For centuries, the barren desert of Arabia's "Empty Quarter" was said to be haunted by evil spirits and djinn. Terrified travelers often reported hearing strange sounds and ominous music coming from the dunes.
We now know that those sounds were a phenomenon known as the Singing Sands. But that doesn't make them any less eerie. Listen to them here and here.
The sands are alive
ReplyDeleteWith the sound of music....
singing sand...intresting. too bad it wasn't really djinn.
ReplyDeleteThat is soooo pretty!!
ReplyDeleteOdd but very COOL!
ReplyDeletehow do i get there??? i wanna meet the djinn!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a little creepy... Though I like the picture.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, Nellie!
That's so cool! To bad it's not really haunted.
ReplyDeleteDo you know what else is cool?
This:
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32218342?gt1=43001
It's called Stiletto Spy School! I wish they had one aimed for teenage girls. It would certainly help me reach my full dark and dangerous potential. :D
So cool! But I wouldn't like to be there on a dark night. I have a weakness for disembodied voices.
ReplyDeleteVendetta:You shouldn't say that! They're spooky and real.
ReplyDeleteThe second sound was a frog... wasnt it? maybe my computers being stupid, but the title said "frog" lol...... :)
ReplyDeletethey r real?! cool! my life is boring i need ADVENTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx brave chickens. u hav a kool name
ReplyDeletehi is there going to be a third book coming out
ReplyDeleteOh, I remember this XD IT'S THE DJINN!! ['cuz they're cool characters in Children of the Lamp XD] <--- ... Ignore the stuff in teh brackets
ReplyDeleteO_o
ReplyDeleteAlso, has anyone hear read the bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud or the abhorsen Garth Nix????? If not, you defenatly should.
ReplyDeletethey sound so cool.....when you can turn it off, sure, it's really cool. but days of that?I dont think i could handle days of ghosts making that sound. slowly driving you insane with fright or just turning you nuts just hearing it nonstop....especially at night. I think it could drive a person insane Kirsten, have any people been known to go crazy from that?
ReplyDeleteI'm morbid huh?