Museum mystery: Spinning statue turns heads June 25, 2013 -- Updated 1313 GMT (2113 HKT) A figurine from an ancient tomb appears to move on its own For decades it stood still Museum officials set up a camera to observe it 24/7 Vibrations in the museum may be the cause (CNN) -- The museum officials were stumped. A statue is supposed to stand still, not rotate all by itself. But this one at the Manchester Museum seemed to have done just that. Turned around 180 degrees -- revealing an inscription on its back asking for beer. No other figure in the display had moved -- nor had any other in the museum. For the staff, it was a bona fide mystery. One that called for some serious sleuthing. A simple statue Statuette no. 9325 doesn't appear to go by any proper name. It's a prefabricated figure -- an off-the-shelf product -- that was placed into a small tomb around 1800 B.C. A private collector in Britain donated it to the museum in 1933. The inscription on the back, requesting a sacrifice of beer, bread and animals, was a standard prayer for the deceased. For decades, the figurine stood perfectly still -- until museum workers moved its case a few feet from its original position. Turn, turn, turn In February, curator Campbell Price noticed something curious was afoot. The statue seemed to have slightly turned. When he looked next, it was facing another direction. A day later, another. The turns were subtle. But at the end of each day, you could tell the statue was angled differently. Caught in the act In April, museum officials installed a time-lapse camera that snapped an image of the statue every minute of every day for a week. When they ran the images in fast motion, they came across a surprising revelation: the statue only moved during the day, when visitors were walking past. It seemed, Price wrote, that vibrations caused by foot traffic in room was the culprit. Mysterious structure found at bottom of ancient lake Mystery solved? Though officials now have a logical explanation, it still seems a bit mysterious. "What is very strange is that the statue has spun in a perfect circle," Price said. It hasn't wobbled off in any particular direction. Some are in awe of the spirit nature of the figurine, and don't quite accept Price's explanation. One of the blog's readers left his own theory for no. 9325's movements in the comments section: "The statue is cursed," wrote benabrahamse. A museum guide has suggested saying a prayer for the statue. But Price is unmoved. "Most Egyptologists are not superstitious people," he said. No one has bought the statue a beer. After all, they don't want it wobbling. Faithful flock to 'bleeding' Virgin Mary statue June 25, 2013 -- Updated 0201 GMT (1001 HKT) NSA leaker Edward Snowden flies from Hong Kong to Moscow, then disappears. Anderson Cooper reports. June 25, 2013 -- Updated 0826 GMT (1626 HKT) Deadly floods and mudslides in India were an ecological catastrophe waiting to happen, environmentalists say. Nineteen new sites have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list -- the top honor for monuments, buildings, sites or natural features. June 24, 2013 -- Updated 1327 GMT (2127 HKT) Is it a plane? Next time you look up and see vapor trails spreading across the sky, the aircraft you're looking at might be both. June 25, 2013 -- Updated 1100 GMT (1900 HKT) Can ancient copper coins from a once-opulent but now abandoned corner of East Africa change what we know about Australian history? June 24, 2013 -- Updated 1911 GMT (0311 HKT) Richard Quest interviews Maria Sharapova about her entrepreneurial spirit and her new line of candy, Sugarpova. June 25, 2013 -- Updated 1021 GMT (1821 HKT) Madonna released a short Instagram video that features her "booty popping." HLN's Carlos Diaz has more. June 24, 2013 -- Updated 1906 GMT (0306 HKT) Imagine an airport with o metal detectors. U.S. airport and airline security was virtually nonexistent. June 24, 2013 -- Updated 1428 GMT (2228 HKT) Felicia Taylor visits a New York restaurant that's banned tipping and wonders if this no-tipping trend will catch on.