I have heard that from a geological support standpoint, Mt. Rushmore can't withstand the creation of an additional portrait. Maybe the would have to first create an additive sculptural support base for new work.
I have heard that from a geological support standpoint, Mt. Rushmore can't withstand the creation of an additional portrait. ''
Yes, that is true. Experts, including the lead sculptor Gutzon Borglum, have long confirmed that Mount Rushmore cannot structurally support an additional portrait. The granite rock surrounding the existing carvings is too fragile and fractured to handle further blasting and carving. [1, 2, 3]
The geological and engineering realities of adding another portrait include:
• The Original Warning: As early as 1936, Borglum noted that the "stone limitations are so serious" that including a fifth head would be practically impossible.
• Fractured Granite: The Harney Peak granite in the Black Hills has natural joints, fractures, and weaknesses. Engineers confirm that any new heavy blasting or drilling would risk destabilizing the rock and damaging the four existing presidential faces.
• Lack of Uncarved Space: The National Park Service (NPS) has stated that there is no remaining secure, carvable surface on the mountain suitable for an additional face.
• Prior Relocations: Even during the monument's initial construction, the fragile geology required the team to stop early (leaving the presidents as just heads instead of waist-up figures) and forced them to literally move Thomas Jefferson's planned location because the rock quality was too poor. [8, 9]
Aside from the geological limitations, any attempt at alteration would require an Act of Congress and face immediate, fierce opposition from preservation groups, environmental organizations, and Native American tribes, as the Black Hills are sacred land to the Lakota Sioux. [2, 4, 10]
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I wanna see their heads exploding everywhere! 🤯😹
I have heard that from a geological support standpoint, Mt. Rushmore can't withstand the creation of an additional portrait. Maybe the would have to first create an additive sculptural support base for new work.
I have heard that from a geological support standpoint, Mt. Rushmore can't withstand the creation of an additional portrait. ''
Yes, that is true. Experts, including the lead sculptor Gutzon Borglum, have long confirmed that Mount Rushmore cannot structurally support an additional portrait. The granite rock surrounding the existing carvings is too fragile and fractured to handle further blasting and carving. [1, 2, 3]
The geological and engineering realities of adding another portrait include:
• The Original Warning: As early as 1936, Borglum noted that the "stone limitations are so serious" that including a fifth head would be practically impossible.
• Fractured Granite: The Harney Peak granite in the Black Hills has natural joints, fractures, and weaknesses. Engineers confirm that any new heavy blasting or drilling would risk destabilizing the rock and damaging the four existing presidential faces.
• Lack of Uncarved Space: The National Park Service (NPS) has stated that there is no remaining secure, carvable surface on the mountain suitable for an additional face.
• Prior Relocations: Even during the monument's initial construction, the fragile geology required the team to stop early (leaving the presidents as just heads instead of waist-up figures) and forced them to literally move Thomas Jefferson's planned location because the rock quality was too poor. [8, 9]
Aside from the geological limitations, any attempt at alteration would require an Act of Congress and face immediate, fierce opposition from preservation groups, environmental organizations, and Native American tribes, as the Black Hills are sacred land to the Lakota Sioux. [2, 4, 10]
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[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-mount-rushmore-no-room-stone-rcna227086
[2] https://www.facebook.com/faithmkarimi/posts/president-donald-trump-returns-to-mount-rushmore-on-friday-and-though-the-presid/1567665461382004/
[3] https://www.facebook.com/groups/383929151109999/posts/943281985174710/
[4] https://www.facebook.com/DakotaNewsNow/posts/fact-brief-is-it-possible-to-add-a-fifth-face-to-mount-rushmoremore/1411655164325813/
[5] https://npshistory.com/publications/moru/nrr-2008-038.pdf
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXkuXH_jYFk
[7] https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/06/26/south-dakota-mount- rushmore-national-memorial-national-park-service-can-add-face/3243967001/
[8] https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaS8iEWDtY7/
[9] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U3-TD7C8K80
[10] https://www.facebook.com/groups/698198932918069/posts/724415176963111/
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Making President Trumps Head in Gold would surely solve this. 😆
They could just dang Trump’s big balls off the top of all four of them
This is Prime Seethe material.
I would like to have President Trump be added to Mt. Rushmore!
If it were 791, it would be 17.
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