Posted on Sep 18, 2013

Today's Google Doodle Is Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" Themed

Happy birthday, Léon Foucault.

Hunter Schwarz

by Hunter Schwarz

BuzzFeed Staff

Today's Google Doodle came in like a wrecking ball.

It's actually for Léon Foucault, the inventor of the pendulum.

Foucault was born 194 years ago today in Paris, France. He first demonstrated the pendulum in 1851.

And this Vine pretty much sums it up.

Vine — vine.co

Previously: A University Got Rid Of A Giant Pendulum After Guys Were Riding It Like Miley Cyrus In “Wrecking Ball”

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