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Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - Paul F. - 09-02-2014
https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-solve-mystery-moving-death-valley-rocks-225242233.html
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - freeradical - 09-02-2014
It would be fun to sneak out there and move some rocks around at random.
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - blooz - 09-02-2014
(I think I got this from someone on this forum.)
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - hal - 09-02-2014
I'm pleased that they've finally found an answer, but that was a really underwhelming article.
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - Paul F. - 09-02-2014
hal wrote:
I'm pleased that they've finally found an answer, but that was a really underwhelming article.
Wholehearted agreement...
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - RAMd®d - 09-02-2014
It would be fun to sneak out there and move some rocks around at random.
What would be fun is to move the rocks to form a message that would be covered by wind and rain but show up on a GPS map.
but that was a really underwhelming article.
Well, duh!
It wasn't about aliens.
It was about a simple combinations of forces of nature. It would be pretty tough to make that story exciting without going outside the boundaries of objective journalism.
Science isn't for everybody. That's why there's science fiction.
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - ztirffritz - 09-02-2014
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - hal - 09-02-2014
RAMd®d wrote: but that was a really underwhelming article.
Well, duh!
It wasn't about aliens.
Well, that was insulting... My complaint was that the explanation wasn't clearly explained - a video showing the process would have been nice or at least a full walkthrough of the process.
"That happens when the dry lake bed they are in freezes over with a thin layer of ice which then breaks apart in a light wind, sending large sheets of ice against the rocks with enough force to move them a few yards per minute, Norris said.
Because of the ability of the large ice sheets to catch the wind, and aided by the underlying flow of water, the rocks, which weigh as much as 700 pounds (318 kg), are pushed along in a way that could not occur from the force of the wind alone, he said."
The above paragraphs don't make a lot of sense and the process is still mysterious to me...
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - ztirffritz - 09-02-2014
There is a video, but it doesn't show much, other than the rocks moving seemingly by themselves.
Re: Yeah... I still think it's aliens! - Racer X - 09-03-2014
It's done with huge metal plates on the bottom of the rocks, and massive electromagnets underground. Controlled by aliens.