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Re: Ball Lightning.



>>From 100624.504-at-CompuServe.COMWed Nov  6 22:30:40 1996
>Date: 06 Nov 96 10:58:01 EST
>From: Alan Sharp <100624.504-at-CompuServe.COM>
>To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
>Subject: Re: Ball Lightning.

>>This _really_ sounds like an interesting experiment to
>>try duplicating with a fire extinguisher nice and handy!   <|:?) 

>>Anyone else have any ideas about what might have happenned?? 

>There are similarities between this accident and the account Richard
>posted of the Corums experiment.

>Corums: 2 coils and carbon electrodes as a source of ion's.
>Dan: Secondary and magnifier coil, and an exploding alligator clip.

>Maybe if we exploded a wire between two running coils :).

>Here is an area of research for coils - no one really understands
>ball lightning.
>What could hold ionised particles together in a sphere? What holds
>them together in an arc?

>On a related subject a Sunday's nights Equinox programme (UK) looked
>at earth lights. Showing that these particular ufo's appeared over geological
>fault lines. The also showed that rocks subject to extreme presure to the
>point of failure emit voltage and magnetic fields. Also in a fault water is
>vapourised making the rock an insulator - preventing large charges
>from leaking away. The result is earth lights, very large fireballs,
>lasting several minutes. Powerful em fields and fireballs were recorded
>at several locations.

>If I ever try to build a machine to produce fireballs I will of course
>call it the XL5 :)

>Have fun everyone,

>Alan Sharp.

Alan,

Of course you would.  Couldn't call it anything else.  BTW, now we 
KNOW how old YOU ARE!  : )

regards,
rwstephens