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national cathedral bell tolls 500,000 times . (Original Post)
AllaN01Bear
Feb 2021
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nitpicker
(7,153 posts)1. slight correction
https://www.wusa9.com/video/news/live_breaking/washington-national-cathedral-rings-bell-500-times-in-memory-of-those-lost-to-covid-19/65-3c08fc59-2720-4e9b-997e-63e8232a3e9f
Washington National Cathedral rings bell 500 times in memory of lives lost to COVID-19
((actually, there seemed to be about 14 sets of rings, so maybe there were 500 bell-strikings))
Washington National Cathedral rings bell 500 times in memory of lives lost to COVID-19
((actually, there seemed to be about 14 sets of rings, so maybe there were 500 bell-strikings))
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)2. I was gonna say: 500,000 tolls would have taken a very long time lol
rsdsharp
(11,865 posts)3. And I think they'd need a new bell after 500,000 times in a row.
drray23
(8,643 posts)4. about 35 days... they toll once every 6 seconds.nt.
lame54
(39,317 posts)5. And a team of hunchbacks
