Plasma Balls....or Ball Lightning...just wondering.

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Plasma Balls....or Ball Lightning...just wondering.

Postby Mikado14 » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:49 am

Had a nice conversation with two gentleman over the weekend. One of the questions they asked me were my thoughts on Ball lightning. Of course I have never read any information that categorically defines what it is, it leaves the door open for discussion.

My thoughts are that in the world as we know it, there are physical manifestations of principles that occur naturally. For example - lightning. Lightning is the physical manifestation of electricity in short.

The magnetosphere that surrounds the earth is naturally occurring as well.

Ball Lightning? Could it be a physical manifestation of the aether?

Just a thought.

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Postby catspaw1950 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:52 pm

That's an interesting thought. I've never seen ball lightning, although I've heard of it. I remember seeing sheet lightning during a crazy storm in central TX. It light up the night sky like daylight. Made driving quite an experience.

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Postby Mikado14 » Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:59 am

Sheet lightning - I would have enjoyed seeing that.

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Postby Linda Brown » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:14 pm

Is that all there is to this conversation? Plasma Balls? Linda
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Postby Mikado14 » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:52 pm

Linda Brown wrote:Is that all there is to this conversation? Plasma Balls? Linda


No, I believe sheet lightning was mentioned.
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Postby FM No Static At All » Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:23 am

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Photo from Scott A. Mandia, Assoc. Professor - Physical Sciences

Sheet lightning occurs when the actual bolt or flash of lightning is hidden behind the clouds. When sheet lightning occurs the entire sky flashes a glowing white color.
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Postby catspaw1950 » Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:44 am

That's pretty much how the sky over Texas looked back in 1988.

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Postby Linda Brown » Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:19 pm

And this thread is supposed to be an example of what you are doing here Mikado. Of all of the things available to say.... is this all there is? Linda
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Postby Mikado14 » Sat Nov 03, 2012 12:57 pm

Linda Brown wrote:And this thread is supposed to be an example of what you are doing here Mikado. Of all of the things available to say.... is this all there is? Linda


I guess so. As to an example, it is just a topic to discuss if anyone wishes to. However, you prove my point and that is that you are here to criticize.

How is that working out for you? Apparently, not too good.

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Postby Linda Brown » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:21 pm

You had made the claim that you had started some valid scientific discussions. This was the only one that I could find. I think that I have proven my point that your use of Dads name on this website is just a sham.

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