December 19, 2010 5:18 PM
Like incense? Imagine this . . .
Found this at DaddyRoBlog. He called it Taking Incense to a whole new level :)
Be sure to watch to see how incredible the final arc is - and at 3:53 when a man brings it to a stop, spinning a little himself.
Tidbits from Wikipedia:
The Botafumeiro is a famous thurible found in the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral . . . .The Botafumeiro is suspended from a pulley mechanism in the dome on the roof of the church . The current pulley mechanism was installed in 1604. . .
The Santiago de Compostela Botafumeiro is one of the largest censers in the world, weighing 80 kg and measuring 1.60 m in height. It is normally on exhibition in the library of the cathedral, but during certain important religious occasions it is brought to the floor of the cathedral and attached to ropes hung from the pulley mechanism. . . .
Shovels are used to fill the Botafumeiro, or the Alcachofa, with about 40 kg of charcoal and incense. The thurible is tied to the rope with elaborate knots. The censer is pushed initially to start its motion. Eight red-robed tiraboleiros pull the ropes, producing increasingly large oscillations of the censer. The turible's swings almost reach the ceiling of the transept. The incensory can reach speeds of 68 km/h as it dispenses thick clouds of incense.
At the top of the swing, the Botafumeiro reaches heights of 21 meters. It swings in a 65 meter arc between the AzabacherÃa and Praterias doorways at the ends of the transept. The maximum angle achieved is about 82°. The maximum can be reached after about 17 cycles, and requires about 80 seconds of swinging. . .
Read it all at Wikipedia
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HOLY SMOKE!!!!
Posted by: dottie | December 20, 2010 3:59 AM
