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Nine-Ton Gate

Nine-Ton Gate

The Nine-Ton Gate at Coral Castle. Among the greatest technical acheivements of Coral Castle is this enormously heavy gate that can be opened and closed using only one finger. Ed accomplished this by finding the stone's exact center of balance. How he did this remains a mystery, as even the most advanaced electronic analysis equipment could not aid in balancing the stone.
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