In this interesting video, FactPoint brings to you 10 mysterious phenomenons which science
has not been able to explain.
Let’s find out.
1.
Naga Fireballs
Enigmatic fireballs appear from the depths of the Mekong River in Thailand every October.
The reddish-coloured, egg-sized spheres rise to a height of up to 200 metres and then disappear.
They have been seen for centuries and legend has it that river snakes breathe fire to call
Buddha and return to earth.
All though a variety of theories explaining the event have been given, it is still not
clear what actually causes the river to “spit” fireballs.
2.
Kepler 78b
This exoplanet, of Earth-like size and density, is covered with lava and orbits its Kepler-78
star, located in the constellation of Cygnus, every 8.5 hours.
The planet is a recent discovery and up until 2013 we weren’t even sure of its existence.
The planet itself is strange in many ways.
It remains a mystery, how the Kepler-78b could have formed so close to its star – a 100
times closer than the Earth is to the Sun, at the same time the mechanism by which the
exoplanet came so close to it is unknown.
3.
Dark flow
It is a name of a hypothetical force that pushes large galactic clusters across the
universe at dizzying speeds.
The phenomenon, detected by astrophysicists in 2008, is not explained by known gravitational
forces, but according to some theories the source of this large-scale movement may be
outside the observable universe.
Some cosmologists say it may be evidence of another universe that may have left a bruise
on the visible universe causing a gravitational tug which accounts for the strange movement
of the clusters.
Could this be evidence of something else, perhaps a "big crunch" or a "phase change"
has started in that portion of the universe?
4.
Placebo effect
Placebo drugs have been shown to relieve pain and reduce symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
It is unknown how the human body heals itself simply with the power of the mind.
While we are on subject of power of mind, did you know about nocebo effect ? It occurs
when a negative expectation of a phenomenon causes it to have a more negative affect than
it otherwise would.
A nocebo effect causes the perception that the phenomenon will have a negative outcome
to actively influence the result.
Our body is pretty weird.
5.
Sound of the Pacific
An unidentified sound named Upsweep, coming from the depths of the Pacific Ocean has puzzled
scientists since 1991.
The sound appears to be seasonal, generally reaching peaks in spring and autumn, but it
is not clear whether this is due to changes in the origin or seasonal changes in the propagation
environment.
Underwater whales and volcanoes have been considered as possible causes of this phenomenon
but we are still not certain.
What makes it strange is the fact that The US Navy had never seen this signal before
in its decades of listening under the waves.
Upsweep was heard straight across the Pacific, ruling out certain localized or small-scale
sources.
6.
The Sea Beast of Cincinnati
Known by its tentative name of' Godzillus' or' Cincinnati Sea Beast', this strange fossil
was discovered in 2012.
Archaeologists aren't even sure whether it's the remains of an animal or a plant.
Godzillus is 450 million years old and was found in a layer of rock near Covington, Kentucky
(USA) by amateur paleoologist Ron Finent.
The reassembled fossil had a roughly elliptical shape with multiple lobes totaling almost
7 feet in length and is believed by Fine to have been nine-feet tall when upright.
7.
Paleodictyon Nodosum
It is an enigmatic creature that inhabits the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean and builds
perfectly hexagonal burrows.
Scientists are trying to find one of these beings, who has not evolved for more than
500 million years.
They were thought to be extinct until similar structures were found on the ocean floor in
the 1970s.
At the moment, scientists do not know how these burrows are formed, nor do they know
which organism makes them..
Adolf Seilacher who discovered the original fossils of Paleodictyon nodosum hypothesizes
that the creature is a worm-like species that burrows into the sediment around hydrothermal
vents and deflects water flow through the burrows to catch food or farm its own food.
8.
Antikythera mechanism
It is one of the first mechanisms composed of differential gears (the first cases known
until this discovery dates from the 16th century), it represents an astronomical computer capable
of predicting the positions of celestial bodies.
In simple words, it is a Greek analogue computer and orrery used to predict astronomical positions
and eclipses for calendar and astrological purposes.
It could also track the four-year cycle of athletic games which was similar (though not
identical) to an Olympiad, the cycle of the ancient Olympic Games In addition, scientists
believe that the device had other capabilities that were significantly more' intelligent'.
Although they don't know who invented it, or exactly how it works.
The device was recovered in 1901 from an ancient ship that sank near the Greek island of Antikythera
and was made around 150-100 BC.
Mechanisms of similar complexity to the Hellenic culture has never been found.
9.
Monument in the Sea of Galilee
A strange, cone-shaped monument was discovered in 2013 by a sonar under the sea of Galilee,
a freshwater lake in Israeli territory.
The monument weighs about 60,000 tons and was built on the surface some 6,000 years
ago.
For the time being, researchers are trying to find out why the monument is underwater:
theories include tectonic movements, sediment accumulation and rising water levels.
Rising nearly 32 feet (10 meters) high, it has a diameter of about 230 feet (70 meters).
To put that in perspective, the outer stone circle of Stonehenge has a diameter just half
that with its tallest stones not reaching that height.
It appears to be a giant cairn, rocks piled on top of each other.
Structures like this are known from elsewhere in the world and are sometimes used to mark
burials.
Researchers do not know if the newly discovered structure was used for this purpose.
10.
Taos Buzzer
For the past 24 years or so, 2% of residents of the American town of Taos (New Mexico State)
and some visitors claim to hear an unpleasant, low-frequency buzzing sound that they describe
as "a diesel engine through the windows”.
Despite a variety of theories that have been offered as explanations - from some geological
effects to submarine communication systems - scientists have so far been unable to clarify
the nature of this phenomenon.
Taos city is not alone.
Reports of the strange humming, rumbling or droning noise have been coming from around
the world.
Have you witnessed any of these strange phenomenons ? Does any possible explanation come to your
mind ? Let us know in the comments below.
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