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| But you (Ape) are far more an expert on properties of concrete than I am (given your profession), so maybe you can help explain. The rocks inside were actually decent sized: from gravel to about 1/2 to an inch in size. |
I'm more an expert on steel, but the cracks in the concrete could be 100% unnoticeable. It is naturally porous, and any pores that happen to line up will eventually become a crack. I do know that without steel reinforcement, concrete doesn't bear even gravity loads for long.
The rocks breaking in half are kind of a stumper, but I think it would depend on the type of rock and its properties compared to the concrete.
The timing is also odd, as normally concrete cracks degenerate slowly. It could be that the conrete was hairlined years before and the rocks were the only thing bearing the load before they finally broke due to a sudden temperature drop?
The other, and most likely, possibility would be that it was broken and patched back together at the factory. Then sold to poor suckers at full price. Was it bare concrete or painted?
Another fun option is that a ghost lopped them off with some kind of badass ghost sword.
Just guessing here, but it's kind of fun.
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The angel was plain concrete from a concrete farm in West Virginia.
I have a ton of other weird stories- the ghost sword stuff is just one of the more recent. I've had items move to places that they never should have in a way where it was almost literally impossible for it to have gotten there without someone intentionally putting it there.
I need to find time for all our weird stories.
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