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Ohio Joe

(21,756 posts) Sat Apr 9, 2022, 02:21 PM Apr 2022

99 Years Later... We Solved It

The Racetrack Playa... The Sailing Stones.

Fascinating

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99 Years Later... We Solved It (Original Post) Ohio Joe Apr 2022 OP

Is it ice and wind? intrepidity Apr 2022 #1

Spoiler... Ohio Joe Apr 2022 #2

Thanks intrepidity Apr 2022 #3

Quote from the video (spoiler) Nittersing Apr 2022 #5

Click forward to about 7:00 and you can skip the set-up and ads FakeNoose Apr 2022 #4

intrepidity

(7,302 posts)

1. Is it ice and wind?

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Sat Apr 9, 2022, 02:31 PM

Apr 2022

I don't want to watch the video. I gave it the first 20 seconds and realized they were gonna string me along for awhile before getting to the punchline.

Ohio Joe

(21,756 posts)

2. Spoiler...

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 9, 2022, 02:33 PM

Apr 2022

Yup

intrepidity

(7,302 posts)

3. Thanks

Reply to Ohio Joe (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 9, 2022, 02:49 PM

Apr 2022

When I visited the Racetrack some 30 years ago, that was the best guess at that time.

Nittersing

(6,362 posts)

5. Quote from the video (spoiler)

Reply to intrepidity (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 9, 2022, 06:30 PM

Apr 2022

it was sheets of ice forming and sliding from the wind. While the wind cannot move a rock, the wind over a large area could move a large sheet of ice with enough force to move some rocks.

FakeNoose

(32,639 posts)

4. Click forward to about 7:00 and you can skip the set-up and ads

Reply to Ohio Joe (Original post)

Sat Apr 9, 2022, 03:30 PM

Apr 2022

It's still very interesting. Thanks for posting!

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