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- Michael Grab's mind-bending rock formations aren't held together by glue or steel rods. Shockingly, his rock piles are stacked using only the laws of gravity. Michael's rock formations have taken the internet by storm, and brought an even greater attention to rock balancing. Find out just how Michael makes the seemingly impossible, possible.
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How This Guy Balances Impossible Rock Structures | Obsessed | WIRED
imagine telling your boss that you're quitting to balance rocks full time.
rian Now this is an underrated comment! 😆
rian rude.
Hazel Stays Inside all day. u obviously can't take a joke 🙄it's not like he's personally dissing him little snowflake
Shadow_Phantom Okay thanks for telling me!
Hazel Stays Inside all day
I hope you have an awesome day!:)
And also, for your own sanity, I recommend turning off CZcams reply notifications. There’s nothing but drama to be found here.
He threatens the rocks when the camera isn't rolling.
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This kinda shows how he does not get attached to it, and he can let go even breaking it himself; I would not be able to do that I would get so mad if it fell or got pushed over. This is true peace
Exactly
Anger issues. Relax my guy
fake
Stoicism at its finest
Inner peace.
this is the kid you never play jenga with because he is so good
Thanks Luka
Thanks Luka
Luuuuuuuuuukaaaaaa
Hi teammate 👋
@@timhardawayjr.3532 wassaup
“So what do you do?”
“Oh I just balance rocks”
Be my dad leo
So, I just quit my job and this is what I do now...
... like with the force?
At this moment, 777 likes
I just balance brooms and act like I'm smart.
Coronavirus has me out here watching a guy balance rocks for 7 minutes
Michael Prendiville felt that
Fr
pretty much
Michael Prendiville true story
Yeah blame it on the virus
I love people with passions that have no other pay off than just the passion.
Passion?????? ITS STACKING ROCKS....3 YEAR OLD CHILDREN DO IT EVERY DAY OUT OF BOREDOM! You are seriously pathetic
No pay off? He does it for a living. He said he is a professional. Thats literally the definition of pay off. He probably gets hired to do it a sites and he could take pictures and sell them.
@@chrissandell3283 I am pathetic for respecting passionate people? Wow.
@@donalddarko3676 re read what I wrote, where did I talk about this guy?
@@TenThumbsProductions you get those kinds of people everywhere you go on the internet, they're really not worth dealing with
If this werent filmed, it'll be a whole 30min-1hr documentary on the curiosity of this balanced sculpture.
"Most people believe it was aliens"
Let’s just say you’ll never beat him at Jenga
CODanzee YT so underrated
That’s because it is copied
@@Mnv26 it is inspired, people don't get the differences.
stolen lmao
What trust fund kids do.
"I've got too much time on my hands. It's ticking away with my sanity." - a Styx song
This guy would be the best Jenga player
Lol You're Everywhere, How Are You ?
Oh wow so we meet again. Pretty much simple the CZcams algorithm works the same for everyone.
I though you only watched anime
@@masterdementer yeah Google algorithm only wanted to decide whoever you come into contact
And control your life just for making ai better and generating revenue via ads and stuff
not really jenga require you to move thing
I grew up in Boulder and it's hard to imagine a day when there isn't a significant breeze. I spent a lot of hours in the creek and this makes me feel so happy. So beautiful. Thank you.
Did you balance Boulders in Boulder?
I saw a guy doing this at Narragansett beach, Rhode Island, once when I was a young kid! Was never able to do it.
cool
cool
cool
Never ABLE or just never worked hard enough? This guy did long days for a decade
Practice? :)
*This is the only guy who can say that it was the winds fault*
Ok
Storm chasers wants to know your location*
an ef5 tornado wants to know your location
Wind spirit
Thomas Hubbard omfg all my friends say that haha
"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be"
*thanos liked that*
*because thanos said that*
HAh
Time stamp?
And coustic
I was literally just thinking of commenting that lol
This guy has inspired me. I just told my boss I quit so I can go and push over rock sculptures full time.
Follow your dreams!
The villain
How much does it pay? I think I may be qualified to push over rocks. I have a lot of experience in cow tipping.
'So what do you wanna be when your older then, Michael?'
'Rocks'
'You mean a geologist'
'You'll see, all of you will see...'
