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Moving stones
I wasn't sure which catergory this belonged to so its here! Does anyone have any interesting links, ideas or theories on the moving stones of Death valley? For those who have never heard of them before these are stones and large boulders that appear to move of their own accord across the desert floor leaving track marks behind them. Apparently this only occurs during stormy nights. There's a picture of one in the Fortean Times image gallery:
http://www.forteantimes.com/gallery/moving_stones.shtml
The claim that they only move during storms suggests some kind of geological or possibly an acoustic process is occuring. Maybe the sides of the valley somehow channel thunder in such a way that it makes the stones move along the ground. But if this could be the case then wouldn't the stones bounce? The track marks suggest they are dragged. Also does anyone know if this phenomenon has been recorded elsewhere in the World or is it restricted to Death valley?
I wasn't sure which catergory this belonged to so its here! Does anyone have any interesting links, ideas or theories on the moving stones of Death valley? For those who have never heard of them before these are stones and large boulders that appear to move of their own accord across the desert floor leaving track marks behind them. Apparently this only occurs during stormy nights. There's a picture of one in the Fortean Times image gallery:
http://www.forteantimes.com/gallery/moving_stones.shtml
The claim that they only move during storms suggests some kind of geological or possibly an acoustic process is occuring. Maybe the sides of the valley somehow channel thunder in such a way that it makes the stones move along the ground. But if this could be the case then wouldn't the stones bounce? The track marks suggest they are dragged. Also does anyone know if this phenomenon has been recorded elsewhere in the World or is it restricted to Death valley?