#moving rocks

[jmpphoto]

Double Slide by James Marvin Phelps Via Flickr: Double Slide Racetrack Playa Death Valley National Park California January 2015 In Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa, the 'Sailing Stones' leave long trails across the cracked earth without a soul in sight. Science says they are moved by a perfect mix of thin ice, water, and wind—but it still looks like pure desert magic.

[gorcsan]

Death Valley

[cthoniian]

u don’t even wanna know what i’ve been doing. ( it’s not writing let’s say that).

[sspacegodd]

ROCK'N'ROLL?

These rocks can weigh up to 700 pounds and move across the desert ground without gravity, leaving behind trails that can stretch for hundreds of meters. 

The moving rocks, also known as sailing stones, sliding rocks, walking rocks, and rolling stones, are a genuine geological phenomenon in Death Valley National Park, California, and Nevada.

[chemkitt]

Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink!

original video (go watch it, it's really neat!!)

[americasgreatoutdoors]

The Racetrack Playa at Death Valley National Park is home to one of the most enduring mysteries. All across the bottom of this dry lakebed are hundreds of rocks that leave trails on the ground when they move. Some of the rocks, which weigh up to 700 pounds, have traveled over 1,500 feet. For years, the source of their movement had gone unsolved, but in 2014 researchers discovered a rare combination of events that move the rocks. When the California playa floods and cold winter nights freeze the water into a thin layer of ice that then break into large floating panels as night turns into day, winds drive the rocks forward across the slippery surface, which leave trails in the soft mud below. Although scientists have discovered the secret of the moving rocks, the fascination remains the same. With such a fragile surface, being careful to not leave tracks in this remote area will help keep it fascinating and mysterious for years to come. Photo by Shu Xu (www.sharetheexperience.org).

[dswcp]

Game over, man!!!

“Choose Your Destiny: An Obi-Wan and Anakin Adventure.” March 19, 2019. Writer: Cavan Scott. Illustrator: Elsa Charretier.

[jmpphoto]

Merge III by James Marvin Phelps Via Flickr: Merge III The Racetrack Death Valley National Park California In Death Valley’s Racetrack Playa, the 'Sailing Stones' leave long trails across the cracked earth without a soul in sight. Science says they are moved by a perfect mix of thin ice, water, and wind—but it still looks like pure desert magic.