Decipher the mystery of the stone

A scientist from the US Space Agency (NASA) believes he has deciphered the mystery of the 'running' rocks on the dry lake in the Death Valley, California, USA.

On the dry lake in the Death Valley of the state of California (USA), mysteriously moving stones create long streaks on the sand. There are trails to 182m. How these stones move is still a mystery to scientists for nearly a century.

The mysterious 'run' stones in Death Valley

Until now, no scientist has been able to record the physical movement of the stones and no one has seen the stones moving directly on the dry lake in Death Valley. Some theories suggest that the stones are moved by aliens, magnetic phenomena or a mysterious energy.

However, Professor Ralph Lorenz, a NASA planetary scientist, believes he has deciphered the mystery of 'running' rocks . He said that the rocks were covered by a layer of ice in the winter, then when the ice in the lake melted and became slippery, the ice outside the rocks and strong winds allowed them to easily 'slip. 'on the surface of the lake.

'Basically, a layer of ice covered around a platform and the liquid in the lake changed, could make the stones float on the mud in the lake' , explained Professor Ralph Lorenz.

Dr. Ralph Lorenz made the above explanation after conducting a single experiment in the kitchen. He cooled a stone in a sufficient amount of water to form an ice around the stone. Then he placed the stone covered with ice in a small water tank with sand below. Professor Lorenz found that he could move the rock by blowing it lightly.

Lorenz said that the stones could move only with a slight breeze in the right conditions, because the ice could help the rocks float on the mud surface and significantly reduce friction.