{"id":53081,"date":"2022-11-26T12:04:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T08:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/uncategorized\/no-world-al-ahsas-floating-rock-isnt-actually-levitating\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T14:55:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T10:55:46","slug":"no-world-al-ahsas-floating-rock-isnt-actually-levitating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/jeddah\/en\/latest\/no-world-al-ahsas-floating-rock-isnt-actually-levitating\/","title":{"rendered":"No World! Al-Ahsa\u2019s Floating Rock Isn\u2019t Actually Levitating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Al-Ahsa is home to beautiful rock formations shaped by the forces of nature, and social media is filled with photos and videos of a rock in Al-Ahsa with claims that it is levitating. It has even earned the name &#8220;Floating Rock&#8221; for its supposed nature. Yes, there is a tock in Saudi that\u2019s surprisingly still standing, but it definitely is not floating.<\/p>\n<h2>The purported photos of the rock are photoshopped. Some of the claims go way back; this tweet is from 2012.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You know that floating rock in Saudi Arabia?&#8230;.. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/G876A5Yo\">pic.twitter.com\/G876A5Yo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Holland\ud83c\udf97\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f \u0950 (@DannyDutch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyDutch\/status\/241951124549156864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Yup, even verified accounts posted about it.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Floating Rock &#8220;Miracle&#8221; \u2013 Surprising Rock in Saudi Arabia <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PsqCV4zMy2\">https:\/\/t.co\/PsqCV4zMy2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/phishing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#phishing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BbT8oNmyJA\">pic.twitter.com\/BbT8oNmyJA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Vanderburg (@evanderburg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanderburg\/status\/824843183808929794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Take a look at it without Photoshop now. There are three pillar-like bases that protrude from the rock, and that\u2019s what it stands on.<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Amazing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Amazing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sughtseeing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#sughtseeing<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saudi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#saudi<\/a> rocks almost floating on air <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tourism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tourism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/travel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#travel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/photooftheday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#photooftheday<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/photo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#photo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saudi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#saudi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/801w9LJssE\">pic.twitter.com\/801w9LJssE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 serious \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde6 (@s1d2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s1d2\/status\/795461562177880064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Here\u2019s a video for further proof.<\/h2>\n<h2><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sD7Jgwt1RGQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Al-Ahsa is home to beautiful rock formations shaped by the forces of nature, and social media is filled with photos and videos of a rock in Al-Ahsa with claims that it is levitating. 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