I feel like he’d be one of those people on house hunters:
“I collect butterflies and my husband balances rocks at the creek, our budget is 3.5 million dollars”
MITCHELL WIGGS underrated comment
PERIODD!!
Pewiod luv
Best comment i've ever seen
All the great jobs are taken....
A rock balancer who lives in Boulder. Obviously!
Stacked, too!
He probably has rocks in his head
got too much time on his hand... hope not getting bear attack while doing that...
@@campkira This type of negativity is like a certificate of a certain non-financial poverty. Just sayin'.
I live in Boulder Colorado, weird.
Very cool , I've been doing this for over 10 years I didn't realize it was a thing. I am no where near as "complex" with my structures but my entire walkway to my house is lined with structures that change throughout the year :)
@@kincannonsadventure6470 putting rocks on top of rocks isn't hurting anyone. They also said the WALKWAY TO THEIR HOUSE is lined with rocks. I don't think their walkway is upsetting nature very much. If it is, then maybe nature needs to stop being such a sissy and grow up.
@Jut Phish KEEP BALANCING ROCKS BRO DON'T LET THIS PERSON STOP YOUUU
@@kincannonsadventure6470 what's wrong with you ! Gosh .
@@kincannonsadventure6470 i-what? How braindead are you
@@kincannonsadventure6470 does nothing to hurt anything your just mentally unstable
@@kincannonsadventure6470 L
I am SO happy to see the tradition of Inukshuk still alive. It used to be a way of navigation by the Inuit people. My family and I used to build them on Rainy Lake in Ontario Canada.
They were also called Cairns by those who lived up north in England, Norway, (and possibly Greenland).
So did the Inuits balance the rocks used for navigation? Wouldn't it be near impossible to do this in the Arctic with the high winds? Don't they fall down and leave the Inuits with no way to navigate back? I'm not disputing that it happened I'm genuinely curious.
@@danvez5656 They don't go to the same extreme balancing, and are vaguely humanoid in shape.
Much more sturdy in construction but still balanced.
Just don't do it in some public nature reserve. These things are unnatural (obviously), obnoxious, selfish and an eyesore. Also is harmful for the ecosystem, drying out the once-covered ground.
These aren’t Inuksuk. This is rock balancing, which is an art form that, as the video states, is common throughout the world. Micheal Grab very likely isn’t Inuit and they aren’t being used for navigation or communication in the Arctic, so even if they were Inuksuk, they wouldn’t be traditional.
_Pardon me. It’s just that seeing Indigenous (or FNMI) things being mislabeled is something I have an issue with after everything we have endured. Inuksuk especially. Inuksuk are, much like dream catchers, often sold as souvenirs and trinkets and made by people who don’t know their true meaning and value. Cultural appropriation and such. Call it what it is by the proper name given, don’t forcefully label it with another culture’s title._
This is probably the most patient guy in the world.
You haven't met Bryan Greg,the professional card stacker?
I bet his hands are so strong that he could strangle a statue to death.
there's also Jonna jington
Jonna Jinton: 👁️👄👁️
then he is probably the most virtuous :)
"Boulder, Colorado"
Well where else would it be?
Rockville, Maryland?
Anywhere in.. The Granite State?
Seems like he would have a fun afternoon in Valley of the Gods - Utah.
Endless possibilities.
Being in Boulder, there is plenty of gold in the local rivers to support his passions!
Little Rock, Arkansas
Standing Stone, Pennsylvania!
There's gotta be more?
@@chrisvaughn4399 Stone, UK and Stone County, Missouri
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
this dude: has no problem on balancing 10 rocks of multiple shapes and sizes
me: struggling to even balance 6 flat rocks
I met Mr Grab last night at dinner and he told me what he did and I couldn’t believe it, so I had to see for myself. This man get flown out and expenses paid for, for this art form. I respect that!
Nah, that’s just an earthbender
Nostalgia hits me
No, you idiot, it's the girl!
The boulder is confused
" the boulder is over his confliction and now he is ready to bury you... In a rock-alanch!"
Underrated
"Hey what are you doing this Sunday afternoon?"
"Oh nothing, just making an Onyx by the river."
Yes
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Yes
Nice
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It is just perfect that he started in Boulder, Colorado, in Boulder Creek
I was in an RV park in Southern Oregon about 10-12yrs ago where a guy was doing this all day while his wife was attending class at the nearby university. He was unbelievably patient and creative like this guy. He once had 37(!) stacks set up on a 50'-75' stretch of the creek that ran through the park.....just mind-boggling !
