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The photo isn't spectacular, but the story behind it is interesting: The mysterious moving rocks of California's death valley. Apparently at night the ground frosts over, and as it expands it pushes the rocks a little bit.

posted by GB!
9/20/2007 11:36:49 AM

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VegaObscura : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

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799 days 13 hours ago...

No, you're a little off. The ground does frost of making it easy for them to move, but they only move when theres a storm. The winds from the storm get behind the rocks and, since the ground is slick, cause it to slide along.

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GB! : LVL 54: VP 5: said:

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799 days 12 hours ago...

I just copied the description, but I did some further research and the following page has some info about the phenomenon:

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/anton089/architecture/2006/10/the_mo

ving_rocks_of_death_vall.html

They claim there isnt a definitive explanation yet, but yours sounds plausible.

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