Breakin' Rockin' NEWS!

The NEWS 'broke' today, Aug. 27, 2014 - at least that's the date on the article:

"Racetrack Playa Mystery in Death Valley Solved"

YaY!

But before I tell you how it was solved, have a look below and see if you thought the same things I did.

For as long as I can remember this phenomenon of the "sailing stones" has had me mystified  - it's kinda freaky, yah?  In fact just last week I posted something about this in my "Mixed Bag". 

Over the years, I've spent many hours looking at the photos and thinking over the theories.....

- I thought that maybe that some small part of it had to do with the shape of the rocks, long and low.....

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 - but that idea lasted about two minutes and then I saw this; huge, tall rocks too!

 !!!

Chasing?  Racing?  Baffling! 


You got to be kiddin' me, sharp, right angle turns?


Line of scrimmage?  What the...heck.....


- And then I saw this photo and it blew my mind.  A whole community of rocks traveling along, big, small, going opposite directions, making sharp turns, curves, and even three rocks met up together for a 'social'  -  O.O!  Do you see them?  Left side, mid way up.  Can you believe that?  !!!

So, here we are, August 27, 2014, and the scientists have figured it out.  I was so excited to read all about it.  It's pretty neat.  Here's your opportunity to find out, too.

To read the article and see the clip, click the highlighted link below .




I guess I kind of liked having that cool mystery rolling around in my thoughts, and now that it's over, I'm kinda bummed.   :(   Oh well, that just means I need to find another rockin' mystery and start the fun again!


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1 comment:

  1. Had always wondered what was going on there. Thin ice, who would of thought?

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