Re: Ball Lightning from high-amp discharge

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>


It's good to know they didn't.  Although similar in some ways,  I 
doubt seriously that ball lightning formed in nature could form as 
they did in the lab.    Tesla could supposedly conjure it up at will 
and it never involved silicon that I know of.  Dr. Resonance's 
recount seemed to have nothing to do with silicon either....at least 
not as the ball itself, unless it was contained in the steel and 
literally ripped off the surface.
Mike"

   As I've said before, I believe the term "glowing balls" or "balls 
of light" is more indicative of the [probably multiple] phenomena 
involved.  Not sure what the definition of lightning may be but 
certainly anything associated with running a TC is "unnatural" while 
lightning is "natural".  Lumping unlike things together under a 
common name can only bring confusion.  If you've ever watched the 
operation of a steel foundary you've seen plenty of globs of 
white-hot metal bouncing around in the manner often ascribed to "ball 
lightning" but they are in no way electrical in nature or associated 
with "lightning".

Ed