Unusual rocky formation looks like it will fall any minute

Geologists do not think the thin connecting area will break in the upcoming centuries.

(Source: Ján Krošlák, TASR)
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The unusual, natural formation of Čertova Skala (Devil’s Rock), unique to central Europe, is located in the natural reservation of Boky, in the cadastre of Budča village.

Čertova Skala is a flattened volcanic rock at the edge of a very steep rocky reef. The stone, weighing in at 17 tonnes with a volume of about 5 cubic metres, is connected to its base only by a very small area.

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It may seem unstable, but the connection is strong, and geologists claim that we do not have to worry about it breaking in the upcoming centuries, the TASR newswire reported.

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People in the past thought there was something supernatural about the rock, which is why they named it after the devil.

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