# The 4.35-tonne walking experiment replica

> A concrete copy of a road moai, walked upright with three ropes by a team of 18 in 2011 and filmed for National Geographic. The film is copyrighted; the…

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# The 4.35-tonne walking experiment replica

ObjectpublisherMade 2011

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**Not kept here.** This copy isn't ours to show. [See it where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106383).

A concrete copy of a road moai, walked upright with three ropes by a team of 18 in 2011 and filmed for National Geographic. The film is copyrighted; the experiment is described in the 2013 and 2025 papers.

Lipo and Hunt, 2011. publisher

## Copies 1

**Document** Lipo and Hunt · doi.org · 2025 · publisher2 steps from the original

[Where it's published](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2025.106383)

## Where it is kept

[Rapa Nui (Easter Island)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTG2W6E5XGH/rapa-nui-easter-island) · Island

## Sources 1

- [The 'walking' megalithic statues (moai) of Easter Island](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTG2QST58KZ/the-walking-megalithic-statues-moai-of-easter-island)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The 4.35-tonne walking experiment replica [Artifact ART0CTG3BAT7BXW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CTG3BAT7BXW
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**ART** 0CTG3BAT7BXW

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Rapa Nui (left on the island after the 2011 experiment; current state to confirm)

Dated

made 2011

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[Rapa Nui (Easter Island)](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTG2W6E5XGH/rapa-nui-easter-island)

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[Easter Island moai](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/easter-island-moai)

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