The Eye: A Strange And Unnaturally Round Island That Moves
The group hoped to use crowdfunding to finance extensive scientific and paranormal research, including a scuba expedition, drone data collection, and sampling of local plants, soil, and other objects. They also envisioned augmenting their team with biologists, geologists, and ufologists. Unfortunately, gaining more answers about “The Eye” appears to be on hold for the moment.
A MORE DOWN-TO-EARTH EXPLANATION FOR “THE EYE”
Petroni, Neuspillerm, and their team aren’t the only ones “floating” theories about “The Eye,” though. Daniel Roy Finkley offers more down-to-earth observations of the phenomenon on sites like Paranormal News. He has noted “The Eye’s” similarity to dozens of other formations found near the coast of Argentina. There’s even a YouTube video that delves more deeply into these comparison sites.
Interesting linkages with other natural phenomena also exist. For example, the Westbrook Ice Disk observed floating and rotating in the Presumpscot River in Maine during the winter of 2019 has an eerie resemblance to “The Eye.” According to Bangor Daily News, such ice disks prove common when the right atmospheric conditions occur.
What makes ice disks such as the one in Westbrook so perfectly round? Rotational shear. In other words, when a water current flows to one side of the ice rotating it in a circular formation, the ice chunk in the middle gets repeatedly eroded and polished around the edges. In the process, it forms a highly symmetrical circle.
ICE DISKS AND “THE EYE”
Applying the ice disk theory to “The Eye” means that a reasonably slow-moving water current flows beneath one side of the floating island, naturally twisting it in one direction. (Could this explain the clear, cold water, too?) The island’s rotational action, in turn, has led to erosion of the edges of the island in a circular manner. In the process, the motion has also carved out a circular hole.
Floating islands with plants are quite rare. Like ice disks, could the right set of conditions bring them to life? Only time and more research will tell. As for whether or not “The Eye” is extraterrestrial, paranormal, or the result of a “perfect storm” of natural causes, our money’s on the ice disk concept. After all, Westbrook and the Parana Delta have yet to be overrun by little green guys in space suits.
A MORE DOWN-TO-EARTH EXPLANATION FOR “THE EYE”
Petroni, Neuspillerm, and their team aren’t the only ones “floating” theories about “The Eye,” though. Daniel Roy Finkley offers more down-to-earth observations of the phenomenon on sites like Paranormal News. He has noted “The Eye’s” similarity to dozens of other formations found near the coast of Argentina. There’s even a YouTube video that delves more deeply into these comparison sites.
Interesting linkages with other natural phenomena also exist. For example, the Westbrook Ice Disk observed floating and rotating in the Presumpscot River in Maine during the winter of 2019 has an eerie resemblance to “The Eye.” According to Bangor Daily News, such ice disks prove common when the right atmospheric conditions occur.
What makes ice disks such as the one in Westbrook so perfectly round? Rotational shear. In other words, when a water current flows to one side of the ice rotating it in a circular formation, the ice chunk in the middle gets repeatedly eroded and polished around the edges. In the process, it forms a highly symmetrical circle.
ICE DISKS AND “THE EYE”
Applying the ice disk theory to “The Eye” means that a reasonably slow-moving water current flows beneath one side of the floating island, naturally twisting it in one direction. (Could this explain the clear, cold water, too?) The island’s rotational action, in turn, has led to erosion of the edges of the island in a circular manner. In the process, the motion has also carved out a circular hole.
Floating islands with plants are quite rare. Like ice disks, could the right set of conditions bring them to life? Only time and more research will tell. As for whether or not “The Eye” is extraterrestrial, paranormal, or the result of a “perfect storm” of natural causes, our money’s on the ice disk concept. After all, Westbrook and the Parana Delta have yet to be overrun by little green guys in space suits.
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30 September 2023
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