10 Strange Phenomena Science Can't Explain

society has always been in a bare-knuckle fight with mother nature going toe-to-toe with some of her more interesting jabs and punches testing ourselves and oftentimes losing to hurricanes tornadoes earthquakes tsunamis and meteor strikes we've become accustomed to these attacks but every so often nature has a trick up her sleeve an eighth that comes out of nowhere and really floors us one two strikes that although natural have no rational cause today we are going to list ten strange unexplained phenomena that stops science Guatemala sinkhole sinkholes are a natural occurrence of our geological mantle they can be man-made or in most cases brought on by the plain and organic process known as karst a chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks in general they may vary in sizes from three feet up to 1,800 feet in diameter and depth they are found throughout the world as a blight on Florida's real estate due to the state's honeycomb swampland or as tourist attractions in Mexico's Mayan Riviera called cenotes over the last years these chasms have been swelling in numbers in 2017 Florida saw a spike of over 32 sinkholes a stark contrast to the eleven reported in 2016 but as a rule these shallow holes are rather ubiquitous in the grand scheme of things well all but one the Guatemala City sinkhole in 2010 Guatemala City zona Dolls was devastated with a cataclysmic disaster that ended up claiming according to la hora newspaper over 15 lives not to mention an extra 300 more that had to be relocated the sinkhole of over 65 feet across and 300 feet deep ended up swallowing whole a three-story factory to this day the exact cause of that particular sinkhole is uninit ba theories are a dime a dozen from the torrential rains of Tropical Storm Agatha to sewer pipe leakage and even an inner crust volcanic eruption fairy circles Namibia in the arid grasslands of the Namib Desert in coastal southern Africa lies a land of over 2,000 kilometres fraught with mystic and scientific irregularities like the welwitschia plant a living fossil found only in that landscape one of this region's biggest and eeriest mysteries are the fabled fairy circles over a million perfect round circular patches between 2 meters to 15 meters in diameter arranged in a geometric pattern across 2,500 kilometres of land these disks of bare soil pock mark the region in an intricate array that almost seems man-made due to its precision adding to the mystery says geologist Prem raft is the fact that no one knows for certain the cause of these otherworldly formations nonetheless there really are no shortage of theories some plausible and others far-fetched hypotheses like radioactive soil sand termites plant toxins or as local Bushmen are prone to believe they are the footprints of the gods the door to hell derweze Turkmenistan first identified by Soviet engineers in 1971 the door to hell is a collapsed underground gas crater dead set in the middle of the Karakum desert about 160 miles north of ashgabat the capital of Turkmenistan little is known about the gates of hell and what scraps remain in the official records are a bit sketchy in 1971 a cavern flourished out of nowhere right where the doors now stand according to geologists a Nottoli Bush mac'n it was originally thought to be a substantial oil field the oil rig collapsed into the crater and a cloud of toxic methane gas started to spread over the countryside the engineers had no other choice but to intentionally set it to fire to prevent a full-blown environmental disaster since that day the 226 foot wide 98 foot deep pothole has been scorching the landscape frozen methane bubbles Canada they had been described by the press as ice encapsulated jellyfishes frozen over flying saucers and even ancient deep frozen pizza yet in the essence words seem to fail the otherworldly attraction of Canada's frozen methane bubbles methane bubbles are generally found in the higher northern latitude lakes in Alberta Canada the stunning and potentially fatal sites greenhouse gas not only warms the planet but is incredibly flammable is still an unsolved mystery to science the gas bubbles either formed by a natural gas cavern under the region or bacteria that eats biological material and excrete methane or as UFO nuts like to propagate by space aliens or as ancient settlers believed by in fish spirits and goblins what cannot be denied is the spectacular sight these enigmatic orbs decorate the mundanity with Pink Lake Hillier Australia in Western Australia there was a unique visual treat that is nothing short of God giving instagramers the holy photo opportunity nestled in lush emerald foliage and surrounded by the dense and deep sapphire blue of the ocean Australia hides a phenomenon that will shock even the most jaded onlooker a series of bubblegum pink lakes one of the most known Lake Hillier flies on the edge of the middle island in the rachet archipelago encompassed by a thinner ring of sand that adds Beauty to its mystique what is more surprising than its pepto-bismol shade geologist James Garrick says is that nobody seems to be able to definitively explain its distinctive color so position abounds as to their nature green algae with high levels of beta-carotene a microorganism known as halo akia a high concentration of pink brine prawn but the chromatic splendor still manages to elude any real explanation Taos hum everyone has felt the occasional ringing in their ears a buzzing chirping nor humming that nags at the ear canal like a nasty little worm the reasons for that slight shriek are many-fold something as innocuous as a mechanical pitch timber or two above the normal auditory spectrum or the onset of tinnitus in general this ringing can be easily explained by medical science all but one in the town of towns north central New Mexico a region baked by its liberal artist community there is an auditory