What on Earth is going on here......

cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512

Here we go.... I was on what I believe to be West Wing Mountians. This area is N83rd ave just north of pinacle peak road.

Was going after a geo-cache and stumbled onto an area near an old dirt road. there was garbage and assorted debris. I found this:

http://www.users.qwest.net/~cakewalk1/cakewalk/Gallery/thing.JPG

http://www.users.qwest.net/~cakewalk1/cakewalk/Gallery/thing2.JPG

Click on pics for full size.

I believe its aluminium. Its not heavy enough to be lead. Its non-magnetic and does conduct electricity.
Now aluminum melts at over 1200 degrees F. There is no evidence of any recent fire. It was stick to the ground, meaning it happened on the site, there is grass and other plant life at the same site. There is more out there as well as what looks like the remains of some kind of machinery. ( very small pieces ).

probably not a car - the old road is very steep and slippery.

Any thoughts?

Whatever happened, I blame Bush!

GeorgAz · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Scottsdale

Is it one of those things that happen when lightning strikes sand and melts it?(I forget what they are called, but they happen on Humphery's.) Looks like a piece of something soldered. Weird!

CatValet · Posted: 9/15/2005, 8:21 pm Post subject:

Maybe debris from when that APS substation burned last summer near there. It melted some heavy duty transformers.

azhiker96 · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1419

I agree with you that it's probably aluminum. You might be able to make a couple of bucks at the scrap metal recycling place on Rio Salado. I think they pay about 50 cents a pound for aluminum.

Thanks for removing some of the trash.

roger · Joined: 13 Aug 2003 Posts: 262 Location: phoenix

I think it may be a spent fuel rod from one of Arizonaheat's vessels. Yes

roger
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GeorgAz · Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Scottsdale

Daryl · Posted: 9/16/2005, 11:15 am Post subject:

Looks like melted aluminum that ran on to the ground and cooled. Probably from fire as I doubt lightening could melt aluminum instantly causing it to run.

Polish it up with some steel wool and hang it on your wall as art!
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Shawn · Posted: 9/16/2005, 7:29 pm Post subject:

I'd be a bit leary of things like that, you never know what kind of hazmat is spread around the back county.
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Dirt Dog · Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 171 Location: AJ

You might be careful, I saw T2, and the hunter killer robot could go from something like that to one bad ... killer robot that is if you're the real cakewalk, he could also change into someone else if he wanted to, so how do we know it's really you?

Nighthiker · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714

Aluminum melts around 1100 degrees and within the temp of typical house fires, vehicle fires and some campfires. It may be the location of a motor vehicle fire, trash fire or possible an aircraft crash site,

Lightning fused sand (and some high voltage power lines) create fulgerites (not sure on the spelling).

Davis2001R6 · Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy

pfredricks · Joined: 10 Apr 2003 Posts: 347 Location: Peoria, AZ

I'd put it on ebay just for shoots and giggles.
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cakewalk · Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 512