Re: strange charge

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Original poster: "jason wallace by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jcwallace-at-cybrtown-dot-com>

ball lighting is charged air(what its charging in the air i'm not sure). but
if the air is charged then all it would need is a ground source to complete
the circuit just like a coil. maybe this is what is happening.
good coiling
jason wallace

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Date: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 7:42 AM
Subject: strange charge


>Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>
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>All,
>I have an interesting observation to report:
>While firing my coil (around 33khz)  I placed a short 2' piece of neon
>sign on a ladder around 8' away.
>After firing the coil with some nice blue haze from the ladder and
>strong hits, i walked over to get the bulb, it lit?
>only for a short time but it lit? Repeatbly?
>Somewhere around the bulb area either us or the atmosphere is being
>charged.
>At first i thought it was a charge in the glass but it would flash with
>touching for about two minutes.
>the longer it stood untouched, it would flash longer and brighter.
>maybe tesla's "charged isolated object" wouldn't be that hard to get?
>Marc M.
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