Edward Leedskalnin was a polite, secretive gentleman who loved
children. He would occasionally host small public gatherings at
Coral Castle, such as field trips for the local school kids.
Each event was complete with hot dogs, which Ed cooked in his
unique outdoor oven.
Ed finished the castle in its new location some time in 1940. As
expected, Ed had built around himself a world filled with
wonderful mysteries that remain unsolved to this day. For
example... A ghostly fact that haunts Coral Castle to this day
is the mysterious quartz-like stone that was found under the
9-ton gate. In 1986, the gate stopped working. Ed had used
bearings from an old Model-T Ford to allow the rock gate to
pivot. The weight of the 9-ton stone eventually crushed the
steel bearings. After some searching, a company was located that
could lift the gate and repair the bearings. Large heavy
equipment had to be brought in to accomplish the task. The main
equipment used was an 18 - 20 ton crane! It took days just to
set up the equipment.
Underneath the bearings was a stone of the approximate size and
shape of a Frisbee with very unusual properties. It was
carefully examined at the geology department at the University
of Florida. After some time, it was returned to Coral Castle -
with puzzlement. The stone today resides on display in Coral
Castle, with a caption under it that reads: "Material of unknown
origin; it had to be strong enough to hold 9 tons per sq. ft.".
In other words, the stone is not known to exist on this planet.
How did Ed get such a stone? Was he visited by aliens who gave
him this stone, as some suggest? Much speculation as to the
stone's origin exists, but there is no concrete proof for any of
it. Ed stated several times that science was wrong about
electricity, and that is should be more appropriately called,
"magneticity". Ed said that everything was made up of tiny
magnets, which also passed through everything. You, me, the
earth... everything. Whatever you may think of this, one thing
is for certain. Ed knew something...
It is the author's opinion that since Ed had such a unique
understanding of the molecular makeup of our material world,
perhaps he used his knowledge of magnetic fields and poles to
manipulate the cellular structure of the stone; thereby changing
its density. After all of Ed's other inexplicable feats are
considered, this is just as plausible of an explanation as alien
intervention. Perhaps more so.
In addition to the strange rock found under the perfectly
balanced 9-ton stone, engineers couldn't believe the accuracy
with which Ed had drilled a perfect hole through the entire
length of the stone. Ed needed to do this in order for the stone
to pivot on its center. A metal rod was passed vertically
through this hole and secured on either end of the stone. Keep
in mind that this huge stone is not evenly cut, either. It's not
a perfectly rectangular block. This makes Ed's ability to
perfectly balance it, even more astounding. Even with today's
high-tech lasers and measuring equipment, one would be
hard-pressed to duplicate this feat with such precision.
I recently learned that the Great Pyramid once had a swinging
door. Apparently, the door weighed some 20 tons and was so well
balanced that it could easily be opened from the inside by
pushing on it with a minimal amount of force. Outside though, it
closed so perfectly that it could scarcely be detected and there
wasn't enough of a crack to get a grasp. Sound familiar?
The Coral Castle story continues...
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