Talk:Sailing stones

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[edit] Split from Racetrack Playa

This article was split from Racetrack Playa. Edit history from before June 5, 2007 can be found in that article. -- MisterHand 14:30, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Video of water flowing across the surface

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1hoiHvOeGc Seems like this should be mentioned in the article Boonukem 20:15, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I agree, that video shows how the rocks move. Mystery solved 198.6.46.11 20:32, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Not really. There's no footage of the rocks actually moving. Until it's verified experimentally (probably by getting someone to sit out on likely nights and watch), this hypothesis remains untested (albeit likely). Also, I don't think YouTube counts as a credible source. Maltrich 05:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

Looks pretty conclusive. I'm actually kind of disappointed. I had hoped it would be gremlins or something.   –Justin Force 18:19, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

i doubt that a thin film of water moving that slowly could move 100-lb rocks hundreds of feet. 71.60.151.41 (talk) 19:18, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Why the heck doesn't someone just put a webcam taking pictures a couple times a second near a bunch of rocks? Wouldn't that solve this puzzle? --Robotbeat (talk) 21:12, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] missing word?

there appears to be a word missing from the paragraph about "Karen":

The stone may have created its 570 straight and old track

570 what - feet? i don't want to guess, so i hope someone who knows what they're talking about will fix this.

as long as i'm here: the part about "certain conditions are thought to be required" seems to promote one of the theories about the stones, which seems kind of "POV-ish". the effort (below it) to present different theories covers that theory; does it need to be presented twice?

interesting read - thanks Sssoul (talk) 15:48, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

I've heard about empty (still pretty heavy though) railroad cars being moved on their tracks by wind, and those winds aren't anywhere near the power of those in Death Valley, I suppose. So methinks this is just a case of the soil having very little friction at times. 80.221.44.11 (talk) 10:32, 14 May 2008 (UTC)