Summary of 5 Unexplainable Mysteries Explained by Science
Scientists have managed to solve unexplained mysteries, such as the Kentucky Meat Shower, Easter Island statues, Earthquake lights, Sailing Stones in Death Valley, and Will-o'-the-wisps.
Details
- The Kentucky Meat Shower, where chunks of meat rained down, was caused by synchronized projectile vomiting vultures.
- The Easter Island statues' hats were likely placed using a technique called parbuckling, involving rolling cylinders of red rock onto the statues.
- Earthquake lights are caused by electrical activity in rocks, releasing charged atoms that ionize the air and create flashes of light.
- The movement of Sailing Stones in Death Valley is explained by floating sheets of ice pushing the rocks across the ground.
- The Bloop sound recorded in the ocean in 1997 was determined to be an icequake, not a biological source.
- Will-o'-the-wisps are likely caused by spontaneous combustion of gases like methane and phosphine in marshes and swamps.
Researchers or sources featured
- New York Times
- L.D. Kastenbine
- Journal of Archeological Science
- Seismological Research Letters
- PLOS One
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Science and Nature