Comments on: The Mysterious Sailing Stones of Death Valley

By: The sane one

The sane one — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:24:28 +0000

Did anyone actually read the article? They CLEARLY stated that the ice hypothesis could not be because it happens in the summer time.

That being said I agree with this guy;

Thom BarschNo Gravatar Says:
November 20th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

Probably a geological feature. I am guessing that the mud flats act like a bass speaker cone. Something causes it to vibrate and thus the rocks are moved along the surface. Death Valley is pretty narrow, the vibrations could be from thunder reverberating off the mountains back and forth across the valley. Easy way to find out, glue a tom tom to the top of a couple of them, and then analyze the data.

As for you angel feathers guy… who said angels had wings besides Hollywood?

Until I see some scientific DNA testing they are just white feathers…

By: stevEb4444

stevEb4444 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:19:27 +0000

Nerj you no speeekee English well leave India come to a US college and start to think. Then give an answer that works!!!!

By: so

so — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:47:47 +0000

if the movement is because of earth’s constant movement, there is something unusual that s on the very first picture, the one stone on your left side

By: Vijay

Vijay — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:55:48 +0000

There must have been a river flowing there, and these were the rocks which got dragged

By: Misteri batu bergerak dari lembah kematian | Berita dan Fakta Ilmiah Harian

Misteri batu bergerak dari lembah kematian | Berita dan Fakta Ilmiah Harian — Wed, 11 May 2011 07:17:43 +0000

[...] timur laut, ketimbang daerah lainnya. ReferensiWikipedia. Sailing StonesPlanet Oddity. The Mysterious Sailing Stones of Death ValleyScientifica News. Juni 2010. Scientific Unknowns Sailing Stonesreferensi lanjutBacon, D., Cahill, T. [...]

By: ADTroy

ADTroy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:56:09 +0000

this proves that everything nature born or created is a spirit just like us human beings….

By: Prof. David Thewler

Prof. David Thewler — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:28:45 +0000

vikas sharma (December 23rd 2010 @ 11:49am), evidently English is not your first language, but if you cannot spell or write it correctly then don’t bother; write in your first language.

When you spout not only incorrectly spelled and grammatically incoherent non-words, but also nonsensical, factually incorrect pseudo-science, you reinforce the stereotype of persons from southern Asian descent as simple, bewildered ignorants.

So how about thinking before you offer an opinion, to ensure it is correct – then you will benefit yourself, ensure the validity your opinion, impress others and help to rid the world of the stereotype that is oft used as a basis to justify racism by the actual ignorant folk.

…And in case anyone is still in any doubt about the cause of the “sailing stones”:
- The runoff from melted ice is blown by desert winds up the playa and covers the stones.
- The waters then freeze due to overnight low temperatures, trapping the stones in an ice sheet.
- This ice sheet is then blown by the strong desert wind and drags the stones with it, gouging the earth beneath it, creating the tracks.
- The morning comes, the ice melts and the cycle begins again.

By: vikas sharma

vikas sharma — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:49:17 +0000

this is just due to contraction…and expention….of the soil..beneath the stone…because the tempreture…of the soil under stone and near soil of stone is diffrent ..because..due to pequlier conditions of weather…due to this …the molecule..of soil..changes..its stat…

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:18:50 +0000

This is a wind push this a stones?

By: R315r4z0r

R315r4z0r — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:28:16 +0000

That ice theory, while it does make sense in that situation with smaller rocks, doesn’t account for:
-Excessivly heavy rocks that can’t be lifted with a few inches of water.
-Rocks that move when there has been no rain water.
-Large depressions left in the ground from the movement of the rock.

If water was the cause of the movement of rocks, then the depressions left behind wouldn’t remain jagged, they would be smoothed. Have you ever made a sand castle or something on the beach and watch it get hit with water when the tide comes in? The water flows over it and makes all the rough sand designs into smooth surfaces.