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Re: Static Gaps, was Tuning/Debugging
>Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 14:44:51 -0400
>From: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Static Gaps, was Tuning/Debugging
>
>In a message dated 96-09-12 00:48:24 EDT, you write:
>
>
>We had a great storm last night. Best lightning I have ever seen. I saw
>several bolts head toward the earth and then turn around and go back into the
>clouds, making interesting circle and square patterns. I also saw several
>strikes that would hit and then loop up and hit again a ways away - making
>images like the letter h or m with two or three humps. One strike headed
>down and made a complete 360 before it hit. We had massive long bolts
>occuring from cloud to cloud with fingers coming off along the way (looking
>like a rake). One would start and trigger bolts across the whole sky. I
>don't know what was going on but I was the best show I have ever seen. All
>the time I was watching it, I was wishing everyone on this list could see it
>because I can't begin to describe it adequately.
>
>Ed Sonderman
>
I do wish We could have seen it.
6 months ago, in the SF bay area, we had a unique storm. Thunder and
Lightning, a Rainbow and Snow: all at the same time!
I had just demounted my secondary for a coat of oil based polyurethane
(to overcoat holes blow by my new pig) and was carrying it outside
under my arm when the first cloud to cloud strike occurred. A few
seconds later I was glad my coil was NOT in resonance with the
lightning.
jim