The Bizarre Rocks That Move By Themselves

Check out the Bizarre Rocks That Move By Themselves – Death Valley Stones

Hundreds of heavy stones are slowly and creepily moving on their own without a plausible explanation… Weird? Absolutely awkward. Let’s find out the possible explanations together.

self moving stones 1

The tourists that visit the Death Valley National Park in California, U.S.A can’t help but leave amazed by the natural phenomenon which occurs in the Racetrack Playa (the remains of a dry lake).

self moving stones 2

Due to the extremely hot weather, the remains of the lake consist of millions of geometrical forms in the ground. But the weirdest part about this dried lake is the fact that a mysterious phenomenon takes place… the rocks move by themselves, without any animal or human interference. What’s even more bizarre, is the fact that up until now, no scientist has been able to elucidate this mystery.

self moving stones 3

So what are the possible causes? Some said that the odd trail left behind by the moving rocks may be caused by the wind. Well… some of the stones weigh hundreds of kilos, so, in order for the wind to be the cause of their movement, it would have to have unimaginable speeds.

self moving stones 4

Another hypothesis for the weird and perfectly linear path left by the moving stones would be the water. Now you will ask yourself, ‘what water, isn’t it a dry lake?’. Well, the Racetrack Playa is a seasonally dry lake. In winter and early spring the water form the heavy rains may freeze. Hence, scientists believe that the rocks move because of the newly-formed ice sheets after the lake is flooded. It is presumed that the ice moves the rocks, and it it by far the most reasonable theory yet.

self moving stones 5

Others believe that the stones are moved by bizarre magnetic forces… Which ever the explanation may be, this phenomenon is indeed odd and amazing to see.

self moving stones 6

self moving stones 7

See a of these weird rocks that move by themselves


Written with love and coolness by on June 22, 2013 in Weird Stuff
How do you rate this article?
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)



  • More cool and weird stuff on CoolWeirdo


    Leave a Reply to TONYA JONES Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.