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== Mysterious wood ==

== Mysterious wood ==

{{cquote|[T]he manager of the privately owned chapel (1991-2006), Richard Lindsley, took a piece of wood from the staircase and sent it for analysis to find out what kind of wood it was. When the results came back, they showed that it was spruce, but of an unknown subspecies. This specific wood was very strong with molecules dense and square which is something that you usually find in trees that grow very slowly in very cold places – like Alaska. However there was no such wood in the area and no local trees grow in the Alpine tundra (approximately 2,000 to 3,000 meters) in the surrounding area. The closest place that he would find this density in trees was in Alaska, but of course back then transport was not the same as it is now and wood was not transported over such long distances.<ref>https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/mysterious-helix-staircase-loretto-chapel-001295</ref>}}

{{cquote|[T]he manager of the privately owned chapel (1991-2006), Richard Lindsley, took a piece of wood from the staircase and sent it for analysis to find out what kind of wood it was. When the results came back, they showed that it was spruce, but of an unknown subspecies. This specific wood was very strong with molecules dense and square which is something that you usually find in trees that grow very slowly in very cold places – like Alaska. However there was no such wood in the area and no local trees grow in the Alpine tundra (approximately 2,000 to 3,000 meters) in the surrounding area. The closest place that he would find this density in trees was in Alaska, but of course back then transport was not the same as it is now and wood was not transported over such long distances.<ref>https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/mysterious-helix-staircase-loretto-chapel-001295</ref>}}

== Skeptics ==

== Skeptics ==

Skeptics cannot deny that the helix staircase exists, as many visit it annually.  They also cannot deny that it lacks a center supporting column as other spiral staircases have support.  Skeptics have denied that the Loretto staircase can support much weight, but the foregoing photo proves them wrong about that too.

Skeptics cannot deny that the helix staircase exists, as many visit it annually.  They also cannot deny that it lacks a center supporting column as other spiral staircases have support.  Skeptics have denied that the Loretto staircase can support much weight, but the foregoing photo proves them wrong about that too.

Wikipedia's entry about this staircase likewise suffers from [[liberal bias]].  The wood is not even from [[New Mexico]], which Wikipedia confirms but then ignores how that and other undeniable facts confirm the miracle.

Wikipedia's entry about this staircase likewise suffers from [[liberal bias]].  The wood is not even from [[New Mexico]], which Wikipedia confirms but then ignores how that and other undeniable facts confirm the miracle.

The [[U.S. Navy]] tested the wood and determined that it is unique from no known type of tree or [[DNA]].<ref name="YouTube">https://youtu.be/u61Zi0X1Lw0</ref> This staircase attracts 300 to 1000 visitors per day.<ref name="YouTube"/>

== Visits ==

This staircase attracts 300 to 1000 visitors per day.<ref name="YouTube"/>

== See also ==

== See also ==