From gooey jelly falling from the sky to mysteries about our own body, here are 9 unexplainable
natural phenomenon.
9.
Tabby's Star While there are countless stars in the sky,
when it comes to the star KIC 8462852, nicknamed "Tabby's Star", it stands out above all the
rest of the stars in the sky because of how its light diminishes.
Of the 150,000 stars discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope, it's the only one that has
its light fade in a way that science can't explain.
If you think about our sun, the only time the light fades or gets blocked is when the
moon passes in front of it, in the form of a lunar eclipse, or a planet goes by it (which
is hard for us to perceive given that we are on the planet.
These things happen to other stars in the universe and it helps astronomers determine
what is rotating around it.
But not Tabby's Star.
Its light output drops regularly, sometimes even up to 20% at a time, and yet, there is
no logical explanation as to why it's happening.
For this to occur at such a rate, that would require a ton of planets to come together
to block it.
But there aren't enough planets around Tabby's star to do that.
There is also the theory that dust clouds from within the star are causing it, but,
the star itself is not old enough to cause such phenomenon.
There are many other theories as to why this happens to this star, but as of yet, none
of them have been definitively proven.
8.
Star Jelly One of the weirdest things to fall from the
sky has to be star jelly.
Unlike rain, sleet, hail, or snow, Star Jelly is gelatinous, which isn't something you'd
expect to see coming down from the sky.
Because it's still liquid in nature, it evaporates once it's on the ground, but numerous people
have seen and taken pictures of this Star Jelly before it disappears.
And these pictures were later proven to be real.
In fact, some people have actually witnessed it raining down from the sky, causing all
sorts of rumors and speculation about where it comes from, and how it gets created.
Side note- wouldn’t that be so gross to get caught in a star jelly shower??
Ugh.
But this is where the mystery of Star Jelly lies.
Scientists have gotten pieces of it and studied it, and quite confoundingly, the substance
doesn't contain any DNA of any sort.
This has raised a singular question that no one has been able to answer yet, "How does
Star Jelly form?"
And just to be clear, Star Jelly is not something that has only occurred recently, there are
reports of Star Jelly going as far back as the 14th century.
Which means that Star Jelly hasn't just been around for a long time, but it's something
that's continued despite the great changes in the world.
What do you think it is??
Have you ever seen it?
Let me know in the comments below!
7.
Sixth Sense Have you ever had a time in your life when
you needed to make a decision on something really important, and your body and mind just
"point" to something, and you FEEL that it's the right thing to do?
This is your "gut instinct", intuition or "sixth sense".
Yet we can't reallyexplain why people have these bursts of "intuition" at all.
What's more, there are varying levels of it depending on the person.
You've likely heard of "mother's intuition" where a mother can tell if a child is in trouble
or if one of their friends is going to be a bad influence on them from the moment they
meet them.
And there's a "business sixth sense", where you can just tell that a deal is going to
be good, or bad, and so you change course appropriately.
And, to combat both of that, some people have no intuition at all.
So what causes these feelings of knowledge that we clearly don't have?
Some theorize that it's because we pick up small pieces of information and our brain
subconsciously deciphers it and feeds it to you without you knowing.
But because the very nature of intuition is hard to study, there's likely going to be
no solid proof of how it's done.
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6.
The Yawn In terms of body functions, most are known
and documented, with a few exceptions of course.
One of those exceptions is the yawn, an evolutionary curiosity that has boggled the mind of scientists
for decades.
When you yawn, your jaw and mouth open widely, and then you intake a lot of air, but then,
you exhale it very slowly.
Look up any definition of a yawn and you'll find the word "involuntary", because you yourself
aren't consciously thinking about the yawn, but the yawn happens anyway.
What's more, there have been studies about how yawning is "contagious" in that you can
actually see someone yawn, or hear someone yawn, or even think about someone yawn, and
you'll do it yourself out of "reflex".
Mythbusters actually did a test on this, and they deemed it plausible.
As for why it exists at all, no one is really sure.
There are no clues as to how this evolved into our systems.
And it should be noted that humans aren't the only ones who yawn, animals do it too.
So how did this happen?
And why does it happen?
There are a plethora of theories on this matter.
Cooling the brain, chemical imbalances, keeping people alert, the notions are many, but the
answers are few.
5.
Blood Sky There's an old sailor saying that goes "red
sky in the morning, sailors warning, red sky at night, sailor's delight".
