The dried-up lake bed "Runway basin" in the Valley of Death in California, Calif., a Rolling Stone leaves a long drift in the sand. The Rolling Stones on the lake bed can weigh up to 700 pounds (about 317 kilograms) and can be nearly 600 feet (about 182 meters) away. For 100 of years, scientists have been unable to uncover the mystery of why the Rolling Stones drift ...
So far, no scientist has recorded the drift of the Rolling Stones. It is believed that no one has ever seen them move. However, the traces left on the lake bed clearly show that they did drift.
Many tourists believe that there are mysterious forces behind the drift of the Rolling Stones in the runway basin, some think of it as a magnetic field, some think of it as aliens, and some think it is a mysterious energy field. One of the most superstitious sayings is that the Rolling Stones themselves have magical powers.
NASA's geologist and planetary biologist Ralph Lorenz believed that the stone of Death Valley would only drift with the right gentle breeze, because the ice caused the drift of the rock, greatly reducing the friction. The dry lake bed of the runway basin has the most ideal environment, so that the boulder is prone to drift due to the belief that the Rolling Stone has the mystical power, the Death Valley's many stones are stolen. At present, Death Valley managers have begun to investigate
During the drift, this Rolling Stone changes its direction in the same way as most geological phenomena, and the mystery of the Rolling Stones of Death Valley is caused by wind and water.
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