Most were still there the next morning, as he DIDN'T knock them down himself, ever....not sure why this guy doesn't leave them for others to discover and enjoy.....hmmm.
Trying to picture how this guy makes a living doing this.
"Hey, you guys want to see this cool rock structure I made?"
"Sure."
"Cool. But first let me tell you about 'Raid: Shadow Legends.'"
im sorry i didn't quite catch that
_what was the name of today's sponsor again?*_
Dang it. Another ad
*skip 30 sec*
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Jordanime *PLAY NOW, FOR FREE-*
LMFAOOO
When you're number 1 ranked in a dead game.
Gamer Problem
What do you mean, he's probably a champ in Jenga 🤔
And that's also why hes making money out of it 😂
Taking getting stoned to the next level.
A rock balancing guy moves to 'Boulder' to pursue his passion...😄
If I were him, I wouldn't knock it over. That is amazing art that needs to be seen when someone goes to those places where he builds these rocks.
It'll be knocked over in no time by wind anyway
Imagine running every day and seeing this guy and you think he’s nuts then one day you see a full camera crew out there with him
Who knows, it could happen to anyone. ;)
Lol at how a camera crew is what it would take for you to even consider appreciating someone's art.
@kevin wall ok boomer
Martín Brandán don’t try and act like if you saw a man in the river balancing rocks the first thing that would come to your mind would be “that’s art let me appreciate that” (I’m not disrespecting the artist but don’t act like you wouldn’t consider it odd at least at first)
@@braedonmeadimber4955 true tho
Building falls.
Michael: That was the wind.
911 happens: Michael: that was the wind
Get sister pregnant
Michael: That was the wind
Vineh No Videos lol
Thank you, I almost forgot how he reacted to them falling. Wtf is this comment. Why are you wasting your time this way, and why am I?
Something Clever relax, he was simply making a joke, your the only one wasting time
An extreme effort in abstract and unseeable forces to make a stable base, fantastic !
huge respect to this guy's patience.
Perfectly balanced as all things should be
I knew! it there it is the thanos joke how original.
Also called Rock Cairns, these were traditionally for things like - gravestone markers, but thanks to instagram: there are parts of the country where this is outlawed because it's like littering - sounds crazy right? imagine precariously heavy and dangerous shrapnel all over public parks, people balancing actual THOUSANDS of columns of rocks. in Acadia National Park, it took volunteers 2 months to knock over 3,600 stacks in 2016, The reason? injuries: it's actually hard to see these rock stacks when they are among a sea of rocks, some with very heavy boulders, people have lost toes, fingers, and heavy gouges. The thing is - it's a social media fad, like selfies, and national parks want you to STOP doing it.
I almost wrote it by myself
I was looking for it
I prefer my Minecraft world unbalanced instead of superflat, thank you very much.
Why knock them over when your done , should leave them to confuse the locals
Triple Threat and leave a camera
the elements will topple them anyway in a few days max. Part of the fun is seeing them fall.
@@davinator_peepo2102 true , a professional card tower builder knocks most of his stuff himself .. its prolly the best part about it
Tourists aliens i tell you aliens when see rock
My guess is because when they collapse it can be dangerous, especially for kids and animals.
When I see stuff like this that people do in nature, I take great joy in restoring nature.
Facts
Make snowflakes cry ? Lol if you sit down to pee, you’re a girl if you stand up to PP you’re a boy.
It's NOT natural: in nature you would't see this
The boulder is feeling conflicted over fight a small blind girl
Protect him, he's the last Earth Bender.
Nah he's gravitybending
He’s just god
Don't worry, there are many more like him. :)
He's so patient that even patience would be impatient with him.
The force is strong with this one.
Me: well it’s late, time for bed
CZcams: nope, you’re gonna watch some dude balancing rocks for a living
Me: ..... seems legit
Adam Lynch ok
ok
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3:41 And I'm watching this... you're right
Me: Trying to sleep at 2 AM
CZcams: Hey look at how this guy balance rocks
XD
Was about to charge my phone and went to bed, then this video pop up :))
4.30am here lol
Me: sure why not, not like theres something more prodactive to do at 3AM
Exactly
This could impact you mentally in a very positive way , the sheer patience is
mind-boggling !
