Guest #1 July 2, 2003 Really!"The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #2 July 2, 2003 Sweet!__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuteless 1 #3 July 2, 2003 that isnt "really" new...Its called St. Elmo's fire...its been around for centuries...It was reported by explorers coming across the Atlantic hundreds of years ago....small "balls" of lightning that zig and zig, up and down and then disappear. Look it up in the dictionary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #4 July 2, 2003 I want video! The video from the space station of the "pixies" and "faeries", electrical activity that resembled lightning but moved horizontally was spectacular. Good thing we have astronauts up there to see this stuff. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #5 July 2, 2003 Saint Elmo's fire is something different I do believe... ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #6 July 2, 2003 Quotethat isnt "really" new...Its called St. Elmo's fire...its been around for centuries...It was reported by explorers coming across the Atlantic hundreds of years ago....small "balls" of lightning that zig and zig, up and down and then disappear. Look it up in the dictionary Please read the report in its entirety. It was remarked that this phenomenon was known, but never before directly observed."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #7 July 2, 2003 Postwhores, thread hijackers and now word thieves. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, how "SWEET"of you ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #8 July 2, 2003 "pixies" and "faeries", Sprites, surely. Same phenomenon, different fairy tale creature....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #9 July 2, 2003 "They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, how "SWEET"of you." I'm guessing it would be passé to say it was 'Nice'.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAnvil 0 #10 July 2, 2003 No dude, you've got this phenomena mistaken with something else. St Elmo's fire is a corona or point discharge. Cool stuff, but different from this. Check out this link for some basic info: http://www.physics.northwestern.edu/classes/2001Fall/Phyx135-2/17/whatisstelmosfire.html I wonder what freqs they were talking about? Perhaps these things somehow relate to SEUs for LEO sats? Who knows. It'll be interesting to see. Now BALL LIGHTNING is some really cool shit with some fairly complex equations. I had a class in undergrad from a ball lightning expert - Finklestein - which was pretty cool. Beers, Vinny the Anvil Vinny the Anvil Post Traumatic Didn't Make The Lakers Syndrome is REAL JACKASS POWER!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #11 July 2, 2003 they are just reporting this? I remember seeing a discovery channel specail on this YEARS ago wierdMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galen 0 #12 July 2, 2003 I saw something about a year or so ago on TV as well. Respect the Dolphin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
