October 28, 2014 - The Reality Files

Consensus Reality October 28, 2014

Natural Phenomenon That Is Anything but Natural

A lot of things happen for no reason, but some bizarre natural phenomenon remains a mystery and holds such fascination, long after explanations are already made. Sailing Stones Also known as sliding rocks and moving rocks, the name pretty much says it all for this natural occurrence. What makes it amazing, however, is not just the fact that the stones move all by themselves every 2 or 3 years, but because the tracks they make develop over 3 or 4 years. After years of research, the cause of the moving stones has also been identified as ice shove, which doesn’t make a lot of sense, considering that sailing stones usually happen in deserts, such as the Death Valley California. Spider Webs on Fields It […] Read More

Science October 28, 2014

Learn what the Northern Lights are and how they are formed

Everyone has always been fascinated at the Northern Lights. To see how the sky lights and colored ink is a magical experience. It’s no wonder that the ancient Vikings and the northern towns considered them as a divine manifestation. But nowadays we know they are a phenomenon well understood in its basic principles. Do you also want to know them? Well then let’s go! It’s important to know the Northern Lights are only half of what really happens; Aurora Australis also exist and they take place and are visible from the South Pole. We know more about the Northern Lights because we are closer, but they’re not the only ones there. Both phenomena are produced by the same principles, which are in broad strokes the ionization of atmospheric gas due to solar wind and cosmic rays. The […] Read More