5 terrible phenomena that even science can not explain.
Modern man has more confidence in science than ever before. If we suddenly face a phenomenon that we cannot explain ourselves, we turn to scientific publications for this. But there are still a few places in the world that defy explanation. And although such places are not proof of magic, we are still fascinated by what nature offers us.
1. The Lights Of Hessdalen
For many decades, the inhabitants of the Hessdalen valley, which is located in Norway, feel like in the movie "x-files". Every night in the sky there are strange lights that move chaotically and even flash different colors. And do not think that they are seen only drunk villagers. Science officially confirms that the lights are quite real, but does not know what causes them.
Scientists ' guesses about what is happening in fact, as unusual as the lights themselves. According to one terrible theory, the valley is very radioactive. Radon is superimposed on dust particles that disintegrate in the air, thereby causing a glow. If this is true, then this is bad news for the locals — radon is not the friendliest element.
Other scientists are of the opinion that the valley can be a huge "battery". It was found that one side of the valley is rich in copper deposits, and the second — zinc. These elements are part of the batteries. All it takes is acid to connect the two sides, and something like a charge, and sparks begin to appear in the atmosphere, which is very similar to an alien invasion. Or ... it could be terribly boring aliens. We don't really know which of these versions looks more plausible.
2. Sleepy epidemic in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan also has the right to be known, although in fact it is more like a "headache" for the local population. It's a mysterious epidemic that causes fatigue, memory loss, hallucinations and, even more strangely, prolonged bouts of unexpected narcolepsy.
Over the past few years, hundreds of Kalachi residents have reported a sudden unconscious. The problem became so serious that even the residents of this city were evacuated. According to the leading hypothesis, local residents have become victims of radiation poisoning, because the city is close to uranium mines. But in this theory there are some unclear moments. Residents of the neighboring town, which is located even closer to the mines, do not experience any signs of illness.
In addition, all blood tests were normal. This leads to the idea that the situation may be a case of the good old story. Anyone who falls asleep at work is considered a victim of sleeping sickness, although it is possible that he was playing Skyrim all night.
3. Fairy circles in Namibia
The desert in Namibia (Africa) has its amazing features. Circles with a diameter of 3 to 20 meters are located on an area of more than 1500 kilometers. The secret is that nothing grows in these circles, even if the rest of the field is covered with grass. Scientists have been trying to figure out the secret of these circles for decades, but they are all stumped. Not only can they not explain where these circles came from, but they also don't know why they are distributed more or less evenly, have the shape of a proper circle, and never intersect. Nevertheless, they came up with dozens (mostly debunked) theories, which tried to explain this fact.
In 2013, the scientist Norbert Jurgens said that the circles were created by termites. Other theories include exposure to radiation, and that ostriches that bathe in mud can do this. Each theory has been successfully refuted.
4. The hum in Taos
If you are one of those people who can hear the buzzing of the TV or the noise of the electrical wires, then you have to understand how you can slowly go crazy from the annoying monotonous sound. Residents of Taos (new Mexico) hear a similar sound every minute and every day. Since the early 1990s, residents of the city have begun to report a constant buzzing sound that permeates the entire city and leads people to barely discernible insanity.
In Borneo, the source of this sound was a local factory, and in one of the English cities the noise comes from a nearby runway. However, the Taos scientists unsuccessfully trying to find the source of noise for more than 20 years. The prevailing theory is that people who hear this noise have so sensitive a hearing that they perceive the sounds that their own brain produces.
5. The devil's kettle in Minnesota.
River Brol in Minnesota is flowing along the rocks. In one place its current is divided into two parts. One part continues to flow into lake superior, and the second gets... hmm... a water Paradise? The fact that this water never flows. There is an assumption that water flows through the system of underwater caves until it appears again near the lake. After all, it must flow somewhere. But scientists have not been able to find this place.
And it's not that they didn't try. Scientists poured paint into the" kettle", and then watched the lake to see what part of it to change color. When that didn't work, they threw ping-pong balls there, which also disappeared, which seriously scared the locals.