disturbance that defies logic and rational thinking a hum that can be heard by over 2% of the settled population a hum that three to four tourists visiting the area constantly experienced during their trip a hum that is collectively heard the Taos hum was first reported in early 1990s and since then it has been investigated by local researchers visiting medical physicians and even the universe of New Mexico it is arguably one of the region's most endearing stories but and here's where the tale deepens and grows legs this is not an isolated event the hum which is in a state of continual manifestation in Taos has been experienced throughout the world at different times in Auckland New Zealand in Bristol UK in the Zog Islands near Detroit and in dozens of other latitudes there is no real explanation for its cause there is no definitive answer for what sets it off for that matter there really isn't a scientific response as to what it is all we really know for certain is that the disturbance occurs and that it is not make-believe Tabby's star let's grab a spacecraft for this entry leave our atmosphere and zoom out of the Milky Way in order to grasp one of the most baffling astronomical mysteries out there kick 8 4 6 - 8 5 - nicknamed tabby star after its Discoverer Tabitha Boyajian is one of the 150,000 stars that have been documented by the Kepler space telescope so while the fuzz tabby star is unique because of its light fluctuation most stars usually have a small light dip that indicates that a planet is passing in front of them explains Jason Wright an astronomer at Penn State University Tabby's strange because it has a dramatic and erratic inconstancy up to 20% at a time massive compared to other celestial bodies causes and explanations for this odd lumen activity are wide and all over the place from the logical large clusters of planets passing at a time to the questionable an alien civilization using massive machines orbiting the star to procure energy the Great Attractor we all know the generally accepted model of how the universe came to be the Big Bang Theory quick recap a supergiant explosion some 14 billion years ago all matter hurtling outward leading to an expanding universe most scientists view this theory as the baseline and norm for the origin of the cosmos yet here is where things get a bit iffy the theory doesn't take into account the anomaly known as the Great Attractor in 1970 astrophysics began observing and investigating a force about 150 to 250 million light years away from Planet Earth a force that is actually pulling the Milky Way and multiple other galaxies towards it that cosmic pole essentially disproves the humdrum and prevailing theory that reality exploded and swelled from a distinctive point we didn't explode we were dragged although in 2016 a group of international scientists was able to finally take a gander at this area using the cirrus Parkes radio telescope they couldn't really come up with an explanation for what is pulling galaxies towards that spot they did nonetheless discover over eight hundred eighty three galaxies clustered in the area hauled in by this magnetic dragnet bloody skies on April 2016 the residents of Chowchilla El Salvador were shocked to discover that they were staring down the barrel of that shotgun known as the apocalypse in a moment plucked straight out of the book of Revelation a deep crimson light blanketed the atmosphere for over two minutes plunging the town into a blood-soaked Twilight to this day there hasn't really been a scientific explanation for this phenomenon the international community was stumped as to the cause the blood red sky phenomenon hasn't been witnessed before or after that fateful day there has been talk of a meteor shower or a meteor crash but there is no reliable evidence to back that assumption the prevailing theory backed by the Christian evangelical community is that the red flash is nothing short than a tangible sign of the coming biblical end-of-days maelstroms the last entry before we climb out of this kaleidoscopic rabbit hole and waddle back to our by-the-numbers existence maelstroms although not named as such were first described in Homer's epic The Odyssey Odysseus on his journey to Ithaca had to face the dreaded sea monster known as Charybdis the creature lying underneath the ocean opened its rounded jaws and swallowed ships whole years later right where Homer placed this mythical being on the Straits of Messina a whirlpool and international shipping hazard was discovered proving that the wise Greek knew his stuff maelstroms from the Dutch Malin to world and Strom Stream are immensely powerful deep-sea whirlpools that form when opposing currents meet what ultimately gives these sucking beasts their charm navel cath and Anthony's seat explains is the fact that they can spring into existence out of nowhere we have some charted on maps but others simply blindside you and can actually form a moment's notice under your vessel these ancient watery death traps are one of the most prevalent and nasty surprises Poseidon's kingdom has brewed for those intrepid explorers willing to try to conquer its vast surface well let's dust ourselves off and think happy thoughts maybe someday we will get clear and definitive answers to most of these natural riddles but until then we can swathe ourselves in their glowing mysteries an almost supernatural glow content in the knowledge that there is still some magic in this overly practical and pragmatic world we hope you enjoyed the video have you found something that science can't explain let us know in the comments and if you liked the video then share it with a friend and don't forget to click the subscribe button and turn on notifications so you'll be the first to know when a new video comes out thanks for watching and we'll see you next time

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Published: Sun May 26 2019