Re: Strange Blue Glow (was: Re: Strange shock (fwd))

["Mark Broker" <broker-at-uwplatt.edu> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hello

Yes, ozone is heavier than air.  O3 = 48AMU, Air ~ 29AMU.

I would really like to see this picture, but I have no clue where to look.
Could someone please post an URL?

Thanks

Mark


> Could it possibly have been a surprisingly maasive amount of ozone
> production? I know that it appears blue in a pure enough form. Would it
> be heavier than air?
>
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:16:32 -0600 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> writes:
> > Original poster: "John Williams" <jwilliams-at-edm-dot-net>
> <snip!>
> >
> > He also had time exposure photos that apparently showed a blue glow
> > about the base of the secondary.  This was not the usual effect
> > you get when the primary is to close and breakdown is threatening.
> > It looked more like ionized air flowing down and over the
> > base mount in a sheet, like a fluid.  Hard to beat for a really
> > strange
> > tesla coil picture.
> >
> > Now I wish I hadn't lost track of the url...