This is a reference to how the sky can sometimes turn read at sunrise and sunset, signaling
bad or good things coming.
But in El Salvador in April 2016, they had their own red sky, and it's one that hasn't
been explained.
According to reports, a bright red flash pierced the sky and turned everything red.
It lasted from a few seconds to a minute depending on who you talked to, but when it was gone,
the sky was left somewhat pink.
Given the fast nature of this event, it's clearly nothing like what sailors or fisherman
see on the sea.
What's more, the town where this was documented, Chalchuapa, is very much inland in regards
to El Salvador.
So if it was being seen there, it was possibly being seen all over.
Atmospheric conditions, reflections, and more have been speculated to be the cause.
But no one has an answer for what happened that day.
4.
Raining Animals While it may seem like something out of a
nightmare, the phenomenon of it raining animals is quite real, and it's happened quite often
with a wide variety of animals.
You might have heard stories that spiders have rained down from the sky, and they have,
but other animals that have been caught in this mind-boggling phenomena include fish,
tadpoles, frogs, worms, and even snakes.
AND alligators!!
You'll notice that these are all flightless animals, so that begs the question of how
they got into the sky.
The easy answer is that a tornado or waterspout picked up all the animals and once they were
done, they came down to Earth.
The problem is that certain cases with the creatures falling from the sky have been miles
inland, so nowhere near where the waterspout would've been around.
Plus, if it was as simple as that, the animals would've dropped to the ground seconds after
the event.
But that's not what happens.
So how do they stay up in the air so long?
Though many people have been witness to this phenomenon, scientists haven't, and because
this event can't be predicted, it can't be studied at length.
3.
Fairy Circles In the Namib Desert, there is an odd formation
called the Fairy Circles that has perplexed all who see it.
These are bare patches of land where nothing seems to grow.
The circles can range anywhere from 6-45 feet in diameter, and can also take the shape of
a honeycomb.
Combined, they cover 2500 kilometers of land in the desert.
The theories around these circles are numerous and varied.
There is the belief that radioactivity caused certain plants to die, and that caused the
weird formations.
It could be something in the soil, or the most plausible theory is that they are caused
by termites living underneath these circles.
But at present, no real answers have been found.
Just as interesting, while the Fairy Circles were once thought to be found solely in Namibia,
in 2014, very similar circles were discovered in Australia.
2.
Morning Glory Clouds In Australia, there's a particular type of
cloud that appears somewhat often that makes an amazing shape.
This is the mystery of the Morning Glory Clouds.
The best way to picture these clouds is to think of long thin tubes that just stretch
out for miles.
In fact, the longest measured Morning Glory Clouds have gone 600 miles in length.
Which is much longer than most clouds would ever dare to be.
And because of the tube shape, they're rather unique in appearance.
And the truth is, no one knows why the clouds form like tubes.
There's no explanation.
We know that they often form in Australia during the changing of the seasons, but how
that correlates to such distinct and massive shapes is unknown.
In fact, it's so unknown that not even computer models can understand the forming of Morning
Glory Clouds.
Which proves just how mysterious they are that not even technology can understand them.
There are plenty of theories though, including how water and certain breezes come together
to form the unique shape, but it's not proven definitely because the Morning Glory Clouds
don't appear at regular intervals.
1.
Near-Death Experiences What happens when we die?
This question is one of the biggest questions in the world today, and there are many theories
depending on what you believe as a person.
Some people believe in a heaven, or an underworld, others believe in reincarnation, and some
are adamant that when you die...it's over.
That being said, there have been numerous cases over the years of people having near-death
experiences, or being technically dead (no pulse, no heartbeat, etc.) and "seeing" something
from beyond this world.
One of the most famous stories is that of a light at the end of a dark tunnel, while
others have stated that they've seen heaven, and have actually spent time there.
Some people have even written books about their experiences.
Others see their whole life flash before their eyes!!
But why do these people have these experiences at all?
And just as important, why doesn't everyone have them?
There is no hard answer, but there are some theories.
One is that while your heart and pulse have stopped, your brain technically hasn't.
It's firing off various things to try and get the body going again, and these signals
are sending information to you in various ways that makes you think you're seeing something
profound, when you're really not.
Others say that these are nothing more than hallucinations made by your brain to try and
cope with what is happening with the body.
And yet, there are many who swear they saw what was beyond, and nothing will convince
them otherwise.
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