This poor man, his job will be replaced before long with an automatic stacking machine powered by human souls to summon benevolent spirits😢
“What you got rocks in your bag or something?”
Uh yeah
Underrated
Patrick wants to know your location
He doesn't carry rocks to the river, they're already there. Have you never actually been to a river?
“This whole art form is defienetly not for the faint of heart”
Being a proffesional rock balancer is a dangerous job
I was in tears laughing when he said that
Couldn’t help smirking when he said that but as anyone working with weights can testify, if you drop a 10 pound weight on your foot, toe, hand, or fingers you’ll probably smash the bone so it has its risks. Especially if a larger rock fell and cracked his shinbone.
It could lead to broken fingers.
Bro just pull ya hands out the way when it falls
I read that as he said it
He gonna try balancing mountains on top of each other next that’s why
Great form of meditation, I started stacking in Malibu in 2003. O.G. stacker T. Kline was my mentor.
I was so exited to see it! Awesome, relaxing video, it looks like something impossible. It would like to try it for sure
So this is what Rock type gym leaders do in their spare time
No they prefer making rock albums
Their Geodudes fear taking naps...
Pokemon!
Imagine if this guy balanced Dwayne Johnson on top of The Rock
On top of a rock
@@Jokaahh The top Rock
Jokaah I guess the joke went straight past you
Rock
@@tamihanabrough5952 Read again dude
“I want to make my creations as impossible as possible” nice
beautiful ! so simple, clean , natural .
This guy could make serious money in Jenga championships!
shivercanada maybe not because it’s too regular
Serious money in jenga? sounds like a total joke to me
@@tony_5156 Have you seen the kind of competitions that are prevalent nowadays
You just need precision for jenga, you can only pull them out certain ways, its not like you can stack it different. This guy would be good at it but it cant be hard to get good at it, its just common sense once you've played a few games and understand it
God left me unfinished not really besides like CSGO tournaments.
“Darling, I don't think I understood correctly what your boyfriend does for a living....” 🤣
He's a geological engineer, duh 🙄
This was being done in Colorado all along the boulder creek trail. It made a great photo.
“I started balancing rocks in a place called Boulder” 😂
Only time when “there was wind” excuse is justifiable
Grant Cho what about a ball in a sport like Table Tennis flying away?
Grammar Police isn’t tennis a inside sport
keo the keeper it’s both indoors and outdoors
Badminton
Basketball too
Wind: I'm bout to end this man's whole career
Hi Boi shut up please
@@sigurdunger7308 Why would he?
@@sigurdunger7308 why should he?
Sceleton 404 because these comments requires no comedic skill at all and they are being spammed in every fuckn comment section
Lax Wave what bout you? You got any sense of humor?
Huge respect. Nothing to add.
This is absolutely amazing. 🥰
Everyone: highly paid job
This guy: *rocc*
I'm dead😂😂😂
Ronks
You guys are getting paid?
@@SheCallMePurp sure hope you are
The narrator trying to make it sound like it's a deadly sport is hilarious.
"This art form is not for the faint of heart"
Chinmay Kodag Maybe it’s for satire?
LOL
Well I think he meant the patience it takes makes it a hard thing to try for most people without them losing their minds lol
I think people might be afraid of breaking their fingers.
Wasn't the line said by the guy himself?
10 years well spent. What amazing skill for humanity.
Just when the thing you’ve seen it all, something so simple pops up that you’ve never heard of, or considered.
him in a job interview
Boss: so what job experience do you have?
Him: Oh I balance rocks
Boss: Well that about wraps this up thanks for coming
Haha funny funny funnyy very very very 😑🙄
Lol
Shrek Wes There’s at least 100 pounds of rocks in his sculptures
🤣🤣🤣my stomach hurts!
Its not his job. Its called a HOBBY
"There aren't a lot of people who can call themselves professional rock balancers"
There's probably a really good reason for that.
Yeah no patience lol
"I started balancing in BOULDER"
You're a lucky man! I brushed the art of water and rocks a few times during my life. Enough to know how truly human and meditative it is...
