tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post3494285650535092704..comments2024-02-15T04:42:41.606+00:00Comments on James' Empty Blog: Ringing in the New YearJames Annanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-59895418008618195832011-01-01T23:36:57.851+00:002011-01-01T23:36:57.851+00:00Thanks! Happy New Year for you too!! :)Thanks! Happy New Year for you too!! :)Jesús R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-47845053376618160142011-01-01T23:35:56.328+00:002011-01-01T23:35:56.328+00:00Like I said, this is one of the minor ones. I coul...Like I said, this is one of the minor ones. I couldn't find a weight for the biggest in Kamakura (at Engakuji) but I did find a considerably smaller one listed at 2t so it must be several tonnes. The largest in Japan is a good bit bigger again at 49t and dates to 752AD.<br /><br />Unsurprisingly, Japan doesn't have a tradition of hanging heavy things from tall roofs, so you get up to touching distance with these ones and hit them directly. BONG!James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9959776.post-51322476486302013212011-01-01T15:57:54.277+00:002011-01-01T15:57:54.277+00:00Huge??? That is small - You want Liverpool catherd...Huge??? That is small - You want Liverpool catherdral - much more fun swinging a 4.1 ton bell through 360 degrees ;o) (oh and a full extent of four bells with a couple of extra rounds would also be more fun but I suppose you do have to allow for different cultures.)crandleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181530527401007161noreply@blogger.com