# on the raisins in rasin bran

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-raisins-in-rasin-bran/611229>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [January 30, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-raisins-in-rasin-bran/611229 "2012-01-30T21:32:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jerry\_in\_Canada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e495f1/32.png) [@Jerry\_in\_Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jerry_in_Canada)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-raisins-in-rasin-bran/611229/1 "2012-01-30T21:32:05Z")

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I suspect that in your answer to this question you may also have explained why farmers find new stones in their fields every spring. The movement of stones and small particles in the freeze thaw cycle also makes stones seem to float in the soil.

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**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-raisins-in-rasin-bran/611229/2 "2012-01-31T16:10:28Z")

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I’m guessing this is the article you’re talking about: [Why don’t the raisins in Raisin Bran all wind up at the bottom of the box?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/675/why-dont-the-raisins-in-raisin-bran-all-wind-up-at-the-bottom-of-the-box)