvsA/?igshid=1tx6eh7alas57