The stone caught the interest of scientists some years back because of the old proverb that if it were rolling, it would not gather moss.
Curious to see if this was true, scientists fabricated a perpetually revolving drum. They threw in a few stones and even made sure there were lights (for photosynthesis), fertiliser, moisture and moss spores.
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