Did a bit more websearching and it appears the statue stops after spinning 180 degrees. That kills the rattleback theory, so now I'm backing David Harvey's theory while keeping the "someone did something slight to the case to make it more vibration prone" part.
On Jun 24, 2013, at 8:15 PM, David Harvey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Unlevel stone on glass + shelf with no isolation on mounts + floor that transmits vibration = Youtube statue video!
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> Dave
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> On Jun 24, 2013 7:57 PM, "Stacey Stern" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Any ideas?!?
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> http://gawker.com/museum-cant-explain-why-ancient-statue-suddenly-starte-558100574
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