Nature is fascinating !

SteamWake · 05-08-09, 11:22 AM

Fascinating natural phenomenon. Worth a look !

http://www.oddee.com/item_96654.aspx

The No. 5: 'sailing rocks' one has me baffled.

Dowly · 05-08-09, 11:35 AM

Cool!

Saw that gravity wave phenomena last summer. Tho, wasnt that strong, but one could easily see that the cloud layer was kinda wavy.

UnderseaLcpl · 05-08-09, 12:21 PM

Pretty cool pics in there, and that sailing rock thing is downright bizarre.

I wonder why ball lightning didn't make the list....

Blacklight · 05-08-09, 01:53 PM

That's not a proper gravity wave. It should be called an air wave. A gravity wave is a stellar pehmnomenon which is caused by the movement of an object in space. As an object moves, spacetime ripples just like sometime moving through the ocean ripples the water around it. There are currently two earthbound gravity wave detectors as well as a mission to launch three spacecraft to look for gravity waves as well.

I suspect that the sailing rocks and the hums are hoaxes. I've seen and read a lot about the hums and it seems to be in the same boat as the UFO/Contrails/Government Conspiracy stuff. I've NEVER seen evidence of one of these hums actually detected by reputable scientists.

August · 05-08-09, 02:19 PM

This site claims to have an explanation for sailing rocks.

Seems quite reasonable...

http://onemansblog.com/2007/09/06/de...ystery-solved/

SteamWake · 05-08-09, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl

Pretty cool pics in there, and that sailing rock thing is downright bizarre.

I wonder why ball lightning didn't make the list....

I have wintessed ball lightning up close and personal. Its not very photogenic :rotfl:. If it could be photographed it should be on the list.

Platapus · 05-08-09, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by August

This site claims to have an explanation for sailing rocks.

Seems quite reasonable...

http://onemansblog.com/2007/09/06/de...ystery-solved/

Seems most reasonable.... but still way cool!

Enigma · 05-08-09, 04:17 PM

Seen the sailing rocks with my own eyes. Never seen them move, of course. But I have been to Racetrack Playa and there's no way it's a hoax, as the link August posted will attest. But, it is remarkable in person. Mind numbing....

Platapus · 05-08-09, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Enigma

Seen the sailing rocks with my own eyes. Never seen them move, of course.

Have you tried talking to them? Maybe these aliens are just shy?

Gorduz · 05-08-09, 06:12 PM

To blacklight

the correct name for those waves are gravity waves. What you are thinking of are called gravitational waves. The two rearly get mixed up as they have little to do with each other, but at times one can get abit confused.

SteamWake · 05-08-09, 06:23 PM

What about the last one the 'hum' thing.

Crashed ailien spaceship ! :rotfl:

05-08-09, 11:22 AM	#1
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Nature is fascinating ! Fascinating natural phenomenon. Worth a look ! http://www.oddee.com/item_96654.aspx The No. 5: 'sailing rocks' one has me baffled. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

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UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pretty cool pics in there, and that sailing rock thing is downright bizarre. I wonder why ball lightning didn't make the list.... __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force

05-08-09, 01:53 PM	#4
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	That's not a proper gravity wave. It should be called an air wave. A gravity wave is a stellar pehmnomenon which is caused by the movement of an object in space. As an object moves, spacetime ripples just like sometime moving through the ocean ripples the water around it. There are currently two earthbound gravity wave detectors as well as a mission to launch three spacecraft to look for gravity waves as well. I suspect that the sailing rocks and the hums are hoaxes. I've seen and read a lot about the hums and it seems to be in the same boat as the UFO/Contrails/Government Conspiracy stuff. I've NEVER seen evidence of one of these hums actually detected by reputable scientists. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This site claims to have an explanation for sailing rocks. Seems quite reasonable... http://onemansblog.com/2007/09/06/de...ystery-solved/ __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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Enigma The Old Man Join Date: May 2005 Location: At comms depth, obviously. Posts: 1,476 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Seen the sailing rocks with my own eyes. Never seen them move, of course. But I have been to Racetrack Playa and there's no way it's a hoax, as the link August posted will attest. But, it is remarkable in person. Mind numbing.... __________________ "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." -Mark Twain

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Cool! Saw that gravity wave phenomena last summer. Tho, wasnt that strong, but one could easily see that the cloud layer was kinda wavy.

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Gorduz Engineer Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Norway Posts: 210 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	To blacklight the correct name for those waves are gravity waves. What you are thinking of are called gravitational waves. The two rearly get mixed up as they have little to do with each other, but at times one can get abit confused. __________________ 21. MTB skv. Attacks without warning.

05-08-09, 06:23 PM	#11
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What about the last one the 'hum' thing. Crashed ailien spaceship ! :rotfl: __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648