Water can help wash away thoughts to enter the now
He hypnotizes rocks so they obey him
😂
probably it's the most rational explanation
but maybe the truth is more simple: he is magician
The rocks are paid actors
@KurtCobains Ghost 🤣🤣🤣 try with cow's also
Michael’s mates: Let’s play Jenga
Michael: Let’s
Making a full time job outta this is more impressive than anything! Good for you man!
I’d lowkey just flex glue the rocks together
I'd be on it with the blue tac 🤫
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
Edit:
Me seeing the likes: This does put a smile on my face.
got too much time on his hand... hope not getting bear attack while doing that...
@@campkira you sound jealous,bet you can't even skip a rock
Unlike the audio.
You one uped me i was about to comment that
Thanos anybody?!?
"I quit my job and started rock balancing full time" 😂
It maybe is something new but it’s his passion
Just as people play games 🙄
@@autumnuniverse1940 I agree! I think it's badass
He is stoned
@@autumnuniverse1940 people get paid to play games
@@nikogarcia3249 it gets worse.. people get paid to watch people play games that other people made
That man either has a lot of money or no money. Either way he seems more happy than most people.
Love this art form!
"So Michael, what do you do for a living?"
Michael: I stack rocks
he litters. those rock stacks are responsible for hundreds of injuries and amputations every year in national parks. literally THOUSANDS are knocked over by park rangers every year to prevent injuries. they aren't cute.
If you don’t know how to watch where your walking you must be out of shape for hiking and should not be blaming a rock. You sound like the kid with all the “gear” and no brains. And fat. And we should not have brought you.
@@aeonjoey3d I hope you're sarcastisming
Or simply, I rock.
@@aeonjoey3d I see you didn't watch till the end of the video when he pointed out (and demonstrated) that he always knocks them over after he photographs them.
1:16 "I started here in Boulder, Colorado. Here in Boulder Creek" Unless I've heard that wrong, those names fit perfectly with what he does lol
Mind blode.
HISΞROD XD
I live in boulder and we learn about him in elementary school
@@ariiiexe2612 Oh wow really? Interesting
@@ariiiexe2612 lol like a regional super hero?
And he only does it in places where he won't disturb local fauna. What a g
Simple answer: he's in a group of hidden earthbenders but doesn't want to stay in hidden
I'm thinking of him in that earth bender tournament and he's just building towers out of rocks that people throw at him
Plot twist: The rocks are paid actors
EpicSaxon he threatens them off camera
He is
I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS!!!
EpicSaxon ok😢
lol
I've only seen these in toons like Tom & Jerry and such. Never thought this is a real thing. I am amazed, impressed and stunned at the same time.
Title should say ‘Man ignores “leave no trace”’ motto
Watch until the end.
this is called doing what you love and making a career out of it. Respect
How on earth does anyone do something like this full time? Patreon? Other patrons of the arts? Honestly curious.
He has a CZcams channel, there is link in the description.
Photography. I can’t even count how many Hanoi (rock balancing) pictures I’ve seen in magazines and websites.
Why don't you leave the rocks standing?
Duane Ross dangerous for passerby’s and children curious about them.
@@duaneross9271Because kids, and dumb people with access to lawyers.
Simply AMAZING!
This man has found his purpose by listening to himself and being brave , well done .
Legends say that this person inspired Thanos to balance the universe.
1:11
Big brain... Big pp
Lmao
When somebody did this in my country, there are some people who think it was some satanic rituals. Im so proud.
Watt Zitooya Where do you live?
@@tivadarbanfalvi-kovacs7913 Some country in South-East Asia.
@@wattzitooya9658 Indonesia i suppose ? (Im Indon)
Captain Beefheart im indo and i dont think anyone would think like that maybe just over religious people
@@brian6046 I wrote "Some people" .
the video inspires me in learning the art of balancing
i used to do this alot ... brings peace
Thanos would love this dude.
“Perfectly balanced as all things should be”...
**clips to thanos balancing all the infinity stones on top of themselves*
@@benjaminwang9267 bruh nice
this is sooo truth
-“What do you do for living?”
-“I’m a rock balancer”
I'm a celery stretcher. But I get paid. They give me a little room...
I miss and love that creek.
I saw these all over the place in Vancouver in 2004 I always wondered how it was done.
He's good I can't even balance my weight😂
I can only balance myself for a little bit.
0:49 Michael GRAB, Rock Balancer. LOL, this is incredible though.