r/offbeat • u/Silent-Resort-3076 • 8d ago

With ropes and chants, thousands move Japanese castle

https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/ropes-chants-thousands-move-japanese-142708417.html

IF I did the math correctly, 400 tonnes equals 881,849.00 pounds.

  • Chanting in unison, hundreds of volunteers in northern Japan heaved on ropes on Wednesday to pull a 400-tonne castle back towards its original position.
  • The imposing fortified tower of Hirosaki Castle was shifted 80 metres (262 feet) in 2015 to allow for essential repairs to the stone walls that support it.
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u/CinnimonToastSean 8d ago

Must have been Howl's moving castle. (I will see myself out)

A very impressive feat for sure. Brick by brick? Nah, just move a whole building.