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• Position: STATELINE - Pendulum in state legislature building - Brief Article

Did you know that the Kansas Capitol was once home to the world's tallest pendulum? In 1945, Dr. George W. Davis hung a lead weight from the inner dome of the Capitol. At 9 a.m. each morning, Custodian L.D. Robinson would start the pendulum swinging in a 14-foot swath across the floor. Although the pendulum entertained and stimulated thought-provoking onlookers, it apparently became somewhat burdensome to Robinson, who had to start